Hot Water Club

Instant noodles, rated by members

Just add hot water.

Hot Water Club, for the instant noodle nation.

Rate instant noodles from everywhere, find the rare ones, and see what the club really thinks.

Coming soon to the App StoreFree · iPhone and iPad · iOS 26.1 or later

Every noodle gets a card.

Each one in its country's color, with its name as big as the card allows. Japan's noodles share a color. So do Korea's. Nobody gets a flag.

Example noodles. The real ones are in the app.

  • South KoreaPacket

    Spicy Kimchi Stew

    매운 김치찌개

    Haneul Noodle Co.

    4.6

  • JapanCup

    Black Garlic Tonkotsu

    黒にんにく豚骨

    Brothwell

    4.3

  • IndonesiaPacket

    Sweet Soy Mi Goreng

    Sunbowl

    4.1

  • ThailandCup

    Tom Yum Shrimp

    ต้มยำกุ้ง

    Lotusline

    4.4

  • PhilippinesPacket

    Calamansi Pancit

    Kalye

    4.0

  • TaiwanBowl

    Mala Beef Noodle

    麻辣牛肉麵

    Lantern Hall

    4.5

A check-in, from scan to Slurp Score.

  1. Scan the pack

    Scanning before you rate makes your check-in verified.

  2. Rate it

    A score, how hot it really was, and whether you ate it as it came or doctored it.

  3. Spicy Kimchi Stew

    Haneul Noodle Co., South Korea

    4.6

    212 slurps118 verified

    It counts

    Your check-in becomes a slurp, and verified slurps count a little more. Doctored check-ins get an average of their own. At five slurps, a noodle gets its Slurp Score. Until then: Not enough slurps yet.

Example check-in.

How hot, really?

Heat runs from Unlit to Inferno, and the club keeps packs honest. When members and the pack disagree by a level and a half, the noodle gets a tag: Hotter than it claims, or All smoke.

Community
Pack says
Hotter than it claims

Example noodle.

Try a heat level

Cook it to the second.

Start the timer and put the phone down. The countdown rides on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and your phone nudges you when it's ready.

Example timer. Members average 4:00 for this one.

Found a rare one? Say where.

Log a sighting when a rare noodle turns up on a shelf. Members confirm it's still there, and sightings over 180 days old drop off the map.

  • Corner MartSeen 3 days ago, 4 confirmationsFresh
  • Seoul PantrySeen 7 weeks ago, 1 confirmationAging
Example sightings.
noodles
37
countries
8
average heat
3.2
Example member.

Collect countries.

Every check-in from a new country fills in your Noodle Map. Your member card keeps the count.

Earn the badges.

Seven of them. None for logging in.

  • Countries

    Tiers at 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 countries

  • Formats

    Cup, packet, bowl and tray, all tried

  • Heat Seeker

    10 noodles the club rates Wildfire or hotter

  • Verified

    25 verified check-ins

  • Contributor

    A noodle you suggested joins the club

  • Spotter

    Another member confirms a sighting you found

  • Timer Regular

    10 check-ins started from the cook timer

Not in the club yet.

We couldn't find that barcode. Suggest it and we'll review it.

Send the name, maker, country and format, and a photo of the pack if you have one. Only our review team sees it. You can rate it while it's pending, and your check-in goes public once it's approved.

Pending review

ThailandCup

Tom Yum Shrimp Cup

Lotusline

Not enough slurps yet

Example suggestion.

Also in the club.

  • Want to try and Pantry

    Lists for the noodles you're after and the ones already in the cupboard.

  • Comments

    Say something about a check-in, in 140 characters. Report or block anyone out of line.

  • The Feed

    The latest slurps from members, everywhere or just your country.

  • A private profile

    Your check-ins stay out of feeds and a noodle's recent check-ins. Your ratings still count toward Slurp Scores.

  • Nutrition

    Per serving, from the pack and Open Food Facts. We don't verify it.

  • Light and dark

    Broth by day. Plum by night.

Membership requirement: hot water.

Coming soon to the App StoreFree · iPhone and iPad · iOS 26.1 or later