Budae Jjigae 부대찌개

South Korea was the poorest country in the world when it was at war with North Korea and South Korea.

 

 

 

At that time, there were no proper facilities, so it was even a goal of the day for Koreans to eat.

 

 

 

The role of the United States in the war with North Korea was very big. It even affected Korean food.

 

 

When the U.S. soldiers in Korea threw away leftover food such as ham and meat, the hungry Koreans endured the day with it.

 

The man who eatting Oink soup

At that time, it was called 'Oink soup(꿀꿀이죽)' because it looks like a food eaten by pigs.

The Oink soup was gradually improved by adding kimchi to suit Korean tastes.

At that time, oink soup was a food that Koreans ate to last a day. However, it was improved a lot and became the budae jjigae now.

 

It is called budae jjigae because it was developed as food with food waste from the unit.

 

 

(Budae = unit, JJigae = soup)

Above Seoul, there is an area called Uijeongbu.

 

 

Uijeongbu is famous for budae jjigae, as there is a separate street for budae jjigae.

 

 

Sometimes, there are foreigners who don't like the garlic scent of kimchi,

 

 

and I strongly recommend it to these people about budae jjigae.

 

This is because the garlic scent of kimchi is so neutralized by meat and ham.

In fact, when foreigners come to Korea, they eat budae jjigae and like it very much.

There are many budae jjigae restaurants in Seoul, so I hope you enjoy it anytime.

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