Despite the fact that ja-jong-myon sounds like a character out of Star Wars (possibly related to Jar-jar-binx?), it is actually a type of Korean/Chinese food. Ja-jong-myon are noodles covered with black bean sauce and onions. Though it might seem unappetizing, it is really quite delicious.
In Korea, many of the restaurants offer takeout service; they deliver your food to you on the back of one the numerous motor-bikes buzzing around the cities. Sunday night, I had the lovely idea that we should order ja-jong-myon takeout so I could practice speaking Korean over the phone. Knowing that I was calling someone who wouldn't know a bit of English, I wasn't sure what might end up wiggling through the door (or if it would even arrive at all). Even though the lady talked so fast I sometimes had to take an educated guess as to what she said, it worked. About 15 minutes later, one of the crazy, motor-bike, delivery men drove up to our apartment. How much do you have to pay for all that extra service? Nothing! There is no tipping in Korea, and since noodles in black bean sauce is not exactly an expensive recipe, we are hoping to repeat the project again soon!
Ja-jong-myon and radish kimchi
The noodles try to attack you sometimes - you have to learn to use your chopsticks to defend yourself!
Recovering from the attack
Slurp, slurp (an Asian tradition)
1 comment:
Those pictures are hilarious!!
And the Ja-Jong-Myon doesn't look bad!
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