The taste and price of Korean white Jjamppong

Jjamppong is one of my favorite foods. It is also a must-eat food once or twice a month. There are many restaurants that sell jjamppong in Korea, too. I don't know exactly where the origin of the food called jjamppong is. However, I heard that jjamppong is a Chinese food. Jjamppong means cooking various ingredients in a bowl. It is a food that you can eat a variety of ingredients at once.

 

This time, I went to eat special jjamppong. It's not regular jjamppong, but white jjamppong. Literally, the color of this jjamppong is  white. There is no chili powder or red pepper paste. So it is not spicy jjamppong. There is a restaurant which is good at making white jjamppong in my town. One evening I went there and had dinner.

 

 

This is a restaurant that serves typical Chinese food. In Korea, you can see restaurants selling Chinese food in any city. People eat jajangmyeon, jjamppong, and sweet and sour pork dish in these restaurants. I visited here with my friend this time and ate a food called Rajogi with white Jjamppong. Every food I ate was delicious.

 

 

Prices in Korea have risen a lot these days. Jjamppong is no exception. In the past, a bowl of jjamppong costs about 5,000 won(4 USD). But these days, it is about 8,000 won(6.7 USD). The price of Baekjjamppong is 9,000 won(7.5 USD).

 

 

Jajangmyeon which Korean people love the most is 6,000 won(5 USD). Rajogi I ate with jjamppong this time was 22,000 won(18 USD). It's good for two people to order a meal for each and another food such as rajogi and share it.

 

 

This is white Jjamppong. Jjamppong is originally red. But white jjamppong is literally white. So this food is called Baek Jjamppong. Baek means white in Korean. It's not spicy at all. Vegetables are included with various seafood. It is abundant.

 

 

Jjamppong is basically served with noodle. But this time I chose rice, not noodle. When ordering jjamppong, customers can choose between rice and noodle. I chose rice, put it in the soup and ate it. It is one of my favorite foods. White jjamppong has excellent and savory soup. Customers can properly enjoy white jjamppong with various ingredients if they eat rice in soup.

 

 

This food is rajogi. Rajogi is a chicken dish. It is a dish with fried chicken mixed in sauce. Rajogi is a good food to eat with rice. It is also a good food to eat while drinking. In Korea, various Chinese dishes are cooked and sold in Korean style. When you stay in Korea, you can try Korean style jjamppong and these foods. I believe you will love them.