Budae-jjigae

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Budae-jjigae (Korean: 부대찌개; lit. 'army base stew') is a type of spicy jjigae (Korean stew) from South Korea that is made with a variety of ingredients, often canned or processed. Common ingredients include ham, sausage, Spam, baked beans, kimchi, instant noodles, gochujang, and American cheese. The dish is now a popular anju (accompaniment to alcoholic drinks) and a comfort food cooked in a large pot shared by a group of people. It also goes by the English names army stew, army base stew, and spicy sausage stew. The dish has its origins in a predecessor often called kkulkkuri-juk (꿀꿀이죽; lit. 'piggy porridge') that was created around the time of the Korean War, when South Korea was experiencing significant poverty. A prominent ingredient of the dish, Spam, was only made legally available for sale in 1987, around the time that South Korea democratized. Although the dish came from conditions of poverty, it has remained consistently popular, even during and after South Korea's rapid economic...

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