



Fire Octopus Ramen!! 불낙볶음면!!

Today I dive into one of the spiciest noodle dishes in all of Korea! BulNak Bokkem Myeon or translated to roughly Fire Octopus Ramen.





This ramen is underrated and often overlooked because its bigger brother the fire chicken ramen has a greater appeal to many people who dislike seafood. Fire chicken ramen and fire octopus ramen are very similar and the only real difference is the chicken vs octopus flavour.





Fire octopus does have a octopus flavour that can be tasted and it adds a unique flavour to the spiciness that gives it a sweet smokey spicy flavour that the fire chicken lacks. Fire chicken could literally be any flavour as the chicken flavour isn't powerful in the ramen.



The Preparation and Eating

Fire octopus ramen is a dry fried ramen so the noodles are drained once they are cooked. The package includes noodles, spicy sauce and some seaweed flakes. The preparation of the ramen is quite simple. Cook the noodles, drain the water, add the sauce, fry the noodles a little (optional), and eat!!





The noodles taste like sweet octopus with a spicy kick. They are not for people who dislike spicy foods as the noodles are quite spicy and a beverage like milk is recommended to relieve some of the heat if needed.





In my opinion these noodles aren't for everyone. If you like octopus and seafood these noodles are for you. If you dislike octopus and seafood I would pass these noodles and buy some fire chicken noodles. Also if you don't like spicy foods I would pass on these noodles.





These noodles pack some heat but don't warren the media that they have been getting with some milk or ice cream they are 100% doable and not extreme in any way.





There are some spicy ramen and curry dishes in korea that do warrant some warnings but overall enjoy these noodles and write a comment on how you found the taste and spiciness.











