seoul food for people who love to eat
Head out towards Gwanghwamun when you’re cold and hungry, and you may run into some unusual street eats. What is in this mysterious card, wafting steam and savory smells out into the intersection?

Why it’s the old jjajang peddler, spreading joy and black bean sauce over noodles wherever he goes! Alongside sweet radish pickles and steamed mandu, this dude has found a way to boil noodles and heat the salty sauce in his street cart.

Faster than you can say “Tangun’s your uncle!” he’ll have a piping hot bowl sitting in front of you, a quick way to fill your stomach and keep you going on these long winter nights. The noodles and sauce are nothing special, pretty much what you’d make for yourself at home from a mix, but the novelty of getting a quick bowl of these noodles while out and about makes it worth the minute it takes to stop in and fill up. And for 2000 won a serving, it’s also a cheap way to hold down the fort. Salty, savory, quick and cheap – what else can we demand from our street food?

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3gyupsal
January 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Goddamn that looks great. I went through this thing where I didn’t want to try jja jjang myun for the longest time. I also had sour feeling towards cup ramyun. Then last summer I totally went apeshit for naengmyun. Down in Jinju we have some fine Naengmyun houses. Then I started noticing the signs for Son Jja Jjang, and let me tell you, I’m hooked these days. Thank you for sharing.
James
February 1st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
A quick way to get a jjajang fix!