I made budae jjigae today. I'm Korean local. Try using my recipe. The point is to grind kimchi and make a sauce.

Kimchi stew and doenjang stew are everywhere these days. But gochujang-jjigae? Still kind of under the radar. It’s made with gochujang—Korea’s signature red chili paste—and creates a surprisingly rich, savory, and slightly sweet broth. Perfect with a bowl of hot rice. If you’re looking for a Korean comfort dish that’s a little different, this one’s definitely worth a try.

Alright, Korean food lovers, I need backup here.

Every single time I hit up a Korean spot, I get stuck on the same impossible decision:

• Kimchi jjigae – spicy, tangy, and always reliable
• Doenjang jjigae – earthy, savory, straight-up comfort food
• Sundubu jjigae – soft tofu heaven, especially when that egg drops in

And of course, someone always says, “Forget all that, it’s gotta be budae-jjigae” or some other wild card. 😂

So let’s settle this once and for all:
Which one truly deserves the jjigae crown?

1. Kimchi jjigae
2. Doenjang jjigae
3. Sundubu jjigae
4. Something else (surprise us)

What about you all? Drop your vote (and your reasons) in the comments.
Let’s see where this sub stands.

”Korean beef bone soup“ 한우곰탕

Is this the correct expression?

(This is my first time using Reddit. Am I doing this right?)

Kimchi Nabe Katsu.

A japanese style pork cutlet inside a Kimchi Jiggae

When I'm too lazy to full on cook but hungry, this is beautiful to me. So many choices!!!

Hey everyone, I’ve been getting more into Korean food lately, and I’m curious — what’s your absolute favorite Korean dish?

Mine is definitely 순두부찌개 (soondubu jjigae). Something about that spicy, comforting tofu stew just hits the spot every time. I could eat it all year round!

I’d love to hear what you love, especially if there’s a dish I haven’t tried yet. Also open to any homemade versions or restaurant recs!

Been making kimchi jiggae my regular way for years and it’s fantastic, then I saw a video where chef added canned sardines to the jiggae and it’s so much better, like exponentially! All these years, just wow.

My mom said she was going to take it easy this year.

I made sundubu jjigae and while I have a dolsot, I usually prefer to ladle the soup into a cold bowl instead. I just can’t handle super hot temps. I used to serve stews in my dolsot, but I wound up leaving it until it cools down anyway 😅

Do most people enjoy getting served a bubbling hot bowl of soup? Is it something you work up to?

I’ve made kimchi jjigae before and its always turned out fine. Made a giant batch yesterday and while it tasted good, there was a slight bitter aftertaste towards the end. Bitter similar to like a ginger aftertaste but not. It wasn’t overly noticeable but as someone who has had both homemade and restaurant jjigae numerous of times, I could definitely tell in the broth. Could it just have been the fermentation of the kimchis or the kimchi itself?

Ingredients were: an almost full tub of opened 2 month old jongga kimchi from Costco, 2-3 tablespoons of hondashi brand powder, soy sauce, mushroom soy sauce, pork stew meat (no idea what specific cut it is as the store just labels it as), two week old leftover geotjeori from Hmart (mainly just a bunch of chives, chive butts and kimchi paste/seasoning with a couple stragglers of lettuce), water and tofu.

The kimchi was chewy and flavourful, and the pork was soft enough that you can tear it easily with your spoon. A perfect lunch

(served with salmon fillet in the first photo) I'm obsessed with this stew at the moment, my basic go to is~ doenjang, dashi
onion
garlic
potato
courgette
red pepper
tofu / or quorn

What else do you like to put in yours?

Just had both with tangsuyuk on the side… no regrets. What’s your go-to when you’re craving Korean-Chinese food?

Super yummy kimchi jigye, seafood pancake, bossam, and cold Korean noodles!!😌