Kang Shi Fu's pickled veggies and beef ramen!

On my last ramen run in chinatown I decided to splurge and take one of these ramen ''bowls''. Usually I keep my ramen budget in a 0.50$-2$ range and this lil' purple tube here was around 3$. Let's check it out!

I never tasted pickled vegetables, even less in a ramen. Also, I didn't take a good angle to show it, but the bowl was littered with pictures of KungFu Panda.

The only way I could know what I was eating was through this translated label as all the rest isn't in english.
Alright, let's open up!

Except the noodles we have as follow: chili paste, powdered beef broth, dehydrated veggies and meat, pickled veggies and a foldable fork

I must say I find the foldable fork super neat!

powdered broth goes in first. Smells like a normal beef ramen broth. So far so good!

Yikes! I wasn't expecting that from the pickled veggies! The smell isn't bad but the look and slimy texture surprised me.

In goes the chili paste! I'm a wimp when it comes to spicy ramen so I tasted the paste as is to see how much to put in. It was nice, just enough heat with a vegetal aftertaste.

And last but not least, the dehydrated mix! I like the chunkiness and variety of veggies and meat. I have no idea what the yellow balls are tho...
I added the hot water...
waited a little...
And voila!

First thing I realized was how red the broth was. It was screaming SPICY!
And it was as spicy as I had feared it. I remind you all that I'm a wimp when it comes to spiciness.
Where was the soft vegetal flavor I once tasted in the chili paste? It seemed like its taste changed while heating.
I pushed through tho, in order to taste every thing. I wasn't going to throw away a 3$ ramen bowl damnit!
The meat bits had a pretty nice flavor and texture for rehydrated stuff, same for the vegetables. The noodles had a regular texture, nothing to complain about. The pickled veggies were sadly obliterated by the chili, sadly. Even though it added a nice crunchy texture to the mix, I couldn't taste them at all!
I would rate it a 6/10, mostly because I had high expectations for a more pricey instant ramen and was kinda let down. Oh well, let's hope the next one is better!

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