What is Budae Jjigae?
Budae jjigae , which literally means goulash of the army base, is a strong Korean soup made of meat that was once found on the bases of the US Army in Korea. This soup was invented during the Korean War when there was rare meat in Korea. The meat used in this soup was distributed by the US Army bases and includes spam, hot dogs and other common canned meats. There are many different recipes for this type of soup, and since this food has been basically improvised on the basis of what ingredients were available, everything can be considered equally valid.
During the Korean War, food deficiency was the main problem. This meal was invented to fight this problem and combined American and Korean tastes. After the war, this type of soup remained popular and continues to use meat such as spam, hot dogs and meatballs, although there is no lack of meat.
One common method of production Budae jjigae includes immediateShoulder noodles, canned meat and large assortment vegetables. All ingredients are usually cooked together in a large pot rather than preparing shoulders according to wrapped instructions. It is important to make sure that all ingredients are cooked thoroughly in the production of the soup, but it is usually not a problem, because canned meat can usually be consumed. Most recipes take less than an hour, although some may include more preparations or more components than others.
Some variations on Budae jjigae include other ingredients that would be available at the base of the army at that time. For example, Budae jjigae may include baked beans or cheese as a topping. This combination of flavors is less popular outside Korea, but is still located in some restaurants. Restaurants that serve this meal are not limited to ingredients available at the time Budae jjigae has been invented but type mASA Used is usually considered to be a defining feature and is therefore maintained.
A war stigma associated with this dish is often a sore place, so some people decide to mark this food as uijeongbu jjigae . This identifies the Korea area most greatly associated with this type of soup rather than the army. The use of this name is not popular, although it has been accepted by some restaurants, sometimes in the form of uijeongbu Budae jjigae . It is unlikely to lose connection with the Korean War without successful renaming this food, because the term "army base" is part of the name.