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{{short description|South Korean brand of instant noodle}}
{{short description|South Korean brand of instant noodle}}
{{Merge from|Buldak (brand)|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox food
{{Infobox food
| name = Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen
| name = Buldak Ramen
| image =
| image = Buldak Ramen 20210114 004.jpg
| caption = a bag of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen
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| alternate_name = Fire Noodles<br />''Buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
| alternate_name = Hot Chicken Flavor Noodles<br />''Buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
| country = [[South Korea]]
| country = [[South Korea]]
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'''Buldak Ramen'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?searchCateCd1=&searchMainUseYn=Y&seq=245 |title=Buldak Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615031412/https://m.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?searchCateCd1=&searchMainUseYn=Y&seq=245 |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{langx|ko|불닭볶음면|buldak-bokkeum-myeon|lit=[[buldak|fire chicken]] stir-fried noodles}}) is a South Korean brand of [[instant noodle]], produced by [[Samyang Foods]] since April 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ha |first=Soo-jung |date=August 2, 2022 |title=Samyang Foods' Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales surpass 4 bn |url=https://www.kedglobal.com/food-beverage/newsView/ked202208020015 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=[[The Korea Economic Daily]] |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613051335/https://www.kedglobal.com/food-beverage/newsView/ked202208020015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfood.co.kr/eng/brand/spicyRamen.do |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref> or '''''buldk-bokkeum-myeon''''' ({{lang-ko|불닭볶음면}}, ''[[Buldak|fire chicken]] stir-fried noodles''),a brand of [[instant noodle]] produced by [[Samyang Foods]] in [[South Korea]] since April 2012. The large cup ''ramyeon'' debuted in June 2012, and a smaller cup was released in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Korean ramen war now 'broth-less' |url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/03/511_152629.html |work=[[Korea Times]] |first=Dong-hwan |last=Ko |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=2015-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925181113/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/03/511_152629.html |archivedate=25 September 2015 }}</ref> It is considered one of the spiciest instant noodles available in the Korean market, with the original packet having 4,404 [[Scoville scale|Scoville units]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/lifestyle/8601-popular-ramen-samgyang-food%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cfire-noodles%E2%80%9D-become-popular-overseas | title=Samgyang Food's "Fire Noodles" Become Popular Overseas | date=16 January 2015 | accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://modernseoul.org/2014/11/27/super-spicy-korean-noodles-buldak-bokkeum/ | title=Super Spicy Korean Noodles (Buldak Bokkeum) | date=26 November 2014 | accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref> It is a type of 'stir-fried' dry noodle: after boiling, the noodles are drained, and mixed with a spicy sauce and a topping. ''Buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' became famous due to the Fire Noodle Challenge, a viral challenge where people film themselves attempting to complete a packet or bowl of these noodles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/anniejeong/can-these-buzzfeed-employees-handle-the-fire-noodle-challeng|title=Can These BuzzFeed Employees Handle The Fire Noodle Challenge?|publisher=Buzzfeed|author=Annie Jeong|date=14 March 2016|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/food-drink/fire-noodle-challenge-a1194-20160806|title=What Is The 'Fire Noodle Challenge?'|publisher=Cosmopolitan Philippines|author=Ysa Singson|date=6 August 2016|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>


The ramen is not only popular in Korea but also worldwide and is Samyang's best-selling product, with 4 billion cumulative sales by August 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Moon-hee |first=Choi |date=2022-08-02 |title=Samyang's Hot Chicken Ramen Reaches 4 Billion Cumulative Sales |url=https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=97717 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=BusinessKorea |language= |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613051340/https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=97717 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is considered one of the spiciest instant noodles available in the Korean market, with the original packet having 4,404 [[Scoville scale|Scoville units]].
In November 2016, buldak-bokkeum-myeon was certified [[halal]] by the Korea Muslim Federation Halal Committee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fn.segye.com/articles/article.asp?aid=20170125020022&cid=0501000000000|title=[전세계 입맛 사로잡은 韓라면<下>] 할랄인증 훈풍· 탄탄한 제품력|publisher=세계파이낸스|author=오현승|date=26 January 2017|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> Several varieties of the fire chicken sauce were on the market separately after fans of the product requested so. It is said to be packaged in small, 200ml bottles so that consumers can carry and use it easily.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-12-24|title=삼양식품, '불닭소스' 스틱형으로 출시|url=http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20201224000087|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-13|website=헤럴드경제|language=ko}}</ref>


== History ==
Buldak-bokkeum-myeon is Samyang's best-selling product. 100 million cumulative sales were reached in March 2014, and the brand attained monthly sales of 6 to 7 billion won the following year (5.1 to 5.9 million [[United States dollar|United States dollars]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Shin |first=Jeana |date=16 January 2015 |title=Samgyang Food's "Fire Noodles" Become Popular Overseas |work=[[Business Korea]] |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8601/popular-ramen-samgyang-food%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cfire-noodles%E2%80%9D-become-popular-overseas |accessdate=2015-09-22}}</ref> From the second half of 2016, as exports of this product increased, they became the company's best-seller. In 2017, the Buldak range accounted for more than 85% of Samyang Food's total exports and 55% of total sales. In 2016, when “Buldak-bokkeummyeon” began to be sold in earnest, Samyang Foods' sales grew 23.5% to 35.9 billion won, followed by a double-digit growth rate in 2017 with a sales of 450 billion won (estimated value). <ref>Yu, ji seung. "[https://news.mtn.co.kr/v/2018020215040120167 <nowiki>[기업분석] 삼양식품, 불닭볶음면 수출로 고성장…해외서 뛴다</nowiki>]" MTN, Retrieved 2 February 2018.</ref> For this reason, Samyang Foods received the '100 Million Dollar Export Tower' at the '54th Trade Day 2017' event.<ref>Yoon, HeeHoon. "[https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/12/05/2017120501396.html '불닭볶음면' 히트친 삼양식품 '1억불 수출의 탑' 수상]" ChosunBiz, Retrieved 5 December 2017.</ref>
Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen was first launched in April 2012.<ref name=":0" /> It was inspired by a spicy chicken stir-fry dish that Kim Jung-soo, a member of [[Samyang Foods]]' sales department, observed while eating lunch at a restaurant in 2010. Kim recalled that the dish had the customers "sweating and fanning their tongues, assailed by both pleasure and pain". When Samyang's food scientists created prototypes for the ramen, she repeatedly told them to make it spicier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Max |date=2024-03-05 |title=How some very spicy noodles saved the company that pioneered Korean ramen |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-05/how-a-spicy-noodle-saved-the-pioneer-of-korean-ramen-from-scandal |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613051340/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-05/how-a-spicy-noodle-saved-the-pioneer-of-korean-ramen-from-scandal |url-status=live }}</ref>

The popularity of the noodles worldwide surged when The Fire Noodle Challenge went viral on [[YouTube]]. The challenge was first started by the YouTube Channel "[[Korean Englishman]]" in 2014, in which Josh Carrott, the main host of the channel, challenged his friends in the UK to see who could finish the noodles the fastest without drinking any water or beverage to cool the heat down.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/JWZmdWP67DA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140304161020/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZmdWP67DA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZmdWP67DA |title=런던의 불닭볶음면 도전!! // FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE!! |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The popularity of the video led to other YouTubers all around the world to do the same challenge and therefore cause a surge in the noodle's popularity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Hakyung Kate |date=5 December 2018 |title=Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=ABC News |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207104601/https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some flavours of noodles were recalled in [[Denmark]] in 2024, with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration stating that a single packet's [[capsaicin]] levels are so high that consumers risked "acute poisoning".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mao |first=Frances |title=Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy00gk0kr82o |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612043614/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy00gk0kr82o |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, Denmark authorities [[review]]ed the recall against Samyang Buldak 2x Spicy Hot Chicken and Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Stew, but maintained the prohibition on Buldak 3x Spicy Hot Chicken.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hyo-jin|first1=Lee|title=Korea's Buldak spicy noodles return to shelves as Denmark reverses recall|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/07/113_378743.html|accessdate=July 28, 2024|publisher=[[The Korea Times]]|date=July 10, 2024|archive-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720121535/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/07/113_378743.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Foreign imitation products ===
With its rising popularity and recognition internationally, [[China|Chinese]] and [[Japan|Japanese]] food companies have begun to roll out products that mimic Buldak ramen to capitalize on this trend.<ref name="The Korea Times 2023-06-06">{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/10/129_352428.html|title=Korean food's global popularity leads to copycat products in China, Japan|publisher=[[The Korea Times]]|date=6 June 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241103080212/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/10/129_352428.html|archivedate=3 November 2024|accessdate=3 November 2024|author1=Lee Kyung-min}}</ref>

In 2021, Samyang, in cooperation with the Korea Food Industry Association (KFIA), filed an [[intellectual property]] lawsuit against Chinese companies that produce and distribute its imitated products. Later, in March 2023, a Chinese [[court]] admitted that Chinese companies had infringed on intellectual property rights by imitating [[trademark]]s and [[design]]s in a lawsuit filed by four Korean companies, including Samyang, and ordered them to pay reparations.<ref name="The Korea Times 2023-06-06" />

In April 2023, [[Nissin Foods]], a Japanese food company, sparked controversy in South Korea by launching a Korean-style stir-fried instant ramen with spicy sauce that mimics a packaging design similar to Samyang's Carbonara Buldak ramen. Afterwards, Samyang reviewed a [[legal case]] against Nissin, but decided to give up because the chances of winning the case were slim due to the different product names, and decided to focus more on the brand [[marketing]] of its products in the future.<ref name="Joongang Daily 2023-04-12">{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/04/12/business/industry/Samyang-Nissin/20230412145006299.html|title=Consumers make comparisons between Nissin Foods noodles, Samyang ramen|publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=12 April 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241103061123/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/04/12/business/industry/Samyang-Nissin/20230412145006299.html|archivedate=3 November 2024|accessdate=3 November 2024|author1=Lee Jae-lim}}</ref><ref name="Korea Herald 2023-05-30">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3165|title=Imitation controversy followed after a Japanese ramen company launches their new product|publisher=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=30 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241103055650/https://www.heraldinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3165|archivedate=3 November 2024|accessdate=3 November 2024|author1=Kim Min-seo}}</ref>

== Description ==
[[File:Buldak_Ramen_Carbonara1.jpg|thumbnail|right|An opened, uncooked packet of Buldak Carbonara Ramen]]

Buldak ramen is considered one of the spiciest brands of instant noodles available in the Korean market, with the original packet having 4,404 [[Scoville scale|Scoville units]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://modernseoul.org/2014/11/27/super-spicy-korean-noodles-buldak-bokkeum/ | title=Super Spicy Korean Noodles (Buldak Bokkeum) | date=26 November 2014 | accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205162127/https://modernseoul.org/2014/11/27/super-spicy-korean-noodles-buldak-bokkeum/ |archive-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> It is a type of 'stir-fried' dry noodle: after boiling, the noodles are drained, and mixed with a spicy sauce and a topping. The product became famous due to the Fire Noodle Challenge, a viral social media challenge where people film themselves eating the sauce pack or bowl of noodles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/anniejeong/can-these-buzzfeed-employees-handle-the-fire-noodle-challeng|title=Can These BuzzFeed Employees Handle The Fire Noodle Challenge?|publisher=Buzzfeed|author=Annie Jeong|date=14 March 2016|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406023056/https://www.buzzfeed.com/anniejeong/can-these-buzzfeed-employees-handle-the-fire-noodle-challeng|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/food-drink/fire-noodle-challenge-a1194-20160806|title=What Is The 'Fire Noodle Challenge?'|publisher=Cosmopolitan Philippines|author=Ysa Singson|date=6 August 2016|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110259/http://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/food-drink/fire-noodle-challenge-a1194-20160806|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen is [[Samyang Foods|Samyang Foods']] best-selling product.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Da-sol |first=Kim |date=2019-07-01 |title=Samyang’s bestselling spicy chicken ramen sales top W1tr |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190701000703 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831074140/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190701000703 |url-status=live }}</ref> 4 billion cumulative sales were reached in August 2022,<ref name=":1" /> and the brand attained monthly sales of 6 to 7 billion won the following year (5.1 to 5.9 million [[United States dollar]]s).<ref>{{cite news |last=Shin |first=Jeana |date=16 January 2015 |title=Samgyang Food's "Fire Noodles" Become Popular Overseas |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8601/popular-ramen-samgyang-food%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cfire-noodles%E2%80%9D-become-popular-overseas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316235120/https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8601/popular-ramen-samgyang-food%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cfire-noodles%E2%80%9D-become-popular-overseas |archive-date=2015-03-16 |accessdate=2015-09-22 |work=Business Korea}}</ref> From the second half of 2016, as exports of this product increased, they became the company's best-seller. In 2017, the Buldak range accounted for more than 85% of Samyang Food's total exports and 55% of total sales. In 2016, when ''Buldak-bokkeummyeon'' began to be sold in earnest, Samyang Foods' sales grew 23.5% to 359.3 billion won, followed by a double-digit growth rate in 2017 with a sales of 450 billion won (estimated value).<ref>Yu, ji seung. "[https://news.mtn.co.kr/v/2018020215040120167 <nowiki>[기업분석] 삼양식품, 불닭볶음면 수출로 고성장…해외서 뛴다</nowiki>]" MTN, Retrieved 2 February 2018. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919091234/https://news.mtn.co.kr/v/2018020215040120167 |date=2020-09-19 }}</ref> For this reason, Samyang Foods received the '100 Million Dollar Export Tower' at the "54th Trade Day 2017" event.<ref>Yoon, HeeHoon. "[https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/12/05/2017120501396.html '불닭볶음면' 히트친 삼양식품 '1억불 수출의 탑' 수상]" ChosunBiz, Retrieved 5 December 2017.</ref>

The mascot of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen series is a chicken named "Hochi" ({{korean|호치|labels=no}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hochi and Friends |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/publicity/hochiFriends/index.do |access-date=2017-11-05 |website=Samyang |archive-date=2021-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419065418/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/publicity/hochiFriends/index.do |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Types==
==Types==
Since the release of the original in 2012 and subsequent success, Samyang has released varieties that differ in spice and often flavour from the original to keep up with demand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=A. B. C. |title=Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>
Since the release of the original in 2012 and subsequent success, Samyang has released varieties that differ in spice and often flavour from the original to keep up with demand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2021-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207104601/https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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!Korean name
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!Weight<br />(g)
!Weight<br />(g)
!Calories<br />(kcal)
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|[[Buldak|Hot Chicken]] Flavor Ramen
|불닭볶음면
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|04}}, 2012
|{{MONTHNAME|04}}, 2012
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=245 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-orig">{{cite web |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=245 |access-date=2017-11-05 |website=Samyang |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191626/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=245 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy
|핵불닭볶음면
|Haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|140
|140
|545
|545
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|01}}, 2016
|{{MONTHNAME|01}}, 2016
|<ref name="buldak-haek">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=332 |title=Extreme Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-haek">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=332 |title=Extreme Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191613/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=332 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Cheese]]
|치즈 불닭볶음면
|Chijeu-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Chijeu-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|140
|140
|550
|550
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|03}}, 2016
|{{MONTHNAME|03}}, 2016
|<ref name="buldak-chijeu">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=299 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-chijeu">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=299 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191608/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=299 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice
|쿨 불닭볶음면
|Kul-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Kul-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|135
|135
|600
|600
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|<ref name="buldak-kul">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=244 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Guk|Stew]]
|불닭볶음탕면
|Tang-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Buldak-bokkeum-tang-myeon''
|145
|145
|540
|540
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|6
|6
|{{MONTHNAME|08}}, 2016
|{{MONTHNAME|08}}, 2016
|<ref name="buldak-tangmyeon">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=300 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew type |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-tangmyeon">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=300 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew type |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191618/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=300 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Curry]]
|커리 불닭볶음면
|Keori-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Keori-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|140
|140
|555
|555
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2016
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2016
|<ref name="buldak-keori">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=346 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-keori">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=346 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191611/https://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=346 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Mala (seasoning)|Mala]]
|마라 불닭볶음면
|Mara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Mara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|135
|135
|520
|520
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|10}}, 2017
|{{MONTHNAME|10}}, 2017
|<ref name="buldak-mara">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=383 |title=마라불닭볶음면 |trans-title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala |language=Korean |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-mara">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=383 |title=마라불닭볶음면 |trans-title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala |language=Korean |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05 |archive-date=2018-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121015835/http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=383 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Carbonara
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Carbonara]]
|까르보 불닭볶음면
|Carbonara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Kkareubo-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|130
|130
|550
|550
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2017
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2017
|<ref name="제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품">{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=387|title=제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>
|<ref name="제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품">{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=387|title=제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24|archive-date=2018-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323214750/http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=387|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Jjajang
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Jajangmyeon|Jjajang]]
|짜장 불닭볶음면
|Jjajang-buldak-bokkeum-myeon
|''Jjajang-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|140
|140
|560
|560
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|6
|{{MONTHNAME|03}}, 2018
|{{MONTHNAME|03}}, 2018
|<ref name="samyangfoods.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=391|title=제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>
|<ref name="samyangfoods.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=391|title=제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24|archive-date=2018-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102800/http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=391|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mini
|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mini
|Mini 핵불닭볶음면
|Haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon-mini
|''Mini-haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|93
|93
|353
|353
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|4
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2018
|{{MONTHNAME|12}}, 2018
|<ref name="buldak-mini">{{cite web |url=https://www.theramenrater.com/2018/12/21/3047-samyang-foods-10000-shu-hek-buldak-bokkeummyun-nuclear-fire-noodle-2x-south-korea? |title=#3047: Samyang Foods 10,000 SHU Hek Buldak Bokkeummyun (Nuclear Fire Noodle/2x) – South Korea |website=The Ramen Rater |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
|<ref name="buldak-mini">{{cite web |url=https://www.theramenrater.com/2018/12/21/3047-samyang-foods-10000-shu-hek-buldak-bokkeummyun-nuclear-fire-noodle-2x-south-korea? |title=#3047: Samyang Foods 10,000 SHU Hek Buldak Bokkeummyun (Nuclear Fire Noodle/2x) – South Korea |website=The Ramen Rater |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=2019-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709074322/https://www.theramenrater.com/2018/12/21/3047-samyang-foods-10000-shu-hek-buldak-bokkeummyun-nuclear-fire-noodle-2x-south-korea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Yakisoba]]
|야키소바 불닭볶음면
|''Yakisoba-buldak-bokkeum-myeon''
|125
|520
|
|6
|July, 2023
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품 |url=https://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=601 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.samyangfoods.com |language=ko |archive-date=2024-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829232459/https://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=601 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or ''buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language is the original product of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, which was launched in April, 2012.<ref name="buldak-orig">{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/brand/view.do?pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCateCd1=60&searchCateCd2=64&searchNewUseYn=&seq=245 |title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=53|title=불닭볶음면 |website=Samyang|language=ko|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> The noodle is inspired by [[buldak]], a barbecued spicy chicken dish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GUIDE TO BULDAK |url=https://www.theramenrater.com/guide-to-buldak/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=THE RAMEN RATER |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy, or ''haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|핵불닭볶음면}}) in Korean is an initially limited edition version of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen celebrating the beginning of 2017 as the year of the Fire-Rooster ("Jeongyu" in Korea) in the [[Sexagenary cycle]], and it is measured to be 8,706 [[Scoville scale|SHU]]. It released in January, 2016. In December, 2018, a mini version of “Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy” was released for a limited time. It is measured to be 12,000 SHU. In Korea, the word "haek" is slang for "really", "extreme", or "very", but people outside Korea, especially those who eat the noodle as a challenge, translate it to "nuclear".

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese, or ''chijeu-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|치즈불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language is a version of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen with cheese powder,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=108|title=치즈불닭볶음면 |website=Samyang|language=ko|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> released in March, 2016.<ref name="buldak-chijeu" />

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice, or ''kul-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|쿨불닭비빔면}}) in Korean language is an annual limited edition of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sold only in the summer season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=330|title=쿨불닭비빔면 |website=Samyang|language=ko|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> which is launched in August, 2016.<ref name="buldak-kul" /> The noodles are soaked in cold water before draining and mixing.

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew, or ''buldak-bokkeum-tangmyeon'' ({{korean|불닭볶음탕면}}) in Korean language is a version of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen that is served in a soup,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=109|title=불닭볶음탕면 |website=Samyang|language=ko|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> released in August, 2016.<ref name="buldak-tangmyeon" />

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry, or ''keori-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|커리불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language combines the flavor of Korean style [[curry]] with Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=342 |title=커리불닭볶음면 |trans-title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry |website=Samyang |language=ko |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref> It was released in December, 2016.<ref name="buldak-keori" />

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala as unofficial name, or ''mara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|마라불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language is a version of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen with [[Mala sauce|mala powder]] from [[Sichuan]], China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/brand/view.do?seq=383 |title=마라불닭볶음면 |trans-title=Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala |website=Samyang |language=ko |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref> It was released in October, 2017.<ref name="buldak-mara" />

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Carbonara===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Carbonara, or ''carbonara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|까르보불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language is a version of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen with [[carbonara]] sauce, inspired by the pasta dish of the same name.<ref name="제품 전체보기 {{!}} 브랜드 {{!}} 삼양식품"/> It was released in December, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/publicity/press/view.do?seq=655&pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCondition=&searchKeyword=|title=보도자료 {{!}} 홍보관 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

===Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Jjajang===
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen [[Jajangmyeon|Jjajang]], or ''jjajang-buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ({{korean|짜장불닭볶음면}}) in Korean language is version of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen with a black bean sauce.<ref name="samyangfoods.com"/> It was released in March, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/kor/publicity/press/view.do?seq=661&pageIndex=1&pageUnit=10&searchCondition=&searchKeyword=|title=보도자료 {{!}} 홍보관 {{!}} 삼양식품|website=www.samyangfoods.com|language=ko|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

== Surge in popularity ==
[[File:Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen after boiling.jpg|thumb|noodles after boiling]]
The popularity of the noodles worldwide surged when The Fire Noodle Challenge went viral on [[YouTube]]. The challenge was first started by the YouTube Channel "[[Korean Englishman]]" in 2014, in which Josh Carrott, the main host of the channel, challenged his friends in the UK to see who could finish the noodles the fastest without drinking any water or beverage to cool the heat down.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/JWZmdWP67DA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140304161020/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZmdWP67DA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZmdWP67DA| title = 런던의 불닭볶음면 도전!! // FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE!! | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The popularity of the video led to other YouTubers all around the world to do the same challenge and therefore cause a surge in the noodle's popularity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Hakyung Kate |title=Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/foodies-globe-taking-part-fire-noodle-challenge/story?id=59594235 |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=ABC News |date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

== Mascot ==
The mascot of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen series is an anthropomorphic chicken named "Hochi" ({{korean|호치}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samyangfoods.com/eng/publicity/hochiFriends/index.do |title=Hochi and Friends |website=Samyang |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Buldak Ramen
Alternative namesHot Chicken Flavor Noodles
Buldak-bokkeum-myeon
TypeNoodle
Place of originSouth Korea
Created bySamyang Food
Main ingredientsDried or precooked noodle, seasoning

Buldak Ramen[1] (Korean: 불닭볶음면, romanized: buldak-bokkeum-myeon, lit. 'fire chicken stir-fried noodles') is a South Korean brand of instant noodle, produced by Samyang Foods since April 2012.[2]

The ramen is not only popular in Korea but also worldwide and is Samyang's best-selling product, with 4 billion cumulative sales by August 2022.[3] It is considered one of the spiciest instant noodles available in the Korean market, with the original packet having 4,404 Scoville units.

History

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Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen was first launched in April 2012.[2] It was inspired by a spicy chicken stir-fry dish that Kim Jung-soo, a member of Samyang Foods' sales department, observed while eating lunch at a restaurant in 2010. Kim recalled that the dish had the customers "sweating and fanning their tongues, assailed by both pleasure and pain". When Samyang's food scientists created prototypes for the ramen, she repeatedly told them to make it spicier.[4]

The popularity of the noodles worldwide surged when The Fire Noodle Challenge went viral on YouTube. The challenge was first started by the YouTube Channel "Korean Englishman" in 2014, in which Josh Carrott, the main host of the channel, challenged his friends in the UK to see who could finish the noodles the fastest without drinking any water or beverage to cool the heat down.[5] The popularity of the video led to other YouTubers all around the world to do the same challenge and therefore cause a surge in the noodle's popularity.[6]

Some flavours of noodles were recalled in Denmark in 2024, with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration stating that a single packet's capsaicin levels are so high that consumers risked "acute poisoning".[7] Later, Denmark authorities reviewed the recall against Samyang Buldak 2x Spicy Hot Chicken and Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Stew, but maintained the prohibition on Buldak 3x Spicy Hot Chicken.[8]

Foreign imitation products

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With its rising popularity and recognition internationally, Chinese and Japanese food companies have begun to roll out products that mimic Buldak ramen to capitalize on this trend.[9]

In 2021, Samyang, in cooperation with the Korea Food Industry Association (KFIA), filed an intellectual property lawsuit against Chinese companies that produce and distribute its imitated products. Later, in March 2023, a Chinese court admitted that Chinese companies had infringed on intellectual property rights by imitating trademarks and designs in a lawsuit filed by four Korean companies, including Samyang, and ordered them to pay reparations.[9]

In April 2023, Nissin Foods, a Japanese food company, sparked controversy in South Korea by launching a Korean-style stir-fried instant ramen with spicy sauce that mimics a packaging design similar to Samyang's Carbonara Buldak ramen. Afterwards, Samyang reviewed a legal case against Nissin, but decided to give up because the chances of winning the case were slim due to the different product names, and decided to focus more on the brand marketing of its products in the future.[10][11]

Description

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An opened, uncooked packet of Buldak Carbonara Ramen

Buldak ramen is considered one of the spiciest brands of instant noodles available in the Korean market, with the original packet having 4,404 Scoville units.[12] It is a type of 'stir-fried' dry noodle: after boiling, the noodles are drained, and mixed with a spicy sauce and a topping. The product became famous due to the Fire Noodle Challenge, a viral social media challenge where people film themselves eating the sauce pack or bowl of noodles.[13][14]

Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen is Samyang Foods' best-selling product.[15] 4 billion cumulative sales were reached in August 2022,[3] and the brand attained monthly sales of 6 to 7 billion won the following year (5.1 to 5.9 million United States dollars).[16] From the second half of 2016, as exports of this product increased, they became the company's best-seller. In 2017, the Buldak range accounted for more than 85% of Samyang Food's total exports and 55% of total sales. In 2016, when Buldak-bokkeummyeon began to be sold in earnest, Samyang Foods' sales grew 23.5% to 359.3 billion won, followed by a double-digit growth rate in 2017 with a sales of 450 billion won (estimated value).[17] For this reason, Samyang Foods received the '100 Million Dollar Export Tower' at the "54th Trade Day 2017" event.[18]

The mascot of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen series is a chicken named "Hochi" (호치).[19]

Types

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Since the release of the original in 2012 and subsequent success, Samyang has released varieties that differ in spice and often flavour from the original to keep up with demand.[20]

English name Korean name Revised Romanization Weight
(g) 		Calories
(kcal) 		SHU Shelf life
(months) 		Launch Date Note
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 불닭볶음면 Buldak-bokkeum-myeon 140 530 4,404 6 April, 2012 [21]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 2x Spicy 핵불닭볶음면 Haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 140 545 8,808 6 January, 2016 [22]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Cheese 치즈 불닭볶음면 Chijeu-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 140 550 2,323 6 March, 2016 [23]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Ice 쿨 불닭볶음면 Kul-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 135 600 4,404 6 August, 2016 [24]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Stew 불닭볶음탕면 Buldak-bokkeum-tang-myeon 145 540 4,705 6 August, 2016 [25]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Curry 커리 불닭볶음면 Keori-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 140 555 3,810 6 December, 2016 [26]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mala 마라 불닭볶음면 Mara-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 135 520 2,700 6 October, 2017 [27]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Carbonara 까르보 불닭볶음면 Kkareubo-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 130 550 2,600 6 December, 2017 [28]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Jjajang 짜장 불닭볶음면 Jjajang-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 140 560 1,920 6 March, 2018 [29]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Mini Mini 핵불닭볶음면 Mini-haek-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 93 353 12,000 4 December, 2018 [30]
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Yakisoba 야키소바 불닭볶음면 Yakisoba-buldak-bokkeum-myeon 125 520 6 July, 2023 [31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Buldak Ramen". Samyang. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ a b Ha, Soo-jung (August 2, 2022). "Samyang Foods' Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales surpass 4 bn". The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ a b Moon-hee, Choi (2022-08-02). "Samyang's Hot Chicken Ramen Reaches 4 Billion Cumulative Sales". BusinessKorea. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ Kim, Max (2024-03-05). "How some very spicy noodles saved the company that pioneered Korean ramen". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 런던의 불닭볶음면 도전!! // FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE!!. YouTube.
  6. ^ Lee, Hakyung Kate (5 December 2018). "Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ Mao, Frances. "Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy". BBC. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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