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#Jjigae (and Soups)

Typical lunch at a Korean office cafeteria.

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Spicy beef soup (Yukgaejang) with a side of fried egg, zucchini, and kimchi. The best part is the “Nurungji” (scorched rice water) at the end to settle the stomach.

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