Lost Flavours 2019 (Part 2)

Last post I talked about the loss of Nissin's Cream of Chicken Flavour. Today, I'll talk about the other flavour that's disappeared from the shelves: The Maggi Hot Cup Peppery Sayur flavour.

I still do not have the real thing.

Lost Flavours 2019 (Part 1)

It's almost the end of 2019 and it's been a while since I've posted anything in this blog. Apologies for that. I figured I should at least write about a couple of local flavours now lost in 2019, and those flavours happened to be my favourites too... 

Comfort Food No.1

What differentiates lost flavours from the limited special flavours that regularly come out of Japan (for example), is that it's kinda expected that you won't see those limited special flavours again (unless it's brought back by popular demand). What hurts with lost flavours is that you think it'll stay around forever, but because it happens to be a flavour that's not popular enough to justify keeping on the shelves, the flavour just disappears without warning.

Also, this is part 1 of Lost Flavours, the second part will cover the second flavour lost to mankind.

Muji Mini Ramen (Kimchi & Chicken)

Here's something a little different: Mini instant ramen from Muji! I actually had these a while ago but only found the time now to write their reviews (as you can see from their expiration dates). Anyway, I'm covering two flavours, kimchi and chicken. There's also a Tom Yam Kung flavour which I have not tried yet, but I will try it some time in the future.

But for now, we'll start with the Kimchi flavour first!

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Squid

Here's another snack from the Samyang brand! Much like the spicy chocolate-covered almonds, it's a snack branching off from Samyang's famous hot chicken flavour. Time to see how it tastes!

Also, did I mention that I like spicy dried squid?

Sriracha Ramen - Sriracha Flavor Stir-Fried Noodle

This here's an interesting one. It's instant ramen based off the Sriracha hot sauce! I kinda like Sriracha sauce so I'm curious to see how this one tastes!

 The red colour of the packet is certainly really striking.

(Also, since this noodle is pretty similar to the Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen in terms of flavour and preparation, I'm gonna be comparing the two of them a lot.)

Random Snacks - Peach and Mango Flavoured Pudding

Oh hey, it's another one of those puddings in egg cartons! XD I'm always happy to see something new from them, so time to see how it tastes!

This was a flavour fitting for the Chinese New Year theme (which was when I bought it).

Random Snacks: Marukin Yodo Tamago Thickly-Cut Baum (plus a Muji Sakura Baum)

Here it is, This is the baum which I think is the best I've ever tasted. It's made with Yodo tamago, which are high-grade Japanese eggs, from what I've read. (They're tastier than regular eggs, it seems.)

This is part 2 of the Japanese baum compilation, btw.

Random Snacks: Japanese Baumkuchen compilation

What's this?

I just realised that there are a bunch of Japanese baums which I have tried but haven't posted yet on this blog! They're a couple of Muji baums and another couple of Marukin baums. I'll cover three of them in this post, and the fourth will be in a separate post because of how delicious it was. So, without further ado, let's start with the first baum!

American Nissin Cup Noodle - Chicken Vegetable Flavor

So, I felt I haven't really been fair with the previous US Nissin Cup Noodles that I have tried previously. To expect something legitimately spicy from the US is quite unrealistic of me. Or maybe I'm just misunderstanding what spicy means in the US. Or maybe my taste buds have been dulled from all the spicy foods I've been eating for most of my life. Well, that's enough salt from me, this time I'm trying a non-spicy flavour to see if it's just me or if it's the cup noodles that are the problem*.

This seemed the safest to try.

Cup Noodle Review: Rich Cup Noodle - Uni (Sea Urchin) Cream Flavour

Heya, it's the (Chinese) New Year, so let's celebrate it with an addition to the Rich Cup Noodle series: The Luxuriously Rich Uni Cream Flavour!