Budae-jjigae in South Korea - 5 Restaurant Picks

The antique-style interior makes it easy to mistake for a cafe at first, but what lands on the table is budae-jjigae, a…

Clear stock and a lot of chopped kimchi make the first spoonful taste closer to kimchi stew with a little ham in it. Th…

Budae-jjigae (army stew) is effectively the only dish, so you sit down, say how many are eating, and the pot goes on. C…

Plenty of sour, well-aged kimchi makes the broth tangy, and on Uijeongbu's army stew street this is one of the shops wh…

The dish that made this place is budae-bokkeum rather than budae-jjigae. Sausage, ham and onion are stir-fried on an ir…