Samyang ramen (Instant Noodles) is
instant ramen
Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by flash frying cooked noodles, and this is ...
made by
Samyang Food
Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. is an international South Korean food manufacturer and the first instant ramen company in South Korea. Samyang Food was founded on September 15, 1961 by Jeon Jung Yoon. In 1963, Samyang Food debuted the first Korean insta ...
s, a South Korean grocery company.
History
It was launched as South Korea's first ramen product on September 15, 1963.
Industrial oil scandal
On November 3, 1989, an anonymous letter was sent to the South Korean authorities alleging that Samyang ramen was made with industrial oil. This led to five food representatives, including one from Samyang Foods, being arrested under the Act on Special Measures for the Control of Health Offenses, and Food Sanitation Act.
On November 6, 1989, the
Ministry of Health, Social Affairs, and Health ruled that ramen was safe for human consumption, and all detained representatives were released. However, the company's public reputation was left greatly damaged.
Trivia
The company claims their noodles are 50 m (164 ft) long.
See also
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Samyang Food
Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. is an international South Korean food manufacturer and the first instant ramen company in South Korea. Samyang Food was founded on September 15, 1961 by Jeon Jung Yoon. In 1963, Samyang Food debuted the first Korean insta ...
* Samyang's
Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen
Hot n Flavor Ramen or ''buldak-bokkeum-myeon'' ( ko, 불닭볶음면, '' fire chicken stir-fried noodles'') is a South Korean brand of instant noodle, produced by Samyang Foods since April 2012. The large cup ''ramyeon'' debuted in June 2012, and ...
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Products introduced in 1963
1963 in South Korea
Korean noodles
Instant noodle brands