"The noodles cooked up beautifully - a constant across the board for all the noodle packs - but the flavors of the spice packet didn't have any standout characteristics. Made from a mixture of soy sauce and sesame oil, with added aromatics from the galangal and star anise, the spicy chili flavored noodles don't taste bad. But, the chili, chili powder, and Sichuan peppercorns all fade to the background and become eclipsed by the strength of the soy sauce."
"Customers seem to be as underwhelmed by the spicy chili flavor noodles packet as our taste tester was. "... The noodle is a very generic dried noodle you can get from any Asian market. There's nothing special about these. The sauce is also very generic," wrote one customer in a review on the Momofuku website. Others describe the sauce as boring, basic, and tasteless "with nothing crunchy or solid, just oily liquid.""
Momofuku released an instant noodle line inspired by Momofuku Ando, with multiple flavors evaluated in a taste test. The Spicy Chili pack ranked lowest despite consistently well-cooked noodles across the range. The spice packet combines soy sauce and sesame oil with galangal and star anise aromatics, but chili elements and Sichuan peppercorns lack prominence. Soy sauce overwhelms the intended heat and spice. Customer feedback echoes the underwhelming assessment, describing the noodles and sauce as generic, basic, oily, and overpriced. Adding a favorite chili crisp or other condiments can boost flavor and texture.
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