Korea Tour : Korean Chinese Food

There are Chinese in Korea; so, Chinese food is expected to be available there especially in a Chinatown. Chinese food in Korea do have a local Korean touch though; like for example the popular Jajangmyeon.

Tidbits on Jajangmyeon:

• Jajangmyeon was originally the Chinese dish called zhangjiangmian 炸醬麵. 
•  The Chinese migrant workers from Shantung reinvented it in Incheon in the late nineteenth century.
• It became popular after the Korean War.
• The noodle is topped with diced pork, vegetables and a sauce made of Korean black bean paste called chunjang.
• Onion and cabbage will make the chunjang sweet.

In Incheon Chinatown, Jie took us to a Chinese restaurant where Jajangmyeon was served. The chunjang was dark and had to be swept aside to reveal the noodles underneath.

Bet you would like to try this! 

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