Adding to my fusion collection, this one is ramen meets cheese sauce with beer. I think my Korean friends would go nuts for this one. In fact, I think most people would go nuts for this one. But file it away with those “once in a blue moon because it leads to heart attacks” recipes. It is, as you might expect, super delicious & incredibly unhealthy. I recommend that you don’t make this one often.

In Korean the word for ramen is ra-myun and the Korean word for beer is maek-ju. Certain foods or other drinks that are associated with drinking beer have combination names. For example, eating fried chicken is associated with drinking beer. So going for beer & chicken is called “Chimaek,” like chicken + beer. Also, drinking soju mixed with beer is called “Somaek,” and it is a dangerous combination.

This is where the “maek” instead of “mac” part of my recipe title comes from. I used beer in my cheese sauce and used ramen noodles in place of elbow macaroni. The other Korean elements for this recipe are gochujang, kimchi & mini oyster mushrooms.  The sauce is a little heavy for ramen noodles so be sure to keep the noodles slightly crunchy. Avoid overcooking them so that they are strong enough to hold the sauce. Enjoy!