Friday, June 9, 2017

How To Eat Samyang (Korean Spicy Noodle) in Hostel

I know this is crazy and stuff, and you'd be thinking - Who doesn't know how to eat Samyang??!!

I mean of course everyone know, it's just a kind of extreme spicy instant noodle, but I just feel like sharing and put this on my blog, as a way to keep it updated.

I didn't take pictures of the packaging so this is from Mr. Google!



Okay this noodle is so famous and has been a big hit to everyone in the world right now. It gives great impact that everyone on Youtube would take the Samyang challenge; eat them in short time without any drinks. Crazy for me, I wouldn't survive that.

In college, particularly in IIUM, some students would sell this Samyang ranging RM6 - RM6.50. I'm not sure if there's any at RM7 or 8, but that'd be business unwise, even the mahallah's kiosk selling it at RM6.50, so pretty much affordable for once in a while instant noodle.

What's so special about it? Why everyone's craving for it? Is it that good that people keep buying it at a cost of a set of complete lunch?

It is special, and it is so different from the common instant noodle we've been eating Maggi, or Sedaap or Mamee. One of it's specialties that I like is its thick noodles. Eating an RM 1 Maggi wouldn't make you full, but with a packet of Samyang, you can get full from breakfast to lunch time, without a hunch of feeling hungry. Or eating.

Then another specialty that I kinda like-dislike is its spiciness. It's the kind of spiciness that you rarely get from eating noodles, what's more from instant noodle! The sauce is thick in red and the scent moving up in your nostrils will let you taste a higher level of fire sensation in your mouth! Soooo spicy not everyone can take the challenge!

Even though the red sensation is a bit overwhelming, you can still taste the sweetness in it's sauce and appreciate how it's made because not everything that's spicy and sweet as good as that!

The best part of it is when you pour or blend in some cheese! Oh goodness the pleasure! (Guilty pleasure reminding the calories, jeez)


SO that's what's best about Samyang noodle. Now how to prepare it in hostel, or college, where you can't use stove or anything to assist you???

Fret not, my roommates and I have found a way! (A good one at that!)

First of all, you gotta buy Samyang of course and pieces of cheese (the one that's for bread). The quantity of cheese depends on how good are you on taking spicy food, less toleration on spiciness, more intake on cheese!

Second, boil around 500-700ml water, and pour it onto the noodles in a big bowl (the noodle is big mind you). Don't forget to close it with a dish.Then after 7 minutes and above, mix the noodles and and close it again, to ensure its totally cooked and soften since the noodle is thick.

Then after you've confirmed it's eat-able, drain the water except for a tablespoon to make it mixing with the sauce easier.

Third step, you can tear off the sauce packet, inhale the yummy scent, and pour it onto the noodle.

Fourth, open your cheeses, and tear them into bits and throw them into the noodle.




Fifth, mix 'em up, Mix it mix it mix it. Mix it till your hands bout to drop. If you like your cheese to mix well with the sauce you'll have to mix fast while the noodle is still hot. But if you like the cheese to just melt as pieces, it will become spongy, and kinda expand a bit, you just have to mix them so they'll get in between the noodles, and close the bowl for a while to trap the remaining heat to melt them.


Then TADAH! (p/s; you need to be really fast and quick between draining the water and mixing cheese to make use of the heat)


You may now devour your great Samyang.. Oh don't forget to sprinkle the seaweed and sesame seed!


May the odds be ever in your fever. (prepare a glass of milk or warm water too)

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