What is TikTok ramen?
TikTok ramen is a twist on traditional prepackaged ramen by ditching the seasoning packet completely and adding everyday items to make your own salty and sweet sauce and mixing it with ramen noodles. This video first was popularized by TikToker harleen.eats at the time of this writing it has garnered over 1.6 million views.
Is TikTok ramen worth trying?
It might seem crazy to throw away the seasoning packet to make ramen noodles, but hear me out, this TikTok ramen recipe is worth a try especially if you like sweet and savory flavors. This recipe actually reminded me a lot of our Asian soy glaze, except it’s faster and even easier to make. What’s tasty about this ramen is that you get savory flavors from the fragrant garlic, saltiness from the soy sauce and bagel seasoning, sweetness from the brown sugar, and spiciness from the red pepper flakes. Many times, I’ve found that regular ramen packets have too much sodium in them. This recipe allows you to adjust the saltiness and add other flavors like brown sugar to your ramen.
Ingredients in TikTok ramen
This viral TikTok ramen uses a combination of ingredients that you can easily have at home:
unsalted butterminced garlicbrown sugarsoy sauceone eggeverything but the bagel seasoningred pepper flakes
You can also top the ramen with sliced scallions if you’re feeling fancy.
The best ramen noodles to use for this recipe
The great thing about this recipe is that you can use any type of prepackaged ramen you have at home, specifically egg noodle-based ramen. I’m ok with using cheaper brands of ramen since you won’t be using the seasoning anyways. You can definitely use fancier ramen packs for different noodles if you’re ok spending $2 and over per pack just to throw out the seasoning. I’ll use whatever packs of ramen I have at home though, like Maruchan or Sapporo Ichiban brands and it turns out great.
Why Everything But the Bagel Seasoning?
Everything but the bagel seasoning has taken the world by storm the last couple of years and I love it on grated egg avocado toast but now also add it to ramen–and it’s delicious! Adding it to this ramen adds saltiness and savory flavors of garlic, onion, and nutty sesame seeds. I love it in this ramen because it gives complex and savory flavors, but also adds texture to ramen.
How to make TikTok ramen
Making this ramen is super simple, but here are some tips and tricks to learn how to make the best TikTok ramen:
How to customize your TikTok ramen
To customize your ramen, you can change the amounts of each ingredient. For spicier ramen, add more red pepper flakes. For less salt, save some of the water from cooking the noodles and dilute the ramen as well as reduce the amount of soy sauce. For a sweeter recipe, add more brown sugar. Don’t stop at just using these ingredients for your TikTok ramen! We love experimenting with ratios, but also different ingredients. You can try adding some acidity with lime juice for more acid, onion powder, or ginger powder for a different savory flavor, or add furikake as a topping for saltiness and umami flavors. If you want to explore other viral TikTok recipes, you can make baked feta pasta, crinkle dessert, green goddess salad, grated egg avocado toast, pesto eggs, and the tasty salmon rice bowl.
