![]() ![]() So fast, so easy! No wonder it is the food of the people! But wait, there’s more!īecause sometimes you just want a little more Let cook until noodles are tender but not fall-apart soft (2-3 minutes). Add dried noodles + seasoning and dried vegetables packets. Boil water just enough to cover the noodles (2-3 cups).Ģ. I also like the Shin Ramyun Black version, which is heartier in terms of the vegetable and meat bits, but milder in flavor.ġ. Get your package of ramyun–my standard, go-to ramen is Shin Ramyun (pictured above), which is spicy and has a beef broth base. You probably know how to make a package of instant noodles, but just humor me here. No fuss, fool-proof, pure comfort in a bowl Now that we covered why ramyun is so prevalent in K-dramas, read on for some ramyun recipes to get you eating like your favorite K-drama characters! Ramyun is uncomplicated, and there’s something about its simplicity that brings up wholesome memories of a simpler time. Or, a character might reminisce about the “good old days” in a montage of their youth and, more likely than not, a bowl of ramyun will make an appearance. At 6 years old, you may think a character is just sitting down and sharing some ramyun with their grandparents, but flash forward 10 years and it may be the most treasured memory of that character’s past. That is, as much as it is the “food of the people” it is also the food of memory. Ramyun as Nostalgiaīecause ramyun is so convenient and easily accessible, there is also something incredibly nostalgic about it. It’s the food of the everyday person– sorry, Goo Jun Pyo. So when a character starts in on a steaming bowl of ramyun, that moment reveals a lot about who they are as a person, and consequently why they may be eating ramyun in the first place. It is simple, cheap, and fast–perfect for students who have little income and time to spare, busy workers who need to grab food on the go, and also, but not exclusively, for the lonely, because nothing is as depressing as slaving away over a big meal that you’ll be eating alone. The woman at the bookstore? The man who runs your dry cleaners? They eat it, too. Why? Because ramyun is lauded as being the “food of the people.” That is, of the everyday person. Remember how obsessed Goo Jun Pyo ( Lee Min Ho) was with ramyun in “ Boys Over Flowers“? Having grown up eating the food made for him by his own personal chef and served to him on gilded plates by a team of no less than four maids, it is not a wonder that Goo Jun Pyo had never tasted the spicy, salty, noodle-y soup by the time he was in high school. As it turns out, a bowl of ramyun is anything but. ![]() ![]() The act of eating ramyun, and likewise not eating ramyun, reveals a lot about characters, their situations, and whatever may be going on emotionally or internally with them. But, the question becomes, why? Why is ramyun so present in dramas? Does it have some magical healing powers for characters in distress? Is there something in that ramyun facial that holds the key to all happiness? Eating ramyun is just one of those things that happens in dramas. Ramyun is so prevalent in dramas that we often don’t comment on, or even question the significance of a character peeling back the paper lid of cup noodles. Why does Ramyun have such a presence in K-dramas? That’s right, we’re eating like K-dramas, and what better way to kick things off than with the food that has come to define so much of the Korean televised eating experience: Ramyun. In this new monthly series by yours truly, I’ll be taking you on a culinary journey of some of the most famous, the most infamous, the most delicious bites that Korea, and your favorite shows, have to offer. Your days of only imagining the tastes of your favorite K-dramas is at an end. What are they eating, anyway? And how can you get your hands on some too? If you’ve ever asked those questions to yourself as you wipe drool from your chin, fear not. It seems like it happens more often than not in K-dramas these days, you’ll just be hit with hunger pains for…whatever it is that your favorite actors or characters are consuming. And you find yourself salivating and suddenly incredibly hungry. You’re just minding your own business, watching a K-drama where meddling mothers and stone-hearted fathers disown their rebellious children, and then the next thing you know, said rebellious child is scarfing down what appears to be a truly magnificent cup of store-bought noodles, slurps of deliciousness and groans of satisfaction filtering out of your computer’s speakers.
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