NEW Korean BBQ Noodles, that are good for the Seoul.🌟

[Mark_Huel]

Sweet, smoky noodles with a mild chilli kick, succulent chick’n piece and chopped spring onions.

22g of protein.
170 health benefits.
26 vitamins and minerals.
Big BBQ flavour.

After launching in the USA, Hueligans in the UK & EU were crying out for Korean BBQ noodle pots too! Well you can now get them here: Huel Shop

[MadMattTheThird]

Yes!! I was hoping a Korean BBQ version would come along, definitely going to be in my next order!

[Hex]

Niiiice Getting these delivered on the weekend to try. Are the chick’n pieces the same as the other pots?

[Blobfish]

If only they could go in the selection boxes instead of the Bolognese…

[Mark_Huel]

They are indeed!

[hmijail]

I chuckled at the 170 health benefits, so I went off looking for a concrete list. I found that the link mentions 171 benefits, but it links to a full list of only 160 benefits.

Is there a fully updated list somewhere?

[epicure]

I suppose it depends on how you measure a benefit. The inclusion of a single healthy ingredient is one benefit, but if that single ingredient is beneficial to several different aspects of physiology then it’s arguably providing several benefits. You could break it down into the separate beneficial effects on each individual organ of the body, or via age/sex/metabolism/lifestyle, or even get into the realm of psychological benefits if you wanted. The possibilities are endless, so putting a specific number on it seems arbitrary; although probably more effective in marketing than using a vague term such as ‘many’ or ‘lots of’. 160? 170? It’s like ‘how long is a piece of string?’

[Hex]

@Mark_Huel Hey, delivered on the weekend, had 2 pots so far.

Positive:

• Flavour is Verrry well done. The Korean BBQ aroma tastes sticky, barbecuey, delicious and spot on. As usual, Huel smashed the flavour factor out the park.
• The new pot is absolutely perfect. All the prior feedback was clearly considered and rectified, which is awesome to see, thank you!

Negative:

• Gotta say I’m really disappointed with the continuing lack of variety in textures and ingredients. Katsu Curry, Hoisin Duck and Korean BBQ feel like Huel simply copied and pasted the same meal template, but changed the seasoning flavour blend. Everything seems identical, so it’s like I’m eating the same thing but just in a different flavoured sauce, which instantly fees bland and repetitive like some 1984/Black Mirror episode
• Compare this to Hot & Savoury pouches, where every flavour is unique and unlike any others. For example, Hoisin Duck isn’t really Hoisin Duck if it’s just the same chick’n pieces… there was an opportunity there to have something like vegan shredded duck to make it interesting and taste more authentic.

Overall, this has unfortunately put me off buying more pots or trying new pot flavours when released, which is a shame as I love trying Huel’s new products/flavours and wanted pots stocked regularly. I’m a massive Huel consumer and this is the first time I feel like something was “phoned in”. The flavours of Katsu, Hoisin and Korean BBQ are SO GOOD… but let down by what feels like an uninspired copied and pasted meal otherwise. There are soooo many ways Huel could have made these meals, so it’s a shame that the seasoning blends were perfected brilliantly but then put into the same generic ‘noodle pot with chick’n pieces’ template.

Solution:

• Change the chick’n pieces in the Hoisin Duck pot to vegan shredded duck.
• Change the chick’n pieces in the Korean BBQ to be a bit beefier/chewier, like the Spaghetti Carbonara bacon bits, or strips. Maybe chuck some sesame seeds in there too or similar, and different veg.
• In future pots, have more diverse textures/ingredients, perhaps researching further about what other foods are commonly used in those meals/cuisines or other ideas, e.g. vegan beef, shredded duck, stir fry veg, meatballs, strips, mini sausages, cubed seitan, chickpeas, beans, mince, dried fruit, etc.

Hope the feedback is taken onboard, as I’d love to try reworked versions and/or new unique flavours. Unfortunately it’s no more pots for me in the meantime as I just can’t stand eating something so formulaic and repetitive. Happy to follow up further if you’d like, thanks

[Mark_Huel]

Hex, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback with us all!

Really solid points and all things that I’ll pass on for you. The fact you’ve thought about solutions shows the real passion for Huel so thank you for that! I’ll pass this onto the relevant people

[himji]

Just to add to Hex’s points, I’d love to see some new non pasta based flavours. It seems that everything recent has been pasta or noodles and I consume Huel as a convenient way of having less wheat in my life

[Mark_Huel]

I understand!

What sort of thing would you like to see?

[himji]

I guess anything without the pasta. How about the Japanese flavours with grains instead of pasta?
Could have a cheesy pizza flavour, medium curry (Madras is too hot and korma is too mild), maybe some bbq flavours

[Mark_Huel]

A Cheesy Pizza flavour would be an intriguing one!

[hunzas]

Had my first one of the Korean noodles for lunch today. I liked it; the last two iterations of the pots are better than the first two for sure, although its really the fiery chicken that’s the let down as it’s hot but not flavoursome.

The flavour on this one is great; it’s not spicy but a rich, thick sauce.

Lovely.

[himji]

Just added a pot to the basket

[Hex]

Thank you @Mark_Huel, really appreciate it

Great suggestion by @himji too. I only have pasta 3 times a week, so there’s currently no pot for non-pasta days. For example, years ago before being vegan I used to love John West’s tuna and couscous pot. I mean, couscous is so good they named it twice.

Quinoa, rice, couscous, are great grain shouts, especially quinoa (ma fav).

Some random ideas:

• Moroccan spiced chickpea, sultana and quinoa pot
• Smoky black bean chilli with peppers, tomatoes, carrots and quinoa
• Large chick’n chunks in tangy lemon sauce
• Lentil and kale curry with coconut milk and cauliflower rice
• Teriyaki glazed tofu cubes, broccoli, brown rice, sesame seeds
• North African spiced sweet potato, beans and quinoa
• Spicy Jamaican jerk jackfruit with coconut flavoured rice

All dried and rehydrated with boiling water like normal. If you take a look at allplants’s website and click Shop Meals at the top, they are so brilliant with meal variety, interesting combinations and diverse cuisines. Lots of inspiration there.

Of course, I’m unaware of what is practically and logistically possible in meal pots with expiries, etc, but just emphasising the general idea of variety that would be great to see from Huel

[Mark_Huel]

@Hex

Spicy Jamaican jerk jackfruit with coconut flavoured rice

NOW THIS HAS PEAKED MY INTEREST!!

It is a completely fair point and to be honest I only know a certain level of what is possible when it comes to New product development…however no harm in passing over suggestions right?

[himji]

Nice. I love your flavour ideas

[Hex]

It’s very nice… so full of spice… I look forward to the “Special thanks to Hex” on this pot when it comes out Thanks for relaying it all back

[epicure]

@Mark_Huel

NOW THIS HAS PEAKED MY INTEREST!!

I feel piqued.
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