This dish was one of the side dishes Melanie and I made during Valentine’s Day. :O If you missed our main course, go check out the recipe for Zha Jiang Mian / Jajangmyeon and read up on the back story of why it’s often consumed on Valentine’s Day! :P
Apparently, if you’re single, it’s tradition to make this on Valentine’s Day because this is a super messy dish, but since you’re single, you don’t have to care about what your face looks like when you’re done eating…so we decided to make this on Valentine’s Day for small group! :D
I’m pretty sure those characters don’t actually mean “Korean Tofu Stew,” but I think this is typically what 된장찌개 contains. (Minus the seafood because I can’t eat that. :O As a disclaimer, I am totally not Korean, so if I got any of this wrong, please don’t hate me. I blame Google.) It’s kinda like …
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