The food authorities said the instant ramen contained such high capsaicin levels consumers could be poisoned.

Three fiery flavours of the Samyang instant ramen line are being withdrawn: Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew.

Denmark’s food agency issued the recall and warning on Tuesday, urging consumers to abandon the product.

It’s unknown if any specific incidents have prompted the Danish authorities into taking action.

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    336·
    6 months ago

    I tried these noodles once, and once only. They have more in common with riot control agents than with actual food, and there’s no reason to eat them other than to demonstrate toughness.

    I’m not saying Denmark is right in banning them, but they shouldn’t be sold alongside food. Perhaps keep them in a locked cabinet behind the counter, next to fireworks and such.

    • sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works
      153·
      6 months ago

      Unless it is demonstrated to be genuinely dangerous, it should be sold as normal. If no one liked them, they wouldn’t sell.

          • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
            4·
            6 months ago

            Let’s ban peanuts, shrimp and milk too, some people will also get poisoning symptoms from them too.

            • sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              6 months ago

              Usually children know when they are sensitive to those things and can avoid them pretty well. How should a child know they are more sensitive than others to potential negative effects of capsaicin?Also, this brand of spicy ramen will be a lot easier to get rid of than literally everyone that produces peanuts, milk, and shrimp.

              Maybe we could find a way to test kids and see if they are susceptible, and then coach them to avoid this ramen at all costs, but that’s a lot more work than simply recalling the product that is poisoning children.

    • sushibowl@feddit.nl
      4·
      6 months ago

      The regular ones are one of my favorite ramen packet brands. I’ve never tried the 2x or 3x spicy types. I could see 2x being good because you definitely build up a tolerance and I find the normal ones don’t quite give the same kick anymore. 3x seems excessive but who knows.

    • MagicShel@programming.dev
      41·
      6 months ago

      I was inspired to eat one now (different flavor so probably not as spicy). The spice is fine but the noodles are gross. I think I’m just going to use the flavor packets with Top or Maruchan ramen.

      • SSTF@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 months ago

        Frozen tteokbokki takes slightly longer to make, but is worth a few extra minutes.

        I like the Ktown Mad Spicy as a pretty consistent go-to. You can make your own and go even hotter, but of course less convenient than frozen.

        • TheOakTree@lemm.ee
          2·
          6 months ago

          +1 for Ktown Mad Spicy.

          However I must point out they are not rice cakes, but wheat cakes. Also, tteokbokki benefits a lot from having some cabbage and onion mixed into it… delicious!

      • sushibowl@feddit.nl
        2·
        6 months ago

        You can buy the spicy sauce in a bottle, I have one in the fridge and throw it on my rice regularly. I like the noodles personally (not the carbonara flavor that seems to be popular now, it’s not for me). Maybe Korean style ramyun is just not your thing.