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Maruchan Shrimp is one of the core lineup flavors and one I keep coming back to because of the noodles. For a budget ramen the texture is good. It’s chewier than you’d expect at this price point.
Produced in the United States. Distributed by Japan.
Table of Contents
- What’s in the Package
- How to Cook Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup Video
- How Does It Taste
- How Does It Compare
- How to Level Up Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
- Final Verdict
- Tasting Notes
- Related Instant Ramen
- Where to buy Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
- Community Ratings
- Leave Your Rating
What’s in the Package
Inside the packaging, there is a square block of fried wheat noodles and a single silver sachet. This sachet contains the Shrimp flavor soup base.
How to Cook Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup Video
Cooking directions per package instructions:
- Boil 2 cups of water in a saucepan, add noodles and cook for 3 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Turn off heat, add contents of flavor packet, stir well for 1 minute until flavoring is fully dissolved. Makes two 8 oz. servings.
- Product is very hot. Allow to cool, serve and enjoy.
How Does It Taste
The shrimp and onion powder comes through clearly in the broth. The shrimp character is more pronounced in the smell of the powder than it ends up being in the finished bowl. We noticed it there but it’s mild. Decent sodium level, typical of the Maruchan lineup.
One thing that’s made a real difference across our Maruchan tastings was turning off the heat before adding the seasoning packet rather than boiling it in. It concentrates the flavor in a way that makes the broth taste more developed. Worth doing every time.
How Does It Compare
Within the Maruchan packet lineup the Shrimp sits in the same tier as the Chicken and Beef. It’s mild, approachable, no spice. The shrimp flavor is the most delicate of the three. If you want something with more seafood depth the Tapatio Shrimp is worth trying. This one is the comfort version.
How to Level Up Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
We suggest butter shrimp cooked separately and added on top. And a squeeze of lime cuts through the sodium and lifts the whole bowl.
Final Verdict
The noodles are the highlight here. The broth does its job without doing anything memorable. Add real shrimp and a squeeze of lime and this becomes a bowl that actually delivers on what the packet promises.
Tasting Notes
- Spice Level: 0/5
- Broth Viscosity: 1/5
- Noodle Thickness: 2/5
- Noodle Type: Wavy
- Topping Suggestions: Butter Shrimp, Lime Juice
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Related Instant Ramen
- Maruchan Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
- Maruchan Beef Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
- Tapatio Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup
- Wai Wai Quick Zabb Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor
- Nissin Hot & Spicy Shrimp
Where to buy Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
Community Ratings
I LOVE SHRIMP AND SO I TRIED THIS AND IT WAS THE BOMB💥💥💣 (BUT NOTHING BEATS NISSIN BEEF NOODLES)
I have grown up on this brand 5/5
I’m 12, and love your channel Lisa. I love this this ramen so much, I’ve grown up on it, Buldak ramen is to spicy for me (and I like spicy). So this ramen is definitely my go to!
This is the brand of ramen I grew up on, while it’s an overall lower quality of ramen the appeal to me comes from nostalgia and the price point. The single packs of ramen are usually less than fifty cents and I’ve been adding chili lime chollula to add a depth of flavor and some spice.
It has good flavor, although it doesn’t really taste like shrimp. Not sure how to describe it though.
