K-FOOD RECIPE

Budaejjigae A Representing Korean Fusion Food

The chilly weather like these days makes you crave even more for hot and spicy soup. Budaejjigae, with sausages and hams in a boiling broth, is one of the dishes Koreans frequently enjoy these chilly days. You can make this dish by adding ingredients to your liking. Also, you can mix cooked rice with the remaining soup, so it is great in terms of bang for the buck. The stew that is made mainly with western ingredients and tastes mild in spiciness is popular among Koreans and non-Koreans alike as a fusion Korean food. Recently, its popularity is growing higher as it is known as a favorite food of Yoo Ah-in, a Korean heartthrob who starred in #Alive, a recent hit Korean movie, and is known as a Korean food lover. <Korea Agrafood> introduces the recipe for this Budaejjigae.

Budaejjigae Recipe

Two Servings Cooking Time: 30min 800kcal(two servings)

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Main Ingredients ham, sausage, 1/2 tofu, 100g ground pork, 50g kimchi, 1/2 onion, 1 large green onion, 2 Cheongyang chili peppers, 1 extra ramyeon noodles, 1 sliced cheese, 5 sheets of dried kelp, 5 dried anchovies

Sub Ingredients(sauce) 2 tbsp of red chili paste, 2 tbsp of red pepper powder, 1.5 tbsp of minced garlic, 2 tbsp of thick soy sauce, 1 tbsp of soy sauce for soup, 1 tbsp of maesil extract

Tip It is recommended to choose ham and sausage that is juicy with a high pork content to make budaejjigae. By doing this, you can enjoy a richer taste of the broth.

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Make a thick stock by adding dried kelp and anchovies to water in a pot.

Cut onion into thin shreds and cut large green onion and Cheongyang chili pepper sideways.

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Cut the half of tofu 2cm-thick and cut kimchi into bitable pieces.

Parboil ham and sausage in boiling water for 30 seconds and cut them into bitable pieces.

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Mix the prepared ingredients to make the sauce.

Put onion, tofu, and kimchi at the edge of the pot, and put the sauce at the center.

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Add the prepared green onion and Cheongyang chili pepper, and then ramyeon noodles, while boiling the prepared stock. Then, complete the dish with an addition of a slice of cheese atop.

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Regionally Different Tastes of Budaejjigae

Budaejjigae is originated from when Koreans started using ham and sausage from the American army bases stationed in Korea after the Korean War. When it comes to Korean budaejjigae, four regions-Uijeongbu, Songtan, and Munsan in Gyeonggi-do, and Yongsan in Seoul-where the US army bases were or are stationed cannot be ruled out. Among these regions, Uijeongbu located northwards from Seoul is the most famous. There is the most plausible view that Uijeongbu is the origin of the fusion stew because it is the place where the largest American army base is stationed in Korea. Budaejjigae tastes slightly different according to the regions. The stew from Songtan features more ham and sausage than the one from Uijeongbu. The stew from

Yongsan features cabbages and potatoes added instead of kimchi. It turns into Musan-style stew with the addition of plenty of crown daisy, water parsley, green onion, and starch(cellophane) noodles. It is the real proof showing that budaejjigae is different from region to region in taste and ingredients used.

Enjoy Budaejjigae Abroad

Ohyangfood Budaejjigae

Ohyangfood is a Korean food company that exports various Korean foods to many countries including the US, Brazil, Australia, Chile, Dubai, the UK, and New Zealand. A budaejjigae product Ohyangfood sells is a ready-made food product that can be easily enjoyed only by pouring a proper amount of water into a container including all the prepared ingredients and then boiling it. This four-serving stew product sells at only 5,000 Korean won and includes all the essential toppings such as ham and sausage. So, you can quickly make a wonderful hearty food with this easily affordable product, without any other additional ingredients.

+82-2-747-1094 www.ohyangfood.modoo.at

Chungjungone Budaejjigae Sauce

Chungjungone, a leading Korean food company that sells various food ingredients and products, sells a budaejjigae sauce. The sauce is based on beef bone soup with the addition of cheddar cheese powder, adding richer flavor. All you need to do with this sauce is just dissolve the sauce in about 450g of water and put ingredients you like to add into the boiling water.

+82-080-019-9119 www.jungoneshop.com

Gyeongsangbuk-do Harboring All the Things about Korea

Gyeongsangbuk-do located southeast in Korea is where you can experience some sort of a time leap to the past. It is a capital of the spiritual culture of Korea and a treasury of history and nature, and it is thus frequented by many tourists from home and abroad. Tourists swarm to Gyeongju, so-called a thousandyear-old ancient city, to experience themselves the history, and to Andong to see the beautiful traditional Korean houses and feel the noble spirits of the city. In addition to these cities, Cheongsong has newly emerged as a splendid tourist destination with its forest as it was recently designated as a heritage to be protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO). The southeast Korean region is thus the very home where things the most Korean are preserved intact.

Andong, A Capital of Traditional Culture

Andong is prospering a traditional place that was in the past and is keeping the traditional culture up to the present day. It is where you can experience the three major Korean religions-Confucianism, Buddhism, and folklore. Thus, it is no wonder that the slogan of the city is “The capital of Korea’s spiritual culture”.

Queen Elizabeth who stayed and celebrated her birthday in the city back in 1999 spoke very highly of Andong as “A village preserving the beauty that is the most Korean”. She must have been enthralled by the beautiful landscape including a meandering river and a precipitous cliff, and the peaceful ambiance of the village. In Andong, Hahoe Folk Village that was formed about 600 years ago is particularly famous for traditional houses in which people really lived back then, and for many things to see and enjoy including hahoe masks made to ridicule the upper class in the ancient time. This famous village was designated as a world heritage by the UNESCO.

Andong Jjimdak

When it comes to food, Andong is famous for jjimdak(braised chicken) that is made with chicken and vegetables mixed with soy sauce, a traditional Korean sauce. The chicken dish is selling across Korea including Seoul under the name “Andong Jjimdak”. Andong Gu Market offers the chicken dish to die for.

Gyeongju, A Museum of Korean History

Gyeongju is a city that retains remains of Korea. Like the the ancient Byzantine Empire in the western world, Gyeongju, which was the capital of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, has a 1000-year history and holds numerous historic remains and sites including sculptures, pagodas, royal palaces, and royal tombs. In a word, the entire city is a museum.

There are Gyeongju Historic Areas consisting of five zones: the Namsan Mountain Areas including various Buddhist relics, the Wolseong Fortress Areas which is an old royal palace site, the Tumuli Park Belt which is also called Daereungwon Ancient Tomb Areas including many ancient tombs or old burial mounds, the Hwangnyongsa Temple Areas which is a

historic Buddhist temple site, and the Sanseong Fortress Areas including defensive fortresses.

There are many historic remains that are about 1,300 years old, in particular, and Gyeongju is thus a perfect place where you can find the excellent artistry of the ancient kingdom of Silla. In addition to the historic remains themselves, convenient public traffic is another factor that attracts many people to the city. The well-arranged traffic system takes you everywhere you want to go including the designated world heritage sites such as Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto and beaches nearby. You can also enjoy the so-called stamp tour while eating Hwangnam bread, a famous local specialty.

Cheongsong, A Geological Attraction of Korea

Cheongsong blessed natural environment with a wonderful is an optimal place for enjoying the beauty of nature. It emerged as a representing Korean geological tourist destination after designated as a global geopark by the UNESCO in 2017. It provides a superb natural landscape with spectacular gorges and rocks on every step of the way you take, leaving you in awe.

Cheongsong’s designated geotrail is broadly classified into three: the Juwang valley geotrail, the Sinseong valley green geotrail, and the Natural Recreation Forest geotrail. Whichever route you take, you can fully enjoy beautiful scenic views that can never be boring.

Cheongsong is also famous for mineral springs-Dalgi Mineral Spring and Sinchon Mineral Spring-that provide mineral water throughout the four seasons. Dalgi Mineral Spring standing there for as many as about 130 years is renowned for excellent ingredients and deep taste of mineral water. Sinchon Mineral Spring is known to be rich in iron. Around the springs, there are lines of restaurants serving healthy foods such as boiled chicken with scorched rice and wild ginseng, whole native chicken soup with rice, and grilled chicken wings.