Product Name: Pulmuone Spicy Noodle (Jam Pong), 390g
Store Purchased: Galleria Supermarket
Price: $4.99CDN
Ingredients: Noodles - wheat flour, starch, gluten, salt; Spicy noodle sauce - spicy paste, millet jelly, tuna broth; Spicy noodle flakes - green onion, onion, cuttlefish, carrot, shrimp, red pepper, mushroom, hot pepper
Used for: side dish, noodle soup
Review: Welcome to the world of quick korean noodle soup! I was wandering the aisles of Galleria when I saw a young Korean couple bypass all the other refrigerated noodles and head staight for this pack. I figured, "hey, maybe they know something!" I picked up a bag and added it to my basket. The packet contains 6 smaller packets within. 2 servings each of noodle, vegetables/"seafood", and soup base. The noodles are fresh and printed with an expiration date. "No preservatives/MSG/artificial colour" It looked promising. In my picture below, I added the fried tofu and shredded carrot. I was a bit disappointed with this product. I was expecting more, "Oomph!". It was not spicy at all. The seafood flavour is rather tame. The broth has a very heavy mushroom flavour. The noodles are a decent texture and the vegetables are a nice touch. All in all, there was nothing spectacular about Pulmuone's jam pong, but it was not bad either. It tasted as good as dried ramen noodle, but with significantly better noodles and vegetables. I would much rather fork out the few extra dollars and eat at Oh Geul Boh Guel (5320 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N5P9 (416) 733-3385). Their Jam Pong is 7.99, comes with seafood, a bowl big enough to feed two, and a NICE spread of 6-9 banchan. I guess following strangers in the grocery store has once again led me astray.
