South Korea's SBS TV reported on the 30th that for the first time in nine years,South Koreahanded over its status as the world's largest instant noodle consumer.As soon as the news came out, a large number ofKoreannetizens were concerned and discussed.
The report quoted the 2021 world instant noodle market data released by the World Instant Noodle Association, saying that the country with the first per capita instant noodle consumption last year was Vietnam.According to the survey, last year in Vietnam, the average person ate 87 packs (buckets) of instant noodles.South Korea ranked second with 73 bales (barrels) per capita, followed by Nepal with 55 bales (barrels).
According to reports, South Korea's per capita instant noodle consumption ranked first in the world from 2013 to 2020, but in 2021 it was overtaken by other countries.
Instant noodles are being sold in Korean supermarkets Source: Yonhap News Agency
After the announcement, "the country that surpasses South Korea's instant noodle consumption" quickly became the hot search keyword of "Oh!Click", a news multimedia platform under SBS TV, and ranked third on the hot search list.
According to SBS's report, Korean netizens expressed their regrets.Someone said: "Does (reported) mean that I should work harder to eat more (instant noodles) in the second half of the year? So good, I know!" Some netizens said: "I (eating instant noodles) are better than (Korea) I eat more on average, and I did everything I had to do (to keep the status of the world's largest instant noodle consumer)... It's really a pity to be the second in the world."
At the same time, Korean netizens expressed their views on the matter through more online platforms.A netizen wrote under the "Seoul Economy" related report: "I thought (South Korea) would be the overwhelming number one (in the world's instant noodle consumer rankings). Hehe, what's going on? My self-esteem is very high. Injuried."
Another netizen said: "(We) can't lose! Now I'm going to cook instant noodles."
