First time trying Jajangmyeon from a local korean restaurant

As an avid fan of Korean cinema, I've seen a lot of movies featuring Jajangmyeon as a comfort food that looks incredibly delicious, which made me super curious. A few years ago, I really wanted to try it, but I couldn’t find any restaurant that served it like in the movies, so I settled for an instant version from a store.

I was excited to taste it, but it was so disappointing—it honestly tasted like earth or soil? I don’t know, lol. I thought the sauce was terrible, but I told myself that maybe this was just the natural taste profile of black bean, or maybe I made it wrong, or maybe the brand was just bad (I forgot what it was). After that, I stopped looking for it.

But over the years, I kept seeing it in shows and clips, with people suggesting that the real thing is much better than the instant version. Luckily, today I passed by a newly opened local Korean restaurant. I was originally craving Tteokbokki since it’s more common where I live, but then I saw that they also served Jajangmyeon.

I decided to give it another chance—and damn, it was so different. Deliciously different. I know it doesn’t look that great in the picture, but I ate everything. Yes, I get it now. It had bits of meat—not sure if that’s common, but I think it would taste even better with more. Either way, the noodles alone were satisfying enough.

I’ll definitely be ordering again! 🙂

I'm just sharing this here because I don’t have anyone to share this TMI with. Thanks xD