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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Budae Jjigae

Budae Jjigae aka army stew was created shortly after the Korean War ended when food was scarce and many Koreans were starving.

Processed foods such as spam, hot dogs, baked beans, cheese, ham, etc were scrounged or smuggled from U.S military bases and the locals threw the American ingredients into a large pot together with an assortment of Korean vegetables, spicy seasonings and other leftovers to create a stew of sorts.

Thus, through ingenuity and resourcefulness, Budae Jjigae was born!

 My first time making the stew.

All you need is kimchi and some American processed meats and viola —  it's Budae Jjigae!

There really is no right or wrong way to make army stew because you can create hundreds of combinations with whatever ingredients you have on hand.


Steaming hot and bubbling and wonderfully hearty

Totally unhealthy but absolutely worth it!  And especially perfect on a cold, rainy night.

A video to share

42 comments:

  1. Hello Veronica! Hope you can enjoy the army stew in total freedom from lockdown! :-)

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  2. Apparently on Guam, the legacy of spam has remained, and spam sushi is now popular. Seems like a total contradiction, doesn't it? I have not eaten any kind of canned meat in so many years I can't even remember, and if I never do again it will be too soon!

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  3. This is a very interesting dish! I think such a combination is delicious!

    Happy Thursday, Veronica!

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  4. What a ınteresting dish... thanks for your sharing....

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  5. This looks absolutely delicous! Thank you for sharing it.

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  6. Your stew looks delicious, dear Veronica. I love stews in that you can put "everything" that you have at home!
    All the best on Thursdays,
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/06/nexinger-schweiz-muschelberg-und.html

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  7. Your stew looks yummy and economical too ~ enjoy ~ Xo ~ Great 'foodie photos' ~


    Live in the moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. It sure looks satisfying and delicious!

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  9. It looks interesting but also delicious too:-)

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  10. I love how it is pronounced and the lady was so cute cooking it. It sounds decandently delicious. I agree with her. One time a year woukd probably be enough if one was trying to eat healthy. I will have to see if any Korean restaurants serve it here. Thanks for sharing Veronica!

    Betty

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  11. This looks so delicious!
    Happy Weekend.

    Infinitely Posh

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  12. Spam and sardines are my go-to canned food. This stew looks like spicy Ramen noodle soup with the addition of fishballs and spam!

    Heard about the lockdown in Malaysia. Hope all is well at your end.

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  13. There's a Korean restaurant in Rome ... maybe they serve that food. I am curious!

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  14. Thanks for sharing this interesting recipe

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  15. That looks really good and now I'm pretty hungry!

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  16. Looks and sounds delicious. I love stews and this one you can place in whatever you wish.

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  17. Looks good to me, I'd eat it, is that Shitake mushrooms? yum

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  18. What a fascinating dish! I'd love to try it.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-visit-to-garden.html

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  19. That all looks so good and delicious and laid out beautifully :-)

    Have a slurptastic week 👍

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  20. How interesting. It sounds almost like a Louisiana gumbo. Back in the old days, whatever ingredients you had went in the pot.

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  21. That looks like a very hearty meal! I would love to taste that.

    -Soma

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  22. I think many recipes came from using what was on hand. Interesting story.

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  23. Amazing how people can make goodness out of whatever is available!

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  24. Hello,
    The Army Stew sounds interesting, so many ingredients.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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  25. Yummo!! Necessity created a lot of recipes...#MCoW

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  26. Exactly what I was thinking Veronica. Very unhealthy but better than starving to death.

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  27. Sometimes the most unhealthy foods are just what one needs. As long as you don't make them a steady diet, we figure why not indulge now and then. Very interesting story of how the stew came about.

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  28. Sure must be deliciously nutritious!

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  29. ...stew can be made with just about anything that's on hand and this is a good example.

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  30. My husband loves spam. Me not so much, but this stew looks fabulous. I'm in.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  31. When I was about 5 I used to go to my next door neighbour sometimes if my mum had to work during the day. (She was a single parent as my father died young) Every time the neighbour gave me spam fritters. I have never eaten spam since!

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  32. Hello My Friend, How are you? I hope this finds you & yours safe, healthy & most of all happy! Now this recipe I can do except is any of that powder HOT? Now my Husband loves hot, but me I cannot tolerate it. I have a sensitive stomach. I can have barbecue, but that really hot stuff... nope no can do!!! Well, I hope you & yours are doing fine. I had to switch blogs and my new link is https://wordpress.com/comment/thenewxmasdolly.wordpress.com/ If you get a chance stop by to say hello! hugs, Marie

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  33. That is definitely my kind of food!

    Thanks for choosing to share your link this week at 'My Corner of the World'!

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  34. Veronica, I'm past the age of culinary experiments. ☺ It seems tempting the dish you presented, but it also looks like a calorie bomb, we're still talking about the army! :))
    Anyway, thanks for the recipe, who knows, maybe we'll try it once.

    Have a fine day! ♥

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  35. No idea how is the taste, but it looks fabulous!
    Thank you for the ideas, Veronica!
    Happy Today and a fine week!

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  36. Your meal looks quite interesting. I am guessing you have made it to taste good too. Thanks ofr the great photo shares. Have a nice weekend.

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  37. Dear Vero,
    Unhealthy is love sometimes and so worth it. This looks lip-smacking but since I am vegan now, its something that I wont be able to try, maybe with a plant based version who knows.

    Love and hugs my dear one.
    Thanks for sharing this one on #WW with me.

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  38. Buda Jjigaeeee looks yum indeed, Ibu! I do enjoy Korean food as well.. but I prefer making from scratch as the instant one has a lot of MSG huhu. The kimchi makes it delicious!

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