Cheese Bokki 치즈 볶이

Large Cups of Cheese Bokki 치즈 볶이. 

A smaller version (cup) of Cheese Bokki 치즈 볶이 for a quick chow.

Oodles of Cheesy Noodles. Cooks in 4 minutes after adding hot water. REMEMBER! Put the cheese powder after draining the water.

So cheeezy... made me think of Mac & Cheese. *Nomnomnom*

Product Name: Cheese Bokki 치즈 볶이...Cheese (치즈 ) and Bokki (볶이). I don't know what "bokki" means and neither does Google translate (and my Korean dictionary is out of battery). I bet it's related to the Korean dish tteokbokki (떡볶이).

Hole in the Pocket: Special thanks to ♥.

First Impression: Can't think wrong about its flavor since cheese slices are on the cup. When I read the "콬콬! 콬", I read it like it's a "choking" sound...*kok kok kok*. But then I read somewhere that it's the sound made when you punch a hole in the lid. In fact, you can see the 콬!콬!콬!콬!  on the four designated areas where you need to punch a hole.

Taste Buds Say: Cheese and noodles...? I didn't think it would be that bad. But it turned out to be quite good. I recommend that you don't strain all the water, maybe leave a teaspoon, so that it'll be a little saucy and not too dry when you mix in the cheese powder. It has specks of green onion and lots and lots of cheese. If you have low tolerance for saltiness and concentrated cheezy goodness, cheese bokki 치즈 볶이 is probably not for you. 

K-rating: 4/5... I like cheese, I love noodles!

Japagetti 짜파게티

Packs and packs of Japagetti 짜파게티

How I cook it: (1) Boil the noodles and dried veggies in 600ml of water for 5 minutes; (2) While boiling, take 6-8 spoons (depends on how concentrated you want to taste the 'jjajang' / sauce) of hot water and use it to dissolve the black powder; (3) After dissolving the powder (now, you have the black sauce), mix the olive oil in; (4) Strain the noodles and veggies; (5) Put the noodles and sauce together, mix well.

Instant Black Noodles

Product Name: Japagetti 짜파게티... I think it's a combination of 짜장 (black fried sauce) + 스파게티(spaghetti)...but I dunno, it's ramen..maybe 짜장라면 isn't catchy and 짜장면 is the original or actual dish being imitated by this instant noodle.

Hole in the Pocket: Php 45-50

First Impression: The pack says 올리브 짜파게티 (Olive Japagetti) because it uses olive oil in its sauce. Nothing cute about it, but it has the aura of "Korean style Chinese food". And no, the actual Japagetti doesn't have that much vegetable or meat.

Taste buds say: Delicious especially when eaten with 김치 (kimchi) or 계란  튀긴 (fried egg). Some complain that it's too bitter or has a "burnt" taste, but I think that's because they make the mistake of not diluting / dissolving the black powder in 6-8 spoons of water, which makes the fried black bean sauce flavor way too concentrated. I have also seen how others add shrimp to Japagetti 짜파게티, it looks good so maybe I'll give it a try soon.

Reminds me of: Any dish cooked with squid's black ink and soy sauce.

K-rating: 4/5 ... tastes like 짜장 but not exactly 짜장면.