Budae Jjigae Started With Leftover Army Food. Now We Pay Extra to Add More Spam.
At lunch, when my team orders budae jjigae, one person always controls the pot. She decides when the ramyeon goes in. If it goes in too early, the noodles get soft and the lunch is ruined. Nobody gave her this job. She took it, and we accept it. Budae jjigae means army base stew. It…