Jjapaguri Explained

Jjapaguri or Chapaguri (Korean: 짜파구리), also known in English as ram-don, is a South Korean noodle dish made by a combination of Chapagetti and Neoguri, two types of instant noodles produced by Nongshim.[1] Irene Jiang of Insider described it as "comfort food".[2] University of California East Asian studies professor Jennifer Jung-Kim described it as, as paraphrased by Sarah Coughlin, "a budget comfort food", and Coughlin herself described it as "a uniquely Korean dish".[3]

History

Jjapaguri gained prominence on the internet and in South Korean Korean: [[pojangmacha]]s when it was featured on an episode of Dad! Where Are We Going? in 2013.[4]

Darcy Paquet, the translator of the 2019 film Parasite, rendered the dish, featured in the film, as ram-don, meaning ramen-udon.[1] The English version of the film shows packages labelled in English "ramyeon" and "udon" to highlight to English speakers how the name was created. Paquet believed the word ram-don did not previously exist as he found no results on Google.[5] People began posting videos on how to make the dish on YouTube after the film was distributed.[1] The popularity of the dish led to Nongshim, the manufacturer of both products, selling a singular Chapaguri instant noodle package.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rochlin, Margy . How steak and 'ramdon' illustrate class tensions in Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' . . 19 October 2019 . 24 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115132532/https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-10-19/parasite-ramdon-bong-joon-ho-ramen-udon-jjapaguri. 15 January 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Jiang. Irene. I made 'ramdon' or jjapaguri the way it's made in Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite', and the biggest mistake I made was not having lots of money. Insider. Insider Inc.. 2020-04-11. 2020-10-11.
  3. Web site: Coughlin. Sarah. The Signature Noodle Dish in 'Parasite' Tells a Complicated Class Story. Food52.com. 2020-02-10. 2020-10-11.
  4. Web site: Li . Nicolaus . Nongshim's Latest Release Makes It Easy to Enjoy "Ram-Don" From 'Parasite' . . 10 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Lee, Hana . 'Parasite' subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge . . 19 June 2019 . 8 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200208155256/http://m.korea.net/english/NewsFocus/People/view?articleId=171974&page=1. 8 February 2020. live.