When asked if I’d be interested in reviewing the new ramyun-only Noodle Lover BeanieBox, I jumped at the chance — I mean, what’s not to love? I’ve had a blast with the original BeanieBoxes, getting to try new snacks (that I now trawl local stores to find, with some success!) and some fun swag every month. This new box is great if you really love ramyun, because that’s exactly what it is… just lots and lots of different flavors and styles of delicious ramyun!
My box came with eight different ramyun packets of all different brands, flavors and styles. There’s cup ramyun, packaged ramyun, in several levels of spiciness, beef or chicken or seafood or even veggie — pretty much everything is represented. There are even a couple of packages with specialty types of noodles. As with all BeanieBoxes, there’s a colorful brochure inside the box that explains which packet is which flavor (and gives cooking instructions, which is basically just “add hot water to packet contents” for every single one, hee).
Now, nobody is perfect, and neither is this BeanieBox. My main wish, as always, is that I want more swag! In fact this box came without any swag (to be fair, it wasn’t supposed to), but it did have a surprise!package of watermelon gummies, which went a long way with me in terms of quelling any disappointment since I freaking love gummy candy. The brochure also promised two random bonus packages of ramyun, which weren’t in my box at all.
But even without that, I still feel the Noodle Lover BeanieBox is a great deal. I always have ramyun in the house as it’s so easy to make, versatile, and customizable, especially for someone who lives alone and needs to eat but doesn’t always feel like spending a lot of time cooking. But I tend to buy the same brand and flavor of ramyun all the time (Shin Ramyun FTW, right guys?), so it’s fun to branch out and try new things. I had a few flavors I knew I would like — and boy, the spicy one really blew the top of my head off, it was incredible — and I purposely tried the one I assumed I wouldn’t like just for this review, since I don’t care for the flavor of seaweed. But I was shocked, even the seaweed flavor was delicious! So these are clearly quality brands they’re sending out. If the coffee BeanieBox is as good as the ramyun box, I need to try that one next!
We asked LollyPip to review our new Noodle Lover BeanieBox. Each box is full of different brands of ramyun and savory Korean treats so make sure to subscribe by September 16th to get this month’s box. Shipping is free to the United States, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
-DB Staff