Black Bean Noodles (Jjajangmyeon)

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In Korea, jjajangmyeon on Children's Day (May 5) is still the unwritten rule. Wiping black bean sauce off your mouth going "yep, nothing beats this" - age really is just a number.

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❝ The black sauce in jjajangmyeon traces back to China's tianmianjiang (sweet bean sauce), but Korea's caramelizing process turned it into a completely different dish. Chinese people trying Korean jjajangmyeon tend to say, "Wait, this isn't ours." ❞

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