and start paying attention to the 신라면 scale:

image from Joongang Daily

image from Joongang Daily

According to the producer, Nongshim, the prices of their flagship ramen noodles are one of the better indicators of how international currencies are doing.  This informal index joins The Economist’s famed Big Mac Index for calculating purchasing power parity.

Here’s the 한겨레’s coverage (한국어링크) and here’s the Joongang Daily (English link).  Now go forth and ponder the frightening prospect of paying German prices ($1.34US) for instant noodles.