Mara noodles vinaka sara! Haidilao mara fun sitoa - worth it?

Sitoa mara noodles kania time has come!

Bula vinaka... today again I came. Hunger was there but full meal no - something light to put in mouth...

Near Emart24 I entered and on shelf found Haidilao mara fun. Mara lovers know... long time my eye was on it and today bought!

Usually eat at home and write review, but today different... directly in sitoa boiled and ate. Korea sitoa can boil and eat on spot, many don't know so today will talk about it.

Today chose Haidilao mara fun - 3,200₩ (about 2.5 USD). Haidilao famous China hotpot brand, this quick version. Maratang with soup, mara fun more noodles and thick... sitoa noodles bit expensive, but outside maratang about 10,000₩ - quick not bad.

Product info

Lid top... chef character on noodles sitting, nice. Right top small "mara taste" written - basic version. More spicy want? There's another. First time, basic chose.

Nutrition and origin

Back nutrition info. 100g - 357kcal, sodium 3,710mg... quite a lot. Details later.

Barcode starts 697 - from China. First numbers country, easy to know.

Spice level

Back 1-5 levels. This level 2, fire mark there but from 5 2 so not super spicy thought. Spicy version probably 4 or 5, later will compare.

Composition

Opened... simple: noodles one, sauce two. Inside water line Chinese. Noodles clear and thin, looks little... with this full?

All took out... cup, noodles, red liquid, green dry. That's all. Thought more... 3,200₩ and this? Bit bitter but taste let's see!

Noodles and two sauces put. Black liquid, side red oil... noodles separate packed, clean but rubbish more.

Close took... liquid black and thick, dry tofu cubes, onion, sesame, pepper oil. Before water smell starting... vinaka.

Korea sitoa eating culture

Here stop little... Korea sitoa culture explain. Buy cook eat on spot! Hot water, microwave - all free. Extra money no, product only. Here like... dream?

Like hot water put to line. Korea sitoa many like - buy eat immediately. Hunger comes home wait no.

With other countries compare

Inside space like - long tables window. Many sitoa have, small maybe outside benches. Big with 10+ tables.

Country by country different. Japan "eat-in" say and 10% tax, so many outside eat 2% save. Thailand staff heat and put water - service good but people many queue long. Each good and bad.

Cooking process

Water put... red oil floated, real China restaurant atmosphere. Years ago mara many didn't know, now Korea hit - young love. So spicy how eat... but eat!

Close... not ready yet but color scary. On top red oil, spices floating. Steam rising mara special smell nose hitting... 3 minutes long!

Cooking finished

3 minutes lid opened black liquid spread. On top oil and spices, red all. Smell amazing... nose hitting, but eat want!

Noodles took out... feeling passes. Brown, tangly. With ordinary completely different.

Others close... tofu thick. Korea noodles often others little, here shape remains. Price thinking okay.

Taste review

Taste good... Korea food spicy base, fermentation developed, mara fits. Spice level not difficult.

But mara not just spicy - smell unique. First time medicine smell, little bitter-sweet... some smell don't like.

I with Korea view wrote... foreigners how? Korea spicy tongue burns, mara tongue numbs - different feeling.

Cleaning

Eat finished rubbish put... bins separate. Soup remaining middle put. All drink no need, health noodles only.

Korea real self-service king - you cook eat clean. First strange but get used easy.

Final

Short... Haidilao mara fun taste good, price-quantity relation little weak. 3,200₩ with two ordinary noodles buy... taste passes, quantity little. Full meal no, but quick snack good.

Mara lovers try once, not tried entry not bad. Level 2 safe. Smell not like - all useless. Try you.

And today sitoa direct cook... coming Korea try must! Extra money no, fun very.

Next time spicy version come back~

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