Jajangmyeon is a signature dish of South Korea; we have verified places to eat it in Seoul. Thick chewy wheat noodles topped with glossy dark sauce of fermented black bean paste, pork, onion, zucchini and potato. Start with where to eat Jajangmyeon in Seoul.
Jajangmyeon · Seoul
Thick chewy wheat noodles topped with glossy dark sauce of fermented black bean paste, pork, onion, zucchini and potato. Korean-Chinese comfort food and Seoul's default delivery dish.
Jajangmyeon (자장면) was created in 1905 at Gonghwachun restaurant in Incheon's Chinatown by Chinese immigrants who adapted Shandong zhajiangmian to Korean tastes; the original Chinese version uses lighter wheat-bean paste, while the Korean version uses caramel-darkened chunjang, which gives the signature lacquered black colour. Seoul absorbed the dish through Korean-Chinese restaurants citywide; by the 1960s it was the default cheap delivery food. South Koreans now eat an estimated 7 million bowls a day. Black Day (April 14) is a Seoul tradition where single people gather to eat jajangmyeon and lament their single status.
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