Tasting review of 'Cup Noodle Spicy Miso,' a delicious and spicy cup noodle perfect for the cold winter, with a spicy finish made with chili peppers and bean paste

' Cup Noodle Spicy Miso, ' a delicious and spicy flavor with bean paste and chili peppers, was released on January 12, 2026. It is said that the spicy and rich soup is a habit-forming cup, so I actually tried it and checked the taste.

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The lid and container are both red. It says, 'A rich, spicy, and delicious sauce, similar to chili bean paste! Finished!'

The spiciness level is 3 out of 5.

The soup ingredients include pork fat, powdered miso, pork seasoning, sesame seeds, onion seasoning, miso seasoning, chicken seasoning, chili seasoning, garlic seasoning, chili miso, fish sauce, dried sardine powder, and sansho pepper seasoning.

Calories: 398kcal.

The toppings are processed minced pork with soy protein, cabbage, carrots, red chili peppers, and garlic chives.

Pour boiling water and wait 3 minutes.

It's finished. Minced pork and chives are floating in the reddish-brown soup.

The soup has a tangy kick from the chili peppers and chili bean paste. It's not so spicy that it hurts your tongue or throat, but just a slight spiciness, so it's not like a super spicy cup noodle, but more like an easy-to-eat spicy cup noodle. The saltiness is more noticeable than the spiciness of the chili peppers.

As you slurp the noodles, the chili peppers and garlic chives cling to your palate. The chili peppers give off a strong spiciness that's a nice touch. The texture and flavor of the garlic chives go perfectly with the spicy soup.

When comparing it to the standard Cup Noodles Miso, you can see that it's not a 'spicy version of Cup Noodles Miso,' but rather a completely different cup noodle with a completely different flavor base. The salt equivalent of Cup Noodles Spicy Miso is 4.4g, while Cup Noodles Miso is 4.9g, but the spicy miso tasted saltier due to the composition of the soup and ingredients.

The suggested retail price for Cup Noodles Spicy Miso is 236 yen (excluding tax). At the time of writing, a set of 20 is available on Rakuten Market for 4,514 yen (including tax) (approximately 226 yen per piece).

Nissin Cup Noodles Spicy Miso, 83g x 20 pieces (1 case)