(쫄면) is either a type of Korean noodle with a very chewy texture made from wheat flour and

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, or a cold and spicy dish () made with the noodles and vegetables. can add many vegetables such as cabbage and bean sprouts. The spicy and hot sauce is a combination of ( chili pepper paste), vinegar, sugar, and minced

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. It is also a type of (mixed noodles). The chewy texture of jjolmyeon noodles owes to its manufacturing process in which the dough is heated to 130-150 degrees Celsius and extruded by a machine under high pressure, in a manner similar to rice cake production.

Etymology

The first syllable of the name comes from the sound symbolism () in Korean, which means "chewy", while is a hanja word meaning "noodles". Thus, the name literally means "chewy noodles".

History

is one of the most popular noodle dishes in South Korea, especially among young people at (Korean snack restaurants). It is a representative dish of

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

, where originated in the early 1970s by a mistake made while making . Noodles larger than regular noodles were made at a factory and instead of being thrown out, were given away to a nearby . The owner mixed the noodles with sauce and was born.

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Jjolmyeon recipe
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