Best Korean Instant Ramen: 8 Packs From Mild to Buldak Hot
The best Korean instant ramen for most first-timers is Shin Ramyun, Nongshim’s 1986 classic. It has real heat without punishing you, it’s sold almost everywhere outside Korea, and it’s the bowl most Koreans measure every other pack against. Once you know where it sits on the spice scale, picking your next pack (milder Jin Ramen or the far hotter Buldak) gets easy.