Comments on: Korean Chacharoni

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:40:54 +0000

Chacharoni is my favourite indulgence of all time. The noodles are thick and springy, the paste is not too overpowering or salty. I’d pile it up with kimchi everytime i eat it. I am so infatuated with Korean cuisine. Too bad its pretty hard to acquire them in Singapore.

By: Now I Stay Home

Now I Stay Home — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:27:18 +0000

I like them both ways– hardly any liquid (by draining off most of the liquid after the pasta is boiled, then adding the black sauce pack, which is, by the way, correct way to make this,) and more brothy/saucy way you cooked it here, only because I just love sauces/soups, etc. But I have to admit, hardly any liquid version does taste better. Otherwise, it’s like cooking and enjoying mac-n-cheese with a cup of milk, instead of 1/4, just because I love the cheesy sauce! (Hey, I might have to try that sometime!)
Good news, my husband just came home with a box, and now they’re MSG free! Yeah!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:48:08 +0000

Yep…you are supposed to drain out most of the water, making a sauce not soup.
And yes, the home made stuff is a ton better.

By: geo

geo — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:35:19 +0000

The home made stuff is a ton better. I am half korean and raised partially on this. The instant stuff is better then regular ramen noodles but the stuff homemade is sooo much better. One day I shall ask my mom how she makes it.

Downfall of both versions. The clean up. That paste is messy!

By: Toenail

Toenail — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:50:13 +0000

So I just had some chacharoni, and it had the above instructions. I remember eating the same thing years ago, and you were supposed to pour out most of the water before adding the soup paste. It’s much better that way, since the sauce sticks to the noodles adding lots of flavor. From the quality of the english instructions, I’m pretty sure it’s just a bad translation. Drain the noodles before adding the sauce, and you’ll have one of the best instant noodles you can find IMO.

By: natx

natx — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:28:51 +0000

yep, you cooked it the wrong way - you’re supposed to drain it then add the sauce.

Try instant Chapagetti - that’s very similar…

Nissin Stir Noodles Jahjian flavour is really yummy too!

By: Everything Is Design » Blog Archive » Chapagetti

Everything Is Design » Blog Archive » Chapagetti — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:45:02 +0000

[...] Okay, I just have to say something about this stuff. It’s obviously Korean ramen, which has some of the finest offerings in instant food technology ever brought to mouth. But this particular brand and product is really good. Kind of a misleading term since actually it’s Chinese Korean ramen. Talk about one love, this is it. What it is, is a ramen-ified form of jajangmyun, or zhajiang mien, a northern noodle dish which has been adopted by Chinese immigrants to Korea to fit Korean tastes, but through the magic of Japanese food technology has been processed so that you can prepare this in just a few minutes. I have to say it is pretty darn tasty. Looking at the pics online from other people talking about Chapagetti it’s clear that they have not made the stuff correctly. You are only supposed to use three tablespoons of water, not three cups, dumbasses, because you’re making a sauce. You know, the jajang part of jajangmyun? I don’t think it’s called jatangmyun. . . . And! As a bonus, there’s much less sodium than the competition (20% as opposed to 60%, I even saw 168% and 200% sodium on some of the newer Chinese products Dad brought home). Although sadly, I’ve already seen a knockoff called chacharoni. That dumbass also made it wrong. Grrr. Do people not READ the instructions in this country? Anyway. Props to the food techs at Nong Shim who’ve struck gold again. The fresh “Japanese style udon noodle soup” is pretty tasty as well, and at $2 a bowl, who’s complaining? [...]

By: Trogdor

Trogdor — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:45:39 +0000

Sorry, but you cooked it the wrong way
You have to cook the noodles and then take them out of the water and then pour the sauce and the vegetables over. It’s not much of a soup though it is a lump of brown glue
but it is delicious.

By: jc

jc — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:34:12 +0000

i prefer the fresh char jian mee..hehehe..
instant one, never try before, may b should give a try oh..
i like korean kimchi ramen and udon instant mee.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 04:02:49 +0000

I agree with that if you’re comparing instant noodles with your sea cucumber or sharksin soups. I’m comparing instant noodles against instant noodles. Coz that one comes out better than the ordinary Maggi Curry, so I gave it a 3 stars. I’ll write something about the rating methods or systems that I apply to the reviews in future posts.