Ramyun. It is one of the most convenient and tastiest meals you can have all along.
South Korea is popular for this. If you are a ramyun enjoyer, there is this one place you really would want to visit.
It is where all of Ramyun’s history is recorded.
It is the Ramyun store at Hongdae!
This place, launched by CU, the convenience store big shot, is doing something different.
Opened on December 4, 2023, it's not your regular convenience store.
It's the heaven of the ramyun. There are almost 100 compartments solely for packaged ramyun.
They've got everything – from local favorites like "Shin Ramyun" to international picks like Japanese ramen and Vietnamese pho.
And get this, there are 105 packaged ramyun options and an additional 120 cup ramyun varieties.
It is literally the heaven of ramyun.
Now, for the newcomers of ramyun, this library got you covered.
The store displays all the ramyun information such as showing you how spicy each noodle is and the price.
So you can preview the taste and spiciness of the noodles!
It's like a ramyun dictionary! After you find your favorite ramyun, you can pick your ramyun, grab some disposable bowls and chopsticks they provide, and there's even a ramyun cooking machine.
What you need to do is just press a few buttons then bam, you're cooking ramyun like a pro!
If you are really a newcomer at cooking ramyun, do not worry– they give you instructions on how to mix things up.
Cup ramyun-shaped bar tables, cheese, eggs, dumplings, canned tuna – all the goods you need, are right there in the store.
If you want to eat ramyun with something, there are small kimchi portions, sweets, snacks, and even alcohol.
You can enjoy ramyun fully with these!
The ramyun library is not just popular among Koreans but also popular for international visitors too.
Get this, 62 percent of the sales are from international visitors.
They love it so much; that they're buying an average of 3.4 ramyun packets each visit.
Some even grab extra as souvenirs after chowing down in-store.
How are they this popular?
This trend is pretty much the same as the "Han River Ramyun" trend where you eat Ramyun at the Han river.
You know, people enjoying n toodles by the Han River.
Even with a slowdown due to COVID-19, the trend of cooking ramyun noodles with the machine is still a hit with tourists’ hearts!
In 2023, they hit over 1 trillion won in exports.
"Parasite" featuring Jjapaguri and BTS's Jungkook sharing his original ramyun recipe named "Bulguri" just adds to the global love for Korean ramyun.
Ramyun library is the best place you can explore more about ramyun and know more about ramyun.
The way you cook does not matter.
Try experimenting the new way and if you have seen any new recipes, try that too!
Do yourself a favor and hit up the noodle paradise at Ramyun Library!
Address: 395−91 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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Source : https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2024/02/135_368003.html
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