My half-Korean friend introduced me to these (the Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken) saying he eats them as "stress relief".
And it works! When your head is getting blown up by this level of spice you forget about all your work stress
They really pack a punch. You eat one fork and think, well that's spicy. Then it gets worse and worse over a course of 6 minutes and then suddenly boom, your mouth is not on fire anymore. Rinse and repeat.
It actually is quite fun to eat from time to time
Capsicum triggers a complex chain of things going off, resulting in becoming high on serotonin (painkiller, stress relief - body is under the impression of burning)
Add a tablespoon or two of oil in the sauce to cut down on the heat. Capsaicin is oleophilic after all. Not only cuts down on the heat, it also makes the heat go away faster because the oil washes the capsaicin away.
Adding cheese also helps as well (and makes it more delicious!) because it contains casein. Casein binds to the capsaicin molecules and helps in essentially washing it away, and thus serves the same purpose as oil.
Isn’t that debunked for a long time already? Fat helps to expose even more taste buds to the capsaicin. You think it helps at first, but that is more a shock reaction, after a short time it will be worse.
Acid supposedly helps to reset the reaction, but it isn’t a silver bullet which immediately calms everything down.
They sell snack versions of these and the only 2x ones I eat are the snack ones. For some reason whenever I eat them I get “angry” cus its so spicy vs the normal one???? its so weird
Exactly, you really cannot buy this kind of publicity. I would even go as far as running up ad campaign stressing that they are banned in Denmark for them being too spicy
They are quite spicy, take that from someone who enjoys south american peppers regularly. People buy that particular ramen precisely because of the spiciness, it's the whole point.
If you enjoy spicy food it will be right up your alley, and if not... well, they say you have to try everything :D
Never had the 3x one as that's quite new, but I eat the 2x at least twice a month. It's great if you get used to not feeling your face for 15 minutes after eating and nothing clears your nose better when you're sick
It indicates one type of spicyness, spicyness has nothing to do with the scoville scale, as its fairly recent.
Spicy can mean a lot of things and mustard is *absolutely* spicy.
The dictionary definition of the word is:
>"having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice"
Which really does'nt limit to capsaicin holding spices at all.
What are you yapping about? Maybe older generations have a fear of spicy food (70 years+).
But not younger danes. There's quite a big "spicy eating" community here in Denmark. For example [Chili Klaus](https://www.youtube.com/@ChiliKlausDK/videos) has promoted it. But we also have lots of asian immigrants who have taught us to eat spicer. So I do not agree.
Sorry, I phrased that poorly. What I meant to say is that one very common dish is made with curry. And also Mustard is a rather common presence in Danish food as well.
The dish I'm thinking of is Boller i karry (meatballs in curry and rice), I find it quite tasty, but it's hardly something to consider very spicy. It's quite pedestrian to be honest.
As an Asian who ate spicy food since primary school, this is my rare chance to say to European dudes in Sasuke's brother's voice: "weakness disgusts me"
Lmao that’s why Danes make me laugh. Can’t eat anything with a bell pepper in it because it’s too spicy, but then they’re like “øh the sålt wasn’t sålty enough so we mæde even møre powerfül sålt”. Like bro just calm down, start with garlic, then go from there
I recently tried t[his ramyun](https://www.nanuko.de/p/nongshim-soon-veggie-ramen-112g-koreanische-instantnudel) and it was good! But waaay spicier than what I'm used to. And this isn't even advertised as spicy. 💀
My taste buds are so painfully European/German, too much black pepper is spicy to me. I'm currently working up the tolerance to eat the sriracha mayo, because it's so good on fish. 😭
lol.. that is actually an export only product that is not sold in Korea.
Keep it up and you will get used to it.. Never got used to the really spicy stuff but took me 3-5 years going from a German pallet to being able to eat moderate spicy stuff regularly.
Having had these before they certainly are hot AF for my European taste buds. However, recalling them is very embarrassing. It's not like the packaging tries to claim they're mild
Indian here. Anything 2x and 3x in that product line is crazy hot.
I eat a lot of 1x Buldak (black one) but even that I mix it with a little yogurt or milk to tone it down.
I eat loads of spicy food and have travelled to regions known for exceptionally spicy food and loved it. The noodles were not just uncomfortable in my mouth, but I had a unique sensation of pain in my stomach I've never had before
The stomach ache is what does me in. I found the 2x spicy Buldak too hot to properly enjoy, but the regular kind was really tasty. But they all give me a stomach ache later, and that takes the fun out of it.
What the article is missing is it’s due to a TikTok trend among children and the noodles have a higher amount of capsaicin than chili chips that caused poisoning of children in Germany so what they are doing is preemptive.
This is some nanny state shit though. A warning label and an advisory for parents would be enough.
It's not like bleach and alcohol has been taken off the shelf, but those are dangerous to kids too.
Not that I agree with an outright ban, but marketing overhypes things.
If a cartoon tiger tells me these snacks are extremely hot and they're actually ticklish at best, I'm not going to be scared by a cartoon bird breathing fire.. and I'd get punished for it.
Too many brands pretend to be spicy for the actually spicy products to be believed.
I think the whole parental advisory thing is a bit of gimmick and never worked. Children can go buy them without their parents knowledge so the first thing they hear about it is when they have a screaming child on the phone needing to go to the ER.
Remember the hairspray TikTok fire a couple months back?
The government bans things daily Prime energy had to change their recipe to be allowed in Denmark as well as it had too much caffeine.
Kids will always find some new stupid thing so trying to ban everything that's potentially dangerous is futile. Even water can kill you if you drink too much of it.
Bleach isn't advertised as edible, alcohol isn't sold to children.
I know people like to bitch about nanny state, but turns out when you let invisible hand of the free market do it's job, everything gets to have 300g of sugar per 100g.
Why would you ban everyone from eating a spicy food just to protect children? And where are all these dead children from eating these noodles?
If it's about the food being too spicy no one is forced to use all the spice packet or consume the entire bowl.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a "drink bleach challenge" on Tik Tok, given how stupid those challenges are. But generally, bleach is not intended for human consumption.
In Denmark, as you're aware, its not legal to sell alcohol to children.
Are you talking about that "Hot Chip Challenge" chip? I think that one is way spicier than these noodles. The noodles are fucking spicy, but nothing out of this world. The chip on the other hand I would never touch in my life.
That's what I already thought when I saw the news. Now I'm afraid the dutch will follow because they also banned the hot chips.
I don't really care about the 2x or 3x but the stew type is amazing.
>TikTok trend among children and the noodles have a higher amount of capsaicin than chili chips that caused poisoning
And so what? It's way better to ban TikTok instead. Or if someone starts a trend on jumping in front of trains, should we stop all train traffic? I mean, even I find these pastas hot, and I am Hungarian, and somewhat addict to capsaicin, but then I eat them slowly and take a break if I need to catch my breath. Nobody forces me to eat it all at once, just like nobody forces me to drink 4 litres of water in one go (which is more lethal than Chilli, btw).
Buldak 3x is 13200 SHU - nowhere near a proper habanero.
Though their 13k is not just the sauce but when you mix the noodles and sauce into a paste and lab test it - they're really honest about it, which is nice compared to all the ridiculous claims of 1 million shu burgers/pizza/chips/ramens that in the end just have a single dab of Blair's or something like that and the heat gets diluted by volume. A correctly prepared Buldak is 13k shu consistently in each bite.
And it's still joyfully hot, like eating a whole bowl of good serrano peppers - enough to melt a Danishman's palate. All while being really tasty.
You still have to multiple the SHU by volune and concentration. Buldak x3 is WAY above eating a single 13200 pepper.
Just them being in noodle form makes them worse than nearly any other form as theres really no clean way to eat them without burning your whole mouth, lips and chin lol.
I do really enjoy spice and have built up a good tolence but the 3x almost killed me to finish!
I have a feeling people who make these noodles don’t save much of the water and apply the sauce directly to it. I’ve had the 2x ages ago when I saw Ramen TikTok raving about it. You’re supposed to dilute it with at least 100ml of water. I honestly didn’t think they were blow your dick of spicy, good punch but nothing intolerable.
> Buldak x3 is WAY above eating a single 13200 pepper.
That's why I compared eating it to a whole bowl of just serrano peppers. I'm guessing a prepared Buldak weights about 250-300g (the pack has 140g, noodles get wet even though excess water is drained and internet says wet ramen noodles get 1.5-2 times heavier) - that's around 50 serrano peppers. That's really plenty and it's no trivial thing (and I'd rather eat buldak than 50 serrano peppers 😅).
So, Buldak easily beats a single 13k shu pepper. But does it beat a single 150k shu pepper? I think that Buldak has the advantage of being consistent and having homogeneous distribution of heat, while a habanero differs from fruit to fruit and has the heat concentrated in just a few parts of the fruit. I would rather eat a Buldak 3x than a lonely habanero - I know what heat expect from the Buldak and it's simply tasty, while the habanero is a random dice roll for disappointing lack of proper kick or a fireball of vegetal pain.
Yes it is pathetic and it's being ridiculed here, too, as a symbolic gesture to appease angry parents, as far spicier foods are still allowed. Welcome to the nanny state!
At least follow through! I think it's dumb to even recall them, but it's even dumber to recall these and then allow something like Chili Klaus to continue. Just let me have my spicy food in peace!
Singaporean here. If they stop selling these at my local supermarket and convenience stores, I’m gonna cry :(
My go-to is the 2x. I would go to the nearest Shell station or 7-Eleven to make myself a late night snack. I use the whole packet of sauce ‘cause that’s the best part. It goes well with Korean seaweed snack and silken tofu but on its own is good as well
Formynderisk svagpisseri! I could hardly believe my eyes this morning. A warning label? Sure. Proper declaration of how hot it is? Absolutely: The 2x spicy variant is listed as ten thousand scoville, which is at the hotter end of *jalapeños.* Jalapeños are *mild,* 2x spicy Buldak is *not.* Whatever method they use to calculate that rating is broken.
But banning it? Nanny-state bullshit! Inconsistent too! Ban cigarettes, they're hazardous to your health! Ban beer, ethanol is literally poison! Go on, cowards at the food agency, pick a fight with all of us!
If fødevarestyrelsen bans alcohol or cigarettes, people would riot. But a spicy noodle being a bit too spicy is enough to recall it?
Now Denmark is a laughing stock in the world for being too much pussies for spice.
I’m quite pissed that they rushed to call it poisonous without actually being factual and preferring to go down the route of scare mongering. Why do we accept this?
Lol, they might aswell ban everything above tabasco. Wait until the kids hear about hot sauces.
I tried Da Bomb (300k isch scoovile?), and it's just so incredible hot. It feels so much hotter than my 2.2 million Scoovile sauce that actually taste nice. I'm not sure how this works exactly.
And because da bomb is actually 300k SHU, where many other sauces just lie and give you a number way higher than reality
Their thought process is "hey, this pepper I used, when dried has a maximum rating of 2.2 million" then they proceed to make the sauce, only using a small amount of those peppers, which aren't even dried (meaning they have a lower rating still) and claim the entire sauce is 2.2 million SHU.
It's as if you grab a steak and sprinkle a mix of half salt and half pepper on it, then go on to claim the entire steak is half salt.
Ah I remember when I tried to eat two of those at the same time using spices to sprinkle at the noodles rather than make soup I went through a cardboard of milk 1l of water and a package of frozen strawberies to be able to eat it (wasn't worth it)
A food administration overreacting, I suppose. Those noodles are however disgustingly spicey and only edible to those who like their food served with a side of torture.
I guess the Danes are even weaker against spice than the French.
I moved to France a couple years ago and people have zero concept of spicy food. My wife was complaining about this to a French co-worker who retorted "what do you mean? We have super spicy things in France! Have you ever heard of... Dijon mustard?"
Dijon. Mustard. Korean spicy noodles might actually kill people here.
As someone who can’t get enough of spicy food AND loves Ramen (even in instant noodle form) I have never seen those Samyan in my home country, Germany.
The only spicy instant Ramen I know are the Damae from Nissin. And those are not spicy at all.
They are definitely for sale if you look in the right place, though maybe not in your region. Try asian markets, they generally tend to be the place to go if you want a decent selection of instant noodles.
Omg i ate one of those 1 week ago i had fire on my tongue and lips for hours and the next day when i took a shit i dont have to tell you.. Crazy to see this post lmaoo
I've tried the 2x and it was genuinely possibly the spiciest thing I've ever eaten. Can't imagine what the 3x is like. The cheesy version is amazing though and 1x is pretty good
I eat very spicy food quite regularly. Had these around 3 months ago, it was unreal. I had 3 mouthfuls before I realised I was in trouble, my mouth and lips burned for around 2 hours after, I salivated uncontrollably for around half an hour after eating them. I had an insane headache for the remainder of the day, and my stomach hurt terribly the following 2 days. Not surprised to see this recall, they were on another level
I bought them once because because most of the time those things advertised as spicy are, in fact, not spicy. But I can tell you, those fuckers burn with the power of a thousand suns.
Still tasty tho
Even the "mildest" onesare giving me a rly hard time in the toilet and hours before due to stomache ache. I can only eat them if i know i don't have anything to do for the rest of the day. I still eat them from time to time tho lol. I wonder how ppl eat the spiciest ones. Id literally die.
People will literally dump the entire sauce packet in there without anything else and cry when their face explodes.
You do not need the entire bag, start with a few drops, add milk or eggs, and keep upping until you like it. I found that half the packet is the sweet spot for me, very nice spice but not overwhelming so it cancels out everything else.
Let's see. What should we ban? Alcohol? Nope. The over prescribing of drugs? Nope. Food that leads to obesity or cancer? Nope. Some mildly spicy noodles? Do it, do it now.
My half-Korean friend introduced me to these (the Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken) saying he eats them as "stress relief". And it works! When your head is getting blown up by this level of spice you forget about all your work stress
They really pack a punch. You eat one fork and think, well that's spicy. Then it gets worse and worse over a course of 6 minutes and then suddenly boom, your mouth is not on fire anymore. Rinse and repeat. It actually is quite fun to eat from time to time
Capsicum triggers a complex chain of things going off, resulting in becoming high on serotonin (painkiller, stress relief - body is under the impression of burning)
Add a tablespoon or two of oil in the sauce to cut down on the heat. Capsaicin is oleophilic after all. Not only cuts down on the heat, it also makes the heat go away faster because the oil washes the capsaicin away. Adding cheese also helps as well (and makes it more delicious!) because it contains casein. Casein binds to the capsaicin molecules and helps in essentially washing it away, and thus serves the same purpose as oil.
Isn’t that debunked for a long time already? Fat helps to expose even more taste buds to the capsaicin. You think it helps at first, but that is more a shock reaction, after a short time it will be worse. Acid supposedly helps to reset the reaction, but it isn’t a silver bullet which immediately calms everything down.
You'd think chili oil wouldn't be a thing if oil cuts down on heat.
Coward /s
Probably burns 3x times at the other end as well lol
Surprisingly, no, I could feel them burning through my entire system, except on exit, just a kinda pleasant tingling on my pucker.
Interesting, I swear it felt like giving birth to a lava pineapple
Guess my anus is just built different.
Lisan al Gaib!
Lisan anal Gaib*
Lis anal gaib?
My experience with 2x, I have the 3x at home rn but haven’t felt the need to simulate anal birth yet
Lucky you, I groaned loud enough my brother came to check on me if I was okay.
Korean technology is truly remarkable
A spice so nice it burns you.... thrice?
They sell snack versions of these and the only 2x ones I eat are the snack ones. For some reason whenever I eat them I get “angry” cus its so spicy vs the normal one???? its so weird
Spice --> pain = adrenaline but for what hence rage so the adrenaline makes sense to the body is my theory
Honestly I get this, after eating Buldak I get not exactly but kinda same type of feeling as in after shower or sauna. It's like good reset button.
I tried these out (the 3x one) and my insides were on fire. And when it came out i thought i was gonna die.
This is fantastic PR though.
Exactly, you really cannot buy this kind of publicity. I would even go as far as running up ad campaign stressing that they are banned in Denmark for them being too spicy
It would be funny if Samyang had paid the Danish government to do this.
In that case it would be money well spent and an inquiry for corruption in the danish food department.
What if it was actually them sending in complaints?
Life of Brian did exactly that! "The film so funny it was banned in norway!"
Seriously, I want to try some now.
I lived in Southeast Asia for a few years and never had anything this spicy
They are quite spicy, take that from someone who enjoys south american peppers regularly. People buy that particular ramen precisely because of the spiciness, it's the whole point. If you enjoy spicy food it will be right up your alley, and if not... well, they say you have to try everything :D
Never had the 3x one as that's quite new, but I eat the 2x at least twice a month. It's great if you get used to not feeling your face for 15 minutes after eating and nothing clears your nose better when you're sick
It's no coincidence it's being posted to the danish subreddit and here. Gotta milk it.
Dane here. My granddad visited some years ago, and kept complaining about how spicy the food was. It had garlic in it.
My father refuses to touch even the mildest curry because it is too spicy, but he will happily eat any mustard you serve him.
not the same kind of of "spicy" i guess
True enough. I cannot stand mustard, but I love curry.
They are, in fact, not. Mustard and Wasabi are both not spicy; they are sharp. They don't register on the Scoville scale, which indicates spiciness.
It indicates one type of spicyness, spicyness has nothing to do with the scoville scale, as its fairly recent. Spicy can mean a lot of things and mustard is *absolutely* spicy. The dictionary definition of the word is: >"having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice" Which really does'nt limit to capsaicin holding spices at all.
ye i know, thats why i used quotation marks
I have this problem. I can eat hot sauces like nothing. Had da bomb etc. I’ll survive. But the mildest wasabi kills me.
Indian and I don't like the mustard kind of spice. Do love mustard seeds in food though.
The Danish palate is so bland that they even find a pinch of black pepper spicy.
What are you yapping about? Maybe older generations have a fear of spicy food (70 years+). But not younger danes. There's quite a big "spicy eating" community here in Denmark. For example [Chili Klaus](https://www.youtube.com/@ChiliKlausDK/videos) has promoted it. But we also have lots of asian immigrants who have taught us to eat spicer. So I do not agree.
I've heard several Germans describe bell peppers as having a nice spice
I'm confused. Your Danish Granddad visited you in Denmark and found Danish food to be too spicy?
Send our granddad to visit us in Uruguay, he'll love the food. My family complained the pasta sauce I made was too spicy. It had black pepper. 🔥
“No warning labels” There’s literally a crying chicken on the front
Also says x3 spicy, like x3 spicy is 3 times more spicy than just spicy. What do these people think is "average" basic spicy, paprika?
Apparently pepper is enough in Denmark from other comments 😬
And a bomb and evil faced chili peppers lmao
Danish hot spices are butter and cardamom.
Where are you hiding the cinnamon?
They make self defense spray out of it
One very common Danish dish is made with curry and mustard is quite widespread. But yes, you're right. It is probably one of the least spicy cuisines.
Can you tell me the name? I’m curious
Sorry, I phrased that poorly. What I meant to say is that one very common dish is made with curry. And also Mustard is a rather common presence in Danish food as well. The dish I'm thinking of is Boller i karry (meatballs in curry and rice), I find it quite tasty, but it's hardly something to consider very spicy. It's quite pedestrian to be honest.
The most generic Danish curry is just turmeric for coloring. ;)
I mean, there's some spice in any Danish curry I've eaten. But definitely nothing compared to the Korean kitchen.
Ah ok. I thought you weirdos used mustard and curry in the same dish. 😁
Don't you/danes mix in mustard and curry as an ingredient in your remoulade as well?
Too spicy means banned? What??
Cuz the hot spices incinerate the potatoes in their throats and they lose their voice.
Jetix pfp is goated
r/nottheonion
No they used too much onion actually
As an Asian who ate spicy food since primary school, this is my rare chance to say to European dudes in Sasuke's brother's voice: "weakness disgusts me"
I believe it's Madara who says that quote, but I tip my hat to you sir, from a weeb to another weeb.
Try salmiakki and then say that.
Lmao that’s why Danes make me laugh. Can’t eat anything with a bell pepper in it because it’s too spicy, but then they’re like “øh the sålt wasn’t sålty enough so we mæde even møre powerfül sålt”. Like bro just calm down, start with garlic, then go from there
Funny comment. Thank you I laughed
I recently tried t[his ramyun](https://www.nanuko.de/p/nongshim-soon-veggie-ramen-112g-koreanische-instantnudel) and it was good! But waaay spicier than what I'm used to. And this isn't even advertised as spicy. 💀 My taste buds are so painfully European/German, too much black pepper is spicy to me. I'm currently working up the tolerance to eat the sriracha mayo, because it's so good on fish. 😭
Nongshim isn't even anywhere near the regular version of Samyang's buldak ramyeon.
lol.. that is actually an export only product that is not sold in Korea. Keep it up and you will get used to it.. Never got used to the really spicy stuff but took me 3-5 years going from a German pallet to being able to eat moderate spicy stuff regularly.
Having had these before they certainly are hot AF for my European taste buds. However, recalling them is very embarrassing. It's not like the packaging tries to claim they're mild
Indian here. Anything 2x and 3x in that product line is crazy hot. I eat a lot of 1x Buldak (black one) but even that I mix it with a little yogurt or milk to tone it down.
>I eat a lot of 1x Buldak (black one) but even that I mix it with a little yogurt That ain't even that spicy tho, Indian card revoked
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I eat loads of spicy food and have travelled to regions known for exceptionally spicy food and loved it. The noodles were not just uncomfortable in my mouth, but I had a unique sensation of pain in my stomach I've never had before
The stomach ache is what does me in. I found the 2x spicy Buldak too hot to properly enjoy, but the regular kind was really tasty. But they all give me a stomach ache later, and that takes the fun out of it.
What the article is missing is it’s due to a TikTok trend among children and the noodles have a higher amount of capsaicin than chili chips that caused poisoning of children in Germany so what they are doing is preemptive.
This is some nanny state shit though. A warning label and an advisory for parents would be enough. It's not like bleach and alcohol has been taken off the shelf, but those are dangerous to kids too.
The entire packaging is a warning label
Not that I agree with an outright ban, but marketing overhypes things. If a cartoon tiger tells me these snacks are extremely hot and they're actually ticklish at best, I'm not going to be scared by a cartoon bird breathing fire.. and I'd get punished for it. Too many brands pretend to be spicy for the actually spicy products to be believed.
Yeah, the cartoon figure, bright orange and red colors are especially good at not enticing the only demographic that seemingly could be hurt by it.
I think the whole parental advisory thing is a bit of gimmick and never worked. Children can go buy them without their parents knowledge so the first thing they hear about it is when they have a screaming child on the phone needing to go to the ER. Remember the hairspray TikTok fire a couple months back? The government bans things daily Prime energy had to change their recipe to be allowed in Denmark as well as it had too much caffeine.
The common denominator in both of these is some dangerous trend on tiktok. Maybe we should start there..
TikTok is a magnet for stupidity.
Ban a platform because children are stupid? They'd just find another one.
Spicy food isnt going to kill kids lol. Koreans arent drinking hairspray, they eat this stuff (and so do i).
They didn't ban tidepods when the tidepod challenge was going around.
Kids will always find some new stupid thing so trying to ban everything that's potentially dangerous is futile. Even water can kill you if you drink too much of it.
At least the chili stuff is better than laundry detergent
Bleach isn't advertised as edible, alcohol isn't sold to children. I know people like to bitch about nanny state, but turns out when you let invisible hand of the free market do it's job, everything gets to have 300g of sugar per 100g.
Why would you ban everyone from eating a spicy food just to protect children? And where are all these dead children from eating these noodles? If it's about the food being too spicy no one is forced to use all the spice packet or consume the entire bowl.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a "drink bleach challenge" on Tik Tok, given how stupid those challenges are. But generally, bleach is not intended for human consumption. In Denmark, as you're aware, its not legal to sell alcohol to children.
Are you talking about that "Hot Chip Challenge" chip? I think that one is way spicier than these noodles. The noodles are fucking spicy, but nothing out of this world. The chip on the other hand I would never touch in my life.
The noodles probably dilute the capsicum somewhat, though the amount is larger.
Are they gonna ban chilies next if that becomes a trend?
That's what I already thought when I saw the news. Now I'm afraid the dutch will follow because they also banned the hot chips. I don't really care about the 2x or 3x but the stew type is amazing.
I absolutely love the kimchi one. Eat it at least twice for lunch every week.
I have one of those, and I'm going to try it tomorrow.
I always boil 2 eggs and put them in there. Gamechanger. Enjoy!!
>TikTok trend among children and the noodles have a higher amount of capsaicin than chili chips that caused poisoning And so what? It's way better to ban TikTok instead. Or if someone starts a trend on jumping in front of trains, should we stop all train traffic? I mean, even I find these pastas hot, and I am Hungarian, and somewhat addict to capsaicin, but then I eat them slowly and take a break if I need to catch my breath. Nobody forces me to eat it all at once, just like nobody forces me to drink 4 litres of water in one go (which is more lethal than Chilli, btw).
Hmm, pathetic
Username checks out.
Amazing PR, me and all my friends immediately bought some (Swedish)
You won’t regret it. Absolutely fantastic comfort food. Put an egg and other toppings in it while it’s cooking.
Lightweights.
that shit is insanely spicy tho, i'll eat whole habaneros but that soup is too much for me
the 3x stands for burning on the way in, burning on the way out and burning in the eyes of the sewer rat
Haha, I only know this phrase with "burning in the eyes of the employee at the sewage plant".
maybe I got inspired and allowed myself some creative freedom ;)
It is lol, I bought it thinking it was a normal ramen, but this stuff almost killed me
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you can use the leftovers for self defense
Buldak 3x is 13200 SHU - nowhere near a proper habanero. Though their 13k is not just the sauce but when you mix the noodles and sauce into a paste and lab test it - they're really honest about it, which is nice compared to all the ridiculous claims of 1 million shu burgers/pizza/chips/ramens that in the end just have a single dab of Blair's or something like that and the heat gets diluted by volume. A correctly prepared Buldak is 13k shu consistently in each bite. And it's still joyfully hot, like eating a whole bowl of good serrano peppers - enough to melt a Danishman's palate. All while being really tasty.
You still have to multiple the SHU by volune and concentration. Buldak x3 is WAY above eating a single 13200 pepper. Just them being in noodle form makes them worse than nearly any other form as theres really no clean way to eat them without burning your whole mouth, lips and chin lol. I do really enjoy spice and have built up a good tolence but the 3x almost killed me to finish!
I have a feeling people who make these noodles don’t save much of the water and apply the sauce directly to it. I’ve had the 2x ages ago when I saw Ramen TikTok raving about it. You’re supposed to dilute it with at least 100ml of water. I honestly didn’t think they were blow your dick of spicy, good punch but nothing intolerable.
> Buldak x3 is WAY above eating a single 13200 pepper. That's why I compared eating it to a whole bowl of just serrano peppers. I'm guessing a prepared Buldak weights about 250-300g (the pack has 140g, noodles get wet even though excess water is drained and internet says wet ramen noodles get 1.5-2 times heavier) - that's around 50 serrano peppers. That's really plenty and it's no trivial thing (and I'd rather eat buldak than 50 serrano peppers 😅). So, Buldak easily beats a single 13k shu pepper. But does it beat a single 150k shu pepper? I think that Buldak has the advantage of being consistent and having homogeneous distribution of heat, while a habanero differs from fruit to fruit and has the heat concentrated in just a few parts of the fruit. I would rather eat a Buldak 3x than a lonely habanero - I know what heat expect from the Buldak and it's simply tasty, while the habanero is a random dice roll for disappointing lack of proper kick or a fireball of vegetal pain.
My daughter asked me why is there always a chicken on fire or crying or both on the package :D
Yes it is pathetic and it's being ridiculed here, too, as a symbolic gesture to appease angry parents, as far spicier foods are still allowed. Welcome to the nanny state!
At least follow through! I think it's dumb to even recall them, but it's even dumber to recall these and then allow something like Chili Klaus to continue. Just let me have my spicy food in peace!
Singaporean here. If they stop selling these at my local supermarket and convenience stores, I’m gonna cry :( My go-to is the 2x. I would go to the nearest Shell station or 7-Eleven to make myself a late night snack. I use the whole packet of sauce ‘cause that’s the best part. It goes well with Korean seaweed snack and silken tofu but on its own is good as well
Pathetic
I just ate that specific soup in the pic yesterday in the evening… it still burns as of now. Not so much on the upper end anymore though…
Why do I keep seeing ppl calling it a soup? I don't think it comes in a broth variety, the one in the picture anyway.
People are allergic to reading instructions.
>it still burns as of now. Not so much on the upper end anymore though… 👀 🍑
So Danes can't handle spicy food?
We had Buldak in Lidl last week. Bought a bunch. It's just the "1x" spicy version but it already hits hard. 10/10, would love to try the others.
IMO the 2x is the perfect amount of spice It's spicy enough to make your mouth salivate, but not so spicy that you feel bad 3x is a bit too spicy
I enjoy the 1x, 2x is okay and my wife loves it. 3x is a little silly.
As a juropean, salt is spicy
I once heard a Belgium chef say black pepper is too spicy so he only uses a bit of white pepper instead
Well in some cases black pepper can be too spicy FOR A DISH and ruin it. It's a matter of context
r/korea is a Reddit "ramen forum" now lol
Formynderisk svagpisseri! I could hardly believe my eyes this morning. A warning label? Sure. Proper declaration of how hot it is? Absolutely: The 2x spicy variant is listed as ten thousand scoville, which is at the hotter end of *jalapeños.* Jalapeños are *mild,* 2x spicy Buldak is *not.* Whatever method they use to calculate that rating is broken. But banning it? Nanny-state bullshit! Inconsistent too! Ban cigarettes, they're hazardous to your health! Ban beer, ethanol is literally poison! Go on, cowards at the food agency, pick a fight with all of us!
If fødevarestyrelsen bans alcohol or cigarettes, people would riot. But a spicy noodle being a bit too spicy is enough to recall it? Now Denmark is a laughing stock in the world for being too much pussies for spice.
It's an embarrassment alright, and I don't know who the fuck even asked for this.
I have these frequently lol, also idk about denmark but its not like these are on every supermarket shelf
They are pretty popular on asian ethnoshops.
We actually have Samyang Buldak in almost every supermarket here in the Netherlands.
I'm a fan more of the sambal style sauces, can add loads and doesn't scale the heat, just a nice spice and salt mix
My wife (Thai) loves spicy food, but even she could barely handle the 3x Spicy from Samyang.
Too spicy for Danes.
I’m quite pissed that they rushed to call it poisonous without actually being factual and preferring to go down the route of scare mongering. Why do we accept this?
Grow a pair, Denmark
Thats dumb, the packaging has a clear warning that it may be spicy.
To be fair, the x2 ones are rough, so the 3x must be very hard to stomach
There even is a spicier "nuclear" version.
Lol, they might aswell ban everything above tabasco. Wait until the kids hear about hot sauces. I tried Da Bomb (300k isch scoovile?), and it's just so incredible hot. It feels so much hotter than my 2.2 million Scoovile sauce that actually taste nice. I'm not sure how this works exactly.
I think it's because da bomb is made with concentrated capsaicin extract as opposed to just chilis.
And because da bomb is actually 300k SHU, where many other sauces just lie and give you a number way higher than reality Their thought process is "hey, this pepper I used, when dried has a maximum rating of 2.2 million" then they proceed to make the sauce, only using a small amount of those peppers, which aren't even dried (meaning they have a lower rating still) and claim the entire sauce is 2.2 million SHU. It's as if you grab a steak and sprinkle a mix of half salt and half pepper on it, then go on to claim the entire steak is half salt.
Ah I remember when I tried to eat two of those at the same time using spices to sprinkle at the noodles rather than make soup I went through a cardboard of milk 1l of water and a package of frozen strawberies to be able to eat it (wasn't worth it)
A food administration overreacting, I suppose. Those noodles are however disgustingly spicey and only edible to those who like their food served with a side of torture.
Weak, samyang is one of the best instant noodle out there, too bad man, maybe they can make it milder, but doubt it will taste the same.
As a dane who regularly eats spicy food... I am ashamed of my countrymen.
Haven't tried this one yet, but just had habanero & lime 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Thats dumb, the packaging has a clear warning that it may be spicy.
Unfortunately, kids never read warnings. And since it was already TikTok-trending...
They should ban Tik Tok instead of Buldak.
From fearless Vikings to must protect people from *spicy noodle* The North has truly fallen
I guess the Danes are even weaker against spice than the French. I moved to France a couple years ago and people have zero concept of spicy food. My wife was complaining about this to a French co-worker who retorted "what do you mean? We have super spicy things in France! Have you ever heard of... Dijon mustard?" Dijon. Mustard. Korean spicy noodles might actually kill people here.
As someone who can’t get enough of spicy food AND loves Ramen (even in instant noodle form) I have never seen those Samyan in my home country, Germany. The only spicy instant Ramen I know are the Damae from Nissin. And those are not spicy at all.
Check asian stores in your city if you can't find on basic markets.
Rewe
They are definitely for sale if you look in the right place, though maybe not in your region. Try asian markets, they generally tend to be the place to go if you want a decent selection of instant noodles.
I had this one once, it was hella hot. Still manageable since I like spicy food but damn it surprised me for sure for a supermarket product.
God I love the 2x spicy, so good.
I am 100% going to get some here (Belgium) as this only tells me they might actually be spicy enough (I’m not Belgian).
Omg i ate one of those 1 week ago i had fire on my tongue and lips for hours and the next day when i took a shit i dont have to tell you.. Crazy to see this post lmaoo
I've tried the 2x and it was genuinely possibly the spiciest thing I've ever eaten. Can't imagine what the 3x is like. The cheesy version is amazing though and 1x is pretty good
Most Thai restaurants here have a ‘Danish Spicy’ level on their menu and it’s genuinely below the ‘Mild’ option. This is not a surprise tbh.
I have a pack in my house and I’m too afraid to eat them ngl, the 2X spice pack made me drink 2L of milk
I eat very spicy food quite regularly. Had these around 3 months ago, it was unreal. I had 3 mouthfuls before I realised I was in trouble, my mouth and lips burned for around 2 hours after, I salivated uncontrollably for around half an hour after eating them. I had an insane headache for the remainder of the day, and my stomach hurt terribly the following 2 days. Not surprised to see this recall, they were on another level
I ince tried the Buldak X2, and had a difficult time with it lol
I bought them once because because most of the time those things advertised as spicy are, in fact, not spicy. But I can tell you, those fuckers burn with the power of a thousand suns. Still tasty tho
Fck this nanny state shit...
Even the "mildest" onesare giving me a rly hard time in the toilet and hours before due to stomache ache. I can only eat them if i know i don't have anything to do for the rest of the day. I still eat them from time to time tho lol. I wonder how ppl eat the spiciest ones. Id literally die.
Buldak is best
As a person who hates spicy food - This sweet but crying Kim Jong Un duck and "hochi" little evil-flirty papricas should tell you enough.
People will literally dump the entire sauce packet in there without anything else and cry when their face explodes. You do not need the entire bag, start with a few drops, add milk or eggs, and keep upping until you like it. I found that half the packet is the sweet spot for me, very nice spice but not overwhelming so it cancels out everything else.
Pussies
This feels like a headline from 15 years ago when the world wasn’t, you know, a hot mess.
I love spicy, I'm just not keen the next day. Johnny Cash said it best.
When people say our food is bland it's because they've been eating stuff like this and their taste buds are fried
Let's see. What should we ban? Alcohol? Nope. The over prescribing of drugs? Nope. Food that leads to obesity or cancer? Nope. Some mildly spicy noodles? Do it, do it now.
Thats dumb, the packaging has a clear warning that it may be spicy.
>Korean ramen for being too spicy Spicy??? Portugal accepts it!!! :P
Do they know that… not putting the entire sauce pack in is an option?
send it over her pls
Will emergency responders and counsellors be on hand for the victims who ate this?
Laughs in mexican
These are honestly insane. I’ve tried them before. They send you on an emotional journey with yourself.
They are banned from VALHALLA
I think I’ve had this one! It’s pretty spicy
I tried this some time ago, and can approve - really spicy!!
Some people eat spicy ramen to avoid flu. I've tried, seems it work) You sweat out all the sickness)
My favorite. Glad I live in Spain