Jjapaguri or Chapaguri ( ko, 짜파구리), also known in English as ram-don, is a Korean noodle dish made by a combination of Chapagetti and Neoguri, two types of

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produced by Nongshim. Irene Jiang of '' Insider'' described it as " comfort food". University of California East Asian studies professor Jennifer Jung-Kim described it as, as paraphrased by Sarah Coughlin, "a budget comfort food", and Coughlin herself described it as 'a uniquely Korean dish".

History

Jjapaguri gained prominence on the internet and in South Korean when it was featured on an episode of '' Dad! Where Are We Going?'' in 2013.

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, the translator of the 2019 film '' Parasite'', rendered the dish, featured in the film, as ''ram-don'', meaning ramen- udon. The English version of the film shows packages labelled in English " ramyeon" and "udon" to highlight to English speakers how the name was created. Paquet believed the word ''ram-don'' did not previously exist as he found no results on Google. People began posting videos on how to make the dish on YouTube after the film was distributed. The popularity of the dish led to Nongshim, the manufacturer of both products, selling a singular Chapaguri instant noodle package.

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* * Korean noodle dishes {{Korea-cuisine-stub