K-Food Escapades | Vol 1

You guys. We all have seen it. In

Korean dramas.They talk about

take out and then they're eating

from a bowl of noodles with black

sauce. It's Jajangmyeon and they

make it look...

So...

Damn...

Good.

But what does it taste like?

I        NEED        TO      KNOW.

So after years and years of watching

Korean dramas I decided to go on a

mission to try some.

And when I say mission I mean I

Google searched where to find

some in my area.

I found one place and the reviews

seemed great. It was a food stall

that was inside a Korean Market.

So off I went dragging a couple

friends along with me.

Wait, wait, wait, does everyone know

what Jajangmyeon is?

In case you don't know it is a Korean

Chinese noodle dish made with black

bean sauce, pork and veggies.

Ok let's continue. So in dramas I usually

see these noodles paired together with

tangsuyuk which is sweet and sour pork

(or beef). Which is also something I got

to eat for the first time.

So what did I think of it?

(Actual mouth watering footage ahead.)

It was pretty good. I can't exactly explain

the taste of it but it was a lot more milder

then I expected. First bite I actually felt

like it didn't have much of a flavor.

My friend compared it to bbq sauce which

I definitely did not agree on. The food stall

makes the noodles fresh daily. I expected

the noodles to be a bit more firm like udon

but they actually softer. The noodles were

actually comparable to thick ramen noodles,

not the instant stuff, but real ramen noodles.

I really like the pickled radish that you eat

along with it. The food stall had a container

next to where you pick up your order to load

up on the yellow slices. In between bites of

the thick sauce and noodles the radish are a

clean refreshing crunch.

How about the tangsuyuk?

The tangsuyuk surprised me a bit. I'm

not sure if they're all made like this

but the batter is different from what I

expected. The outside texture is like an

edible styrofoam if that makes sense.

The real question though is if I dipped

it in sauce or poured the sauce over.

I wanted to try both ways so I poured the

sauce over half and dipped a few in sauce.

Which one did I like better in the end? The

pour sauce took the win. I feel like when I

poured the sauce over the pork it really

soaked up the flavor.

Overall

I wouldn't mind eating it again. Although at

this point it doesn't seem like something I

would crave out of the blue. I can see why

it could be a comfort food though.

It's definitely nice to finally get the

curiosity out of my head. Now I can

finally sleep peacefully at night.

Have you tried Jajangmyeon?

What did you think?