JanimeS Forum: Ramen and Korea

Source: me (Sura)

If you have some common knowledge regarding Korea, you would know that Koreans and kimchi are inseparable.

Whether one's poor or rich, kimchi is nevertheless served on almost all meals for Koreans.

And there is something else that's very tightly tied with Koreans.
Ir's ramen (Noodle).

For Koreans, ramen and kimchi are the two most common meals. If one leads a busy life, it's common to see them cook a ramen and eat with kimchi. Cooking ramen takes as short as 5 minutes. Although it is considered fast food, some Korean ramen makers use healthier ingredients for their ramen products since so many Koreans rely on them for daily quick meals.

There is one specific raman maker called "Samyang". It is a part of a giant food cooperation in Korea. ( https://www.samyangfood.co.kr/ ) Some of their best selling ramen products make a loss for them since they refuse to use low quality ingredients and use no food additive.

Samyang CEO once said, "Our people(Koreans) eat our ramen products every single day. I am not going to put my people's health on jeopardy just because I need to make a profit. I can make profits elsewhere."
Currently, their samyang raman product lineup results them net loss every year because they maintain their low price yet uses high quality ingredients.

There are "healthy" ramen products as well but with higher price tag. The variety of ramen can be mind boggling. There are just so many flavors. Kimchi ramen is the most popular one. Many of flavors are spicy ones.