Now, I would say it is Buddae jiggae Inspired, since non of the origins were scavenged from an army base trash can. Buddae jiggae or korean army base stew is a one pot concoction of whatever could be scavenged out canned food items like spam, vienna sausages, etc coked with noodles. The only thing Korean about my take on it was the pack of Shin Instant ramyun that I used. I wanted to just use canned or packaged items but I took the liberty of adding in some mushrooms, which did not really bring much flavour wise, but the textural contrast was welcomed. In my previous attempts I realised the seasoning packet of Shin starts falling short once you add more items into the pot. Its like the spice is there but umami potency loses out, it was well balanced out by the MSG and mugi miso I added to it. I also squeezed out some ketchup into it, that slight undertone of tomatoey sweetness had a balancing potential and I kept looking for more of it. The seekh kebab was in a party of its own, the chicken fat kind of seeped into the broth perhaps the transglutaminase in it worked a little too well. But that meaty spicy kebabs were delicious, chewy and salty. The broth at the ended which I slurped up was the best part of the meal, like a concentration of everything I had during the meal reduced down to this puddle of concentrated deliciousness. I love meals that come out of a bowl. Perhaps I like bowls of all sorts to be the perfect carrier for meals. . . . . . . . . . . . . #buddaejiggae #jiggae #shin #ramyun #instantramen #noodles #foodwriting #foodjournalism #foodessay #koreanfood (at Vadodara, Gujarat, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSQlciFKDDc/?utm_medium=tumblr
