The con here is not the taste, but the picture itself. Abalone is one of the most expensive dishes to have and to incorporate it in a down to earth ramen noodle cup sounds fairly intriguing. Anyhow, I did taste hints of abalone flavour and dried bits of it inside I presume. It has a very earthy smell and rich broth much like a seafood broth. But don’t get your hopes up in finding actual abalone inside the cup noodle. It still is one way of having abalone broth, just much simpler and cheaper in all aspects.