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Jjapaguri

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Jjapaguri (ram-don) with beef, as featured inParasite

JjapaguriorChapaguri(Korean:짜파구리), also known in English asram-don,is aSouth Korean noodledish made by a combination ofChapagettiandNeoguri,two types ofinstant noodlesproduced byNongshim.[1]Irene Jiang ofInsiderdescribed it as "comfort food".[2]University of CaliforniaEast 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

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Jjapaguri gained prominence on the internet and in South Koreanpojangmachaswhen it was featured on an episode ofDad! Where Are We Going?in 2013.[4]

Darcy Paquet,the translator of the 2019 filmParasite,rendered the dish, featured in the film, asram-don,meaningramen-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 wordram-dondid not previously exist as he found no results on Google.[5]People began posting videos on how to make the dish onYouTubeafter the film was distributed.[1]The popularity of the dish led toNongshim,the manufacturer of both products, selling a singular Chapaguri instant noodle package.[4]

References

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  1. ^abcRochlin, Margy (19 October 2019)."How steak and 'ramdon' illustrate class tensions in Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite'".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 15 January 2020.Retrieved24 January2020.
  2. ^Jiang, Irene (2020-04-11)."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.Retrieved2020-10-11.
  3. ^Coughlin, Sarah (2020-02-10)."The Signature Noodle Dish in 'Parasite' Tells a Complicated Class Story".Food52.Retrieved2020-10-11.
  4. ^abLi, Nicolaus."Nongshim's Latest Release Makes It Easy to Enjoy" Ram-Don "From 'Parasite'".Hypebeast.Retrieved10 May2021.
  5. ^Lee, Hana (19 June 2019)."'Parasite' subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge ".Korea.net.Archivedfrom the original on 8 February 2020.Retrieved8 February2020.
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