{"id":63735,"date":"2024-08-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=63735"},"modified":"2024-07-30T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T01:33:28","slug":"maruchan-hot-spicy-chicken-ramen-funyuns-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2024\/08\/01\/maruchan-hot-spicy-chicken-ramen-funyuns-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Maruchan Hot & Spicy Chicken Ramen Funyuns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my recent review of Korean-Style Sweet & Spicy Chili Ruffles<\/a>, I whined and pined for more snacks with flavors inspired by the Far East. Well, not two weeks later, the good folks over at Frito Lay obliged.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not saying they saw the review, called the folks over at Maruchan, brainstormed, decided to collab on new Hot & Spicy Chicken Ramen Funyuns, and then went into a fast-tracked production process that put bags on shelves in world record timing, but\u2026 that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m saying. That\u2019s clearly what happened. The Impulsive Buy has that much pull in the snack industry.<\/p>\n

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The pairing was surprising, especially coming from a snack line that rarely remixes the original recipe, but I\u2019m glad these two brands linked up because this is really good. It also made me ponder why we haven\u2019t been sprinkling ramen flavor packets on things other than ramen all this time?<\/p>\n

I have a little bit of a love-only relationship with Funyuns, but I\u2019m happy to say these scratched the flavor itch I was yearning for, as well as the roof of my mouth (more on that later).<\/p>\n

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When I opened the bag of what looked like seasoned curly fries, I got a big whiff of poultry seasoning, but it somehow also smelled \u201chot,\u201d so they were off to an accurate start.<\/p>\n

That accuracy rolled on because, yeah, these taste like crispy Funyuns coated in a packet of spicy chicken ramen seasoning. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a dryness to them that I always get from chicken-flavored snacks. For some reason, I associate that with chicken flavor. These could have easily just been \u201cSpicy Chicken\u201d flavored, but there is a little of that fabled \u201cAsian flare\u201d that I can\u2019t articulate to make it resemble the flavors of a bowl of ramen \u2013 a cheap bowl of ramen, but I still like the cheap stuff.<\/p>\n

Since reviewing Spicy Queso Funyuns, I was a little worried that these would also completely swallow up the traditional onion flavor of the Funyuns. But it actually managed to come through a bit on the finish. Maybe it was just a little onion powder in the spice concoction, but I tasted it nevertheless.<\/p>\n

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As for the heat level, I\u2019d put these at about two-thirds of the way to \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot,\u201d which is more than tolerable. You won\u2019t have any problem eating a small bag in one sitting\u2026 but you\u2019re gonna tear your mouth up. I somehow avoided that on the Spicy Queso, but the dreaded \u201csavory Cap\u2019n\u2019 Crunch\u201d Funyuns got me this time. That, coupled with the salt and spice, dried my mouth out for hours, but whatever, it was kinda worth it.<\/p>\n

Honestly, this is probably the best Funyuns offshoot I\u2019ve had, and while I think this flavor would have been even better on a chip, I\u2019d love to see a few more ramen-inspired releases.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s back-to-back really tasty Asian-inspired products from Frito Lay. I hope they keep \u2019em comin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $2.69
\nSize:<\/strong> 2 1\/8 oz bag
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> 7-Eleven
\nRating:<\/strong> 8 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (About 13 pieces) 130 calories, 6 grams of fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 140 milligrams of sodium, 18 grams of total carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of total sugars, 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my recent review of Korean-Style Sweet & Spicy Chili Ruffles, I whined and pined for more snacks with flavors inspired by the Far East. Well, not two weeks later, the good folks over at Frito Lay obliged. Now, I\u2019m not saying they saw the review, called the folks over at Maruchan, brainstormed, decided to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1474,1594,1819],"class_list":["post-63735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-chips","tag-frito-lay","tag-funyuns"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76471,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/24\/spotted-maruchan-instant-lunch-flamin-hot-chicken-ramen\/","url_meta":{"origin":63735,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Maruchan Instant Lunch Flamin’ Hot Chicken Ramen","author":"Marvo","date":"March 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"BOOM! 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