Buldak (Hot and Spicy Chicken) Recipe: Buldak is a spicy chicken dish that is becoming very popular amongst the younger generation of Koreans everywhere. Its popularity has been attributed to both its ...

Samyang Foods Co.'s "Buldak Bokkeummyeon," a popular hot chicken-flavor type of instant noodles, commonly known as "fire ramen," is displayed on a shelf at a retail outlet in Seoul on Nov.

Yet, a deeper look into their profit figures belies a reversal of fortunes, as Samyang, the company behind the globally popular Buldak brand, doubled Nongshim’s operating profits. Such an upset ...