Comments on: Jjajangmyun (blackbean noodles)

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:53:51 +0000

oh,you must have watched my Jjajangmyeon video on YouTube? check this out, please
http://www.maangchi.com/blog/jjajangmyun-recipe-updated

By: amiee121

amiee121 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:06:46 +0000

Hi!
I followed your recipe and I’m not sure if I’m the only one that made this mistake, but in your recipe it says:

Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 2 tbs of vegetable oil. When that’s hot, add 7 tbs of black bean paste and stir fry for 1 minute.

but in your video it says 2 tbs.

I added the 7 before watching the video and it came out really really dry and grainy.

I’m not sure if the 7 is a typo.

By: jneal73

jneal73 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:03:01 +0000

love, love, love jjajangmyun. my mom, who is korean, used to make this all the time when i was a kid. we used to call it korean spaghetti, it was the only way to describe it to our friends who weren’t 1/2 korean.

i tried to make jjajangmyun once from memory, and told my mom, she laughed cause i forgot some of the ingredients, i forgot the potato, but i remembered the zucchini; it was still good though!

there is also a type of jjajangmyun with seafood, but i don’t remember what its call, its very tasty tasty!

james

p.s. now that i have your website to refer to, i can make all my favorite korean foods from my childhood. i still call my mom from time to time and say, “omma, how do i make …?” i can’t call my ommuni all the time, so your site comes in handy.

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:22:33 +0000

yay! Congratulation on your successful jjajangmyun making! I’m happy to hear that your family loved it!

By: alfa_juliet

alfa_juliet — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:46:07 +0000

Greetings from Singapore!

I cooked this for dinner last night!
Our 6 & 5 yr old loved it and asked for 2nd helping!
Hubby didn’t realised tht radish & sweet potatoe is in the dish :P

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:54:00 +0000

yes, you can replace the jjajangmyeon noodles with spaghetti noodles, but the black bean paste can’t be replaced. Check any Korean grocery store in your area. Most Korean grocery stores sell black bean paste. http://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/black-bean-paste

By: pier86

pier86 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:46:42 +0000

or can i use spaggeti noodle to replace the Jjajangmyun??
pLUS….wat can i use to replace the black bean paste???

By: pier86

pier86 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:19:26 +0000

Hi Maangchi,

i would like to ask, in stead of the Jjajangmyun….what noodle can i use to replace the Jjajangmyun…as i will really wish to make this for my family….thanks for ur recipe….

p/s: my mom make the cabbage kimchi js after watching ur video….:P

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By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:47:20 +0000

awww, you are so kind!