Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles

The Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles is an Aldi exclusive that lists its origin as both Malaysia and the United States. Fusia is Aldi’s in-house Asian food brand and this is the second product from the range we’ve reviewed following the Fusia Pad Thai Ramen Noodles, which also disappointed.

The Teriyaki arrives with black sesame seeds coating the noodles and a smell that immediately tells you this bowl is not going where the label suggests.

Produced by Malaysia. Distributed by the United States.

What’s in the Package

The package contains a vacuum-sealed pouch of soft, pre-cooked noodles and a single large sachet of Teriyaki sauce. These noodles are much thicker than instant ramen and have a dense, slightly chewy texture because they are packed in a mild acidulant (like lactic acid) to keep them shelf-stable for months.

How to Prepare It

1. Place the noodle block into a bowl or pan.
2. Pour a small amount of hot water over them or microwave for 90 seconds to soften the starch.
3. Carefully drain any excess liquid.
4. Stir in the Teriyaki sachet. The heat from the noodles will thicken the sauce.

How Does It Taste

The Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles smells like pineapple the moment you open it. That’s the first warning. Teriyaki is a sweet and savory soy-based flavor. Pineapple is not part of that profile and it’s not a subtle presence here. It dominates everything from the smell through the first bite to the finish.

The sauce is simultaneously sour, sweet, and aggressively fruit-forward. The most accurate description we landed on at the table was Dole Whip flavored ramen. It’s that specific. The sourness from the preservatives and the sweetness from what seems to be a pineapple-forward teriyaki interpretation combine into something so overwhelming that we couldn’t finish the bowl.

The noodles are the only technical positive. They’re decently thick and the sauce coats them well. That coating quality is unfortunately more of a problem than a feature when the sauce tastes like sour fruit syrup.

This is not teriyaki. It’s a fruit-forward sweet sour noodle that happens to have sesame seeds on it.

How Does It Compare

The Fusia Pad Thai from the same brand didn’t deliver on its flavor promise either, but the Teriyaki takes things in a stranger direction. At least the Pad Thai had a sourness that made sense for the dish. Somewhere pineapple-flavored.

The Nissin Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken and the Maruchan Yakisoba Teriyaki Beef are both underwhelming entries in the teriyaki instant noodle category but neither one tastes like a fruit cup. The Fusia Teriyaki is its own thing and not in a good way.

How to Level Up Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles

You need to fight the sweetness with something savory and spicy. Spicy chicken breast or sliced steak both work well here. Green onions help cut through the sugar. A heavy drizzle of chili oil is probably the best addition since it does the most to mask the pineapple flavor and make the bowl actually enjoyable.

Final Verdict

The Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles is a bowl that tastes nothing like teriyaki and everything like a fruit-based dessert sauce applied to instant noodles. We would not buy this again.

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Related Instant Ramen

• Fusia Pad Thai Ramen Noodles
• Nissin Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken Noodles
• Maruchan Yakisoba Teriyaki Beef Flavor
• Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki Beef
• Koka Stir-Fry Original Noodles

Where to buy Fusia Teriyaki Ramen Noodles

• Aldi
• Walmart