Cycle 14 – Item 328

29 (Wed) November 2023

Samseon Jjambbong + Bokkeumbap

2.5

at Dongboseong

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

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We were invited by KIS Seoul Campus to hold a book fair.  Ordinarily, I would’ve declined in light of the school’s size: elementary school only, 170 total enrollment.  However, looking to develop a type of small-scale, one-day, pop-up book fair that requires minimal effort to prepare, run, and wrap, I decided to give it a go.

With just 2 people, we were set up in 1 hour (standard book fairs take 5 people x 4 hours).

Dongboseong is a Korean-Chinese restaurant.  Standard Korean-Chinese menu.  No relation to the Dongboseong in Oksu (see generally 3.241 Jaengban Jjajang Myeon).

I dropped by after setting up the book fair, which will be held tomorrow.

Whereas jjajng myeon, jjambbong, and bokkeumbap (fried rice) represent the holy trinity of Korean-Chinese cuisine, the trifecta can be achieved by ordering jjambbong and bokkeumbap, and mixing a portion of noodles from the jjambbong in the jjajang sauce that comes with the rice.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)