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여러분 짜장면을 먹은 적이 있나요? 없으면 바로 먹어 봐야해요! 고아원에 매월 마지막 수요일에 어린이들이 저녁으로 짜장면을 먹어요. 까가운 중화요리집이 짜장면고 탕수육을 만들러 와요.

Have you ever eaten jjajangmyeon? If you haven’t you really should try it! At the orphanage, the children eat jjajangmyeon on the last Wednesday of every month. A Chinese food shop from nearby comes to make jjajangmyeon and sweet & sour pork.

짜장명 is sort of like the macaroni & cheese of Korea. It is dirt cheap, and an absolute favorite of kids everywhere. Of course, adults like it too! It can be found just about everywhere, but unless you live in LA or NY, I wonder if you can find it at a restaurant in the States. ㅠ.ㅠ Basically it is a noodle dish with a black bean sauce, onions, and pork bits. I know, I know, that description doesn’t sound so delicious, but trust me. I’d eat it 2 times a week if I thought it was really healthy!

I’m not sure about the origin of this dish, you can usually only find it at a “중화요리 집,” or Chinese restaurant, but those are all “Koreanized” so don’t expect to see it on the menu at your local Western Chinese carry-out!

Anyway, the kids at the orphanage rarely get to eat so well. Don’t get me wrong, they are fed each and every day, but it’s not always so appetizing. So 짜장면 Wednesdays are a real treat. A local Chinese food restaurant loads up their gear and hauls it over the orphanage once a month to serve noodles and sweet & sour pork. There is a picture below of the noodle slicing machine. Fresh noodles do taste so much better!