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☆ Denmark welcomes return of banned South Korean noodles
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Danes in central Copenhagen on Thursday marked the return to supermarket shelves of fiery South Korean ramen noodles that had been banned for being too spicy, a decision that has since been partly reversed. Stores in Denmark in June removed three variants of South Korean Samyang Foods’ Buldak instant ramen line after the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration found the noodles’ high capsaicin level posed a serious health risk. Samyang, which sells the products worldwide, had contested the ban, and on Thursday celebrated the reversal by feeding its noodles to social media influencers, gathered on a ferry adorned in the firm’s bright-red colors on Copenhagen’s harbor. But the ban was lifted last month for two of the three variants after further examination of the spicy noodles showed that they did not exceed the critical capsaicin level. “When they were banned, I bought like 50 packages, which I still have now but I guess I have a good deposit,” Phillip said.

Persons: I’ve, ”, Phillip, Influencers, ” Phillip, “ Organizations: Korean, Danish Veterinary, Food Administration Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark, Danish

☆ South Korean Buldak ‘fire noodles’ are too spicy for Denmark
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Juliana Liu | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —Three varieties of “fire chicken” instant ramen noodles popularized by a viral internet challenge have been recalled in Denmark after they were deemed to be too spicy. The level of capsaicin found in Buldak Hot Chicken Ramen 3x Spicy, Buldak Hot Chicken Ramen 2x Spicy and Hot Chicken Stew was so high that it could poison consumers, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said in a statement issued Tuesday. South Korean noodle giant Samyang, which developed the ramen, said on Wednesday that the products were not being recalled because of quality issues. Buldak, which means “fire chicken” in Korean, was developed by Samyang’s chief executive, Kim Jung-soo, a housewife who married into the family business and eventually took over. According to taste testers, the original buldak ramen scored around 4,000 on the Scoville scale, which is roughly equivalent to the heat of jalapeños.

Persons: Stew, ”, they’ve, Samyang, Kim Jung, Cardi Organizations: Seoul CNN, Danish Veterinary, Food Administration, CNN, NICE, Service, Wall Street, ” Locations: Hong Kong, Seoul, Denmark, Danish, Japan, Asia

☆ Make Maangchi’s Bulgogi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Good morning. I once spent an excellent summer day cooking in a Montauk condominium with the Korean cooking star Maangchi, who had rented the place for a vacation but still found time to help me understand the intricacies of cheese buldak, or fire chicken. It’s a recipe that I love and that I commend to you always, but it’s not the Maangchi recipe I turn to most often in the summer months. That would be her instructions for bulgogi (above), the beloved Korean barbecue dish that you can make inside or out and either way deliver deliciousness to the table, to serve with lettuce for wrapping, herbs, ssamjang, kimchi and steamed rice. I especially like it on Sundays, when I can slice the meat in the morning after breakfast and keep it in the marinade all day.

Persons: it’s Locations: Montauk

☆ The company behind the unbearably spicy instant ramen that sparked countless food-eating challenges went through 2 tons of sauce and 1,200 chickens to perfect its flavor
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe two couldn't handle the spiciness, but Kim still believed there was a market for a spicier ramen. "We have to do a ramen version of this," she recalled to WSJ. According to Kim, Samyang's food development team took months to perfect the flavor, going through 1,200 chickens and two tons of sauce. Kim herself initially couldn't handle the spiciness of Buldak — its original flavor rated at around 4,000 Scoville Heat Units. Costco also has been selling Buldak at some West Coast locations and is considering expanding the ramen's availability throughout the US, Samyang told the publication.

Persons: —, Kim Jung, soo, Kim, Buldak, Samyang Organizations: Service, Business, Wall Street, Walmart, Costco Locations: South Korean, Korea, West Coast

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