This is the second Nissin Hot & Spicy noodle bowl I've had, the other being Nissin Hot & Spicy Shrimp. I did not have high hopes for this one after tasting the former not too long ago.

These noodles actually do not have instructions for cooking with only boiling water, a fact I noticed only after adding hot water to the bowl. This probably undercooked them according to how Nissin expected me to make them. I really like how they turned out though. The noodles are thick and firm. They remind me pleasantly of one of my favorite instant noodles, Maruchan Gold Spicy Miso, in their texture and firmness.

Notably, nothing on the bowl says anything about rāmen, actually, they are only called "stir fry asian noodles in sauce". The addition of the sauce packet makes the noodles oily and satisfying. Of course it's quite spicy too, but not unbearably so, well-deserving of the 5-chilis-out-of-6 advertised on the front and top of the bowl. Finally, I could smell the shrimp clearly as it was cooking in the hot water, but any shrimp taste is barely noticable when enjoying the noodles.

Compared with Nissin Hot Spicy Shrimp these Nissin Fire Wok Scorchin' Sesame Shrimp have almost nothing in common. In here there are little freeze-dried shrimp.

The broth is deep and almost over-seasoned; far better than being under-seasoned and watery. The rehydrated vegetables give the broth a vegetal and earthy taste, while the dried shrimp impart a faint fishy flavor. Thankfully it's underwhelming, as normally shrimp in instant noodles do not taste great. It's so underwhelming in fact that I wouldn't know they were in there if the livery did not call out the shrimp specifically.