Is Korean Army Stew Fusion?

In this series, Michelle Zauner, an author and the singer of Japanese Breakfast, explores the results of migration on cuisine, and the personal experiences and community that are tied into the merging of food cultures. As cooks try to replicate familiar dishes in foreign homes, they rely on what’s around them. But by tying in techniques, ingredients, and sensory memories from their places of origin, they create new, hybrid cuisines.
In this episode, Zauner sits down with Sarah Lee, co-founder of Kimbap Lab, and Emily Kim, a KZbinr and author better known as Maangchi, to discuss the evolution of Korean-American cuisine. The three share a meal at Pocha32 in New York City’s Koreatown and dive into the origins of Budae Jjigae, or “army base stew,” and their own experiences with Korean-American food.
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[@lianglonglong]

Gatekeeping culture and food is stupid. Cultures and foods need to meet adopt and mix with eachother

[@rj1trrc680]

Unless it’s traditional lol. If it’s Korean corn dogs I could give two shits.

[@issabugmarie4219]

Yess I love maangchi!! Her cooking is fantastic

[@izzysteez27]

Yo as a Korean American... I know what it’s like to hide your “kimchi + rice” at lunchtime. I still remember how my new teacher got concerned after 2 weeks of me not eating during lunch, and then discovered that I’m had been hiding it... And as I had feared, the moment I opened my sack.... I was ridiculed by all the others kids and I ended up crying pathetically.... But now I go into KBBQ joints or local Korean spots and see non-Koreans, and a part of me inside just lights up... as if my soul is throwing up the 🖕. In a good way:)

[@aylaedwards2968]

y were you teased for your food? ive never had it or seen it irl

[@Joobkl]

Yo I took a group of non Asian workmates to K-BBQ for 1st time, we got lit on Soju. They loved it

[@mashitta5969]

Happy to see Maangchi here❤️

[@danielfadavi]

cultural appropriation? bruh it either tastes good or doesn't. Why does it matter.

[@MOMO-pd1ql]

The Japanese Breakfast!!! Check out her music

[@aylaedwards2968]

i honestly thgink all food now days is fusion really its how food evoles

[@dragoneater5150]

White people were making fun of her, in lower end schools packs of noodles are in vending machines flex symbol😭😂

[@jonnamesa5058]

i love maangchi!!

[@ikhsana.s1280]

nice video!

[@duringtherapy]

there is no question. it's fusion.

[@Sophie-kd8nq]

Maangchi 😍👌🏻

[@mrobershaw2]

Maangchi is a national treasure. Please wrap her in bubble wrap.

[@hugeloan6493]

I don't think the discussion was necessary, every Koreans knows it's a fusion dish and every Koreans knows it's a Korean dish.

[@rj1trrc680]

It’s American Korean fusion

[@ivysn13]

all food is fusion, korean has fusion recently with the west, had chinese ifluences ancient times.... everywhere not just korea has fusion

[@TheAirtrans]

Beautiful ❤💙💚💜

[@FUDKOPOP]

Why don't she just made kimchi and why don't you just buy it

[@alexoh9671]

Because the ingredients weren't there back in the 80s Germany.

[@AIBustos]

Honestly, this whole "culture appropriation" thing annoys me when comes to food. If we kept gatekeeping shit we would never evolve culinarily. Fuck shit up. if you think something might taste good, do it!

[@johnq4196]

Maangchi you are getting a little full of yourself. Tone it down.

[@Jay-wp2nw]

Your mom is Korean and your dad is “white” why can’t he be German or English or French….