Bungeo Samanco Gold Label 붕어 싸만코 골드 라벨

Bungeo Samanco Gold Label 붕어 싸만코 골드 라벨's mainly red package.
Notice the label stamped on the upper right "자일로스 설탕" (Xylose Sugar).

Back of the Pack... Gold Label (Premium Style).

The wafer design and size still looks the same.

Every food judgment starts with a bite.

After taking a bite and savoring it, the difference between Bungeo Samanco Gold Label  붕어 싸만코 골드 라벨 and regular Bungeo Samanco 싸만코  became apparent. See the pic below for the visual difference.

As you can see, the bean paste 팥 in Samanco Gold Label (left) is more refined and pasty. However, plain Samanco's bean paste 팥 is syrupy and contains soft whole beans. 

Before anything else, for the sake of comparison, I already made a review of the plain Bungeo Samanco 붕어 싸만코 here.


Product Name: Bungeo Samanco Gold Label 붕어 싸만코 골드 라벨... just with an additional 골드 라벨 (Gold Label) Premium Style making it sound more superior.


Hole in the Pocket: PhP 50.00 in Mashitta (Korean Restaurant)


First Impression: Because I adore the regular Bungeo Samanco, I think another version in "gold label" would still be good. The only difference in the package is the color. Gold Label is red/red orange whereas regular Samanco is cream-colored/off-white.


Taste buds say:  It's still a delicious overload, but the new consistency of the bean paste somehow improves the eating experience because there'd be less bean skins/pulp getting caught in your teeth and less roughness, thereby making the whole eating experience smooth and richer in flavor. Bungeo Samanco Gold Label (붕어 싸만코 골드 라벨) also uses Xylose Sugar 자일로스 설탕 which is a healthier alternative to ordinary sugar because it's not readily absorbed by the body which means less carbohydrates stored as fat.


Reminds me of: Bungeo Samanco 붕어 싸만 before it became Gold Label 골드 라벨...;)


K-rating: 5/5 ... perfect made better.

Bungeo Samanco 붕어 싸만코

Bungeo Samanco  붕어 싸만코 since 1991.

The fish pops out! What you see is what you get.

Bite into a fin without worries of dripping all over the place. Bungeo Samanco  붕어 싸만코 is compact and creamy.

3 Layers of Yummy Goodness: crisp wafer, sweet red bean paste (팥), and soft vanilla ice cream. 

Product Name: Bungeo Samanco  붕어 싸만코... 붕어 is a fish (Carp) and 싸만코.... hmmm.... 싸만코.... if I use my limited Korean language skills, I'd say it means cheap (싸) only (만) nose (코), but that is WRONG. According to a my boyfriend who did a search online ('coz he also had no idea), a guy asked the Binggrae company what 싸만코 meant, he said that 싸만코 was like an "ice cream in a sandwich" or "sandwich type of ice cream." If anybody knows the exact meaning... share the knowledge! ;)

Hole in the Pocket: Php 40 - 60 (prices vary in each store)

First Impression: If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was "fish flavored ice cream" (as most people think too whenever I introduce it to them). But why would a fish flavored ice cream last for many years, right? So it's not fish flavored, but rather it's like the ice cream version of 붕어빵, a fish-shaped Korean pastry.

Taste buds say: Delicious overload! One of the best ice creams I've ever had (one of the cutest too)! Biting into the wafer and savoring the bean paste with the vanilla ice cream is oh so heavenly...~

Reminds me of: Nothing I've ever had before.

K-rating: 5/5... It's worth the raves!