Maruchan officially monetizes your mid-life kitchen crisis

Maruchan launching an official Flamin' Hot flavor based on viral hacks is the ultimate admission that corporate R&D has been replaced by watching teenagers make mistakes on TikTok. We used to have food scientists developing flavors; now we just have boardrooms chasing whatever red dye profile is currently destroying the collective digestive tract of Gen Z. It is the democratization of bad taste packaged for ninety-nine cents.

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