Jjapaguri or Chapaguri ( ko, 짜파구리), also known in English as ram-don, is a Korean noodle dish made by a combination of

Chapagetti Chapagetti ( ko, 짜파게티) is a brand of ramyeon produced by Nongshim. It was first released in South Korea on March 19, 1984. Chapagetti is the first instant noodle product to resemble jajangmyeon in South Korea and is the second highest-sel ...

and Neoguri, two types of

instant noodles Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by flash frying cooked noodles, and this is ...

produced by

Nongshim Nongshim Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean food and beverage company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Nongshim was founded in 1965 under the name Lotte (conglomerate), Lotte Food Industrial Company. The name was changed to Nongshim in 1978. The ...

. Irene Jiang of '' Insider'' described it as " comfort food". 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".

History

Jjapaguri gained prominence on the internet and in South Korean when it was featured on an episode of ''

Dad! Where Are We Going? ''Dad! Where Are We Going?'' () was a South Korean reality show featuring five celebrity fathers and their children as they travel to rural places and go on camping missions. The show debuted on MBC on January 6, 2013, as part of the '' Sunday ...

'' in 2013.

Darcy Paquet Darcy Paquet (born 1972) is an American film critic, university lecturer, author and actor. In 2010, Paquet was awarded the Korea Film Reporters Association Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival for his contributions in introducing ...

, the translator of the 2019 film '' Parasite'', rendered the dish, featured in the film, as ''ram-don'', meaning ramen- udon. 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. People began posting videos on how to make the dish on YouTube after the film was distributed. The popularity of the dish led to

, the manufacturer of both products, selling a singular Chapaguri instant noodle package.

References

External links

* * Korean noodle dishes {{Korea-cuisine-stub