Paldo Lobster Taste King Cup Noodle

After my recent failed attempt to purchase this $17 monstrosity, I set out to find a more reasonable lobster delicacy. The vast asian markets of downtown North York illuminated this happy little fella:


I had never had lobster flavoured dehydrated noodles and figured this was a good time to try. I should have added an item for scale in this picture. The bowl is huge. Twice the size of a regular Mr. Noodles. Those with faint heart may have been turned off by the term "Lobster Taste Langosta", but I forged on. Langosta is just Spanish for Lobster. This cup of soup has done some great travelling it seems. A glance at the ingrediants list reveals the Lobster taste is due to "Shrimp powder, Crab powder, Lobster powder". Indeed.


Upon the first sip, it was immediately evident that "Lobster Taste" was actually code for "Industrial Grade Hot Sauce Taste". I went through about 5 full glasses of cold water just to get through this sucker. The noodles tasted just like standard Sapporo Ichiban noodles and if you're wondering what the little pink discs are in the soup... well, so am I. There is no hint to these things in the ingredients. They're chewy; that much I know. If I could taste anything but fire, they might have been delicious. Can I recommend this soup? It's a tough call. This soup is a challenge. Nothing really tastes like its description. Sure is filling though.

Tongue: Sore
Brita dispenser: Depleted