Cycle 14 – Item 113

28 (Fri) April 2023

Yuni Jjajang Myeon (and More)

3.0

from Shanghai

at home

-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-

solo

HAPPY HOUR

The Korean International Librarians Association (KILA), an informal network of the librarians working at the (28) international schools throughout Korea, meets twice a year to discuss various topics.  Following the KILA meeting in the spring of 2023, hosted this afternoon at Seoul International School (SIS) (my alma mater – Go Tigers!), we arranged for the participants to visit our warehouse (about 20), partly as an opportunity to purchase books but more more importantly to consider future opportunities for collaboration.

DINNER

At the end of a long month/week/day, at home and on my own for dinner, too tired/lazy/apathetic to cook, I opted for delivery from our go-to Korean-Chinese delivery joint.  I was vaguely in the mood for the spiciness of a jjambbong, or the savoriness of a jjajang myeon, or the lightness of a mushroom stir-fry, but not particularly enthused about any of them, so I just ordered them all.

Though not as much a fan of jjajang myeon in general as I used to be – it was for a time considered my all-time favorite dish – my preferred variation remains the yuni version (see 2.023 Yuni Jjajang Myeon).

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)