Chapagetti

Summary

Chapagetti (Korean: 짜파게티) is a brand of ramyeon produced by Nongshim. It was first released in South Korea on March 19, 1984.[1] Chapagetti is the first instant noodle product to resemble jajangmyeon in South Korea and is the second highest-selling brand of instant noodles in South Korea, behind Shin Ramyun.[2] Its name is a portmanteau of jajangmyeon (which is also romanized as chajangmyŏn) and spaghetti.[3] In 2012, sales of Chapagetti reached 159.5 billion won with 88% of market share.[1]

Chapagetti
Product typeInstant noodles
Produced byNongshim (Jajangmyeon)
CountrySouth Korea
WebsiteOfficial website

Shrimp Chapaghetti was launched in 1986, but it was discontinued due to sluggish sales. On September 6, 2004, Sacheon (Korean사천; Hanja四川; English: Sichuan) cuisine Chapaghetti was launched.

In popular culture edit

In the Academy Award-winning South Korean film Parasite, a dish called Chapaguri (짜파구리) is cooked by one of the characters, which is a mix of Chapagetti and Neoguri.[4] The English version of the film calls this "ram-don", an expression created by the translator, and the footage shows packages labelled in English "ramyeon" and "udon" to highlight to English speakers how the name was created.[5] Nongshim, which manufactures both brands of noodle, published an "official" recipe for Chapaguri on their YouTube channel.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "짜파게티 동생, 면발 굵어졌네" (in Korean). JungAng Ilbo. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. ^ Kim, Kyung-moo (20 December 2014). "South Korea found the most ramen-eating country". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  3. ^ 신성미. "업종별 입사선호 기업 2부 <33>농심, 함께짓는 '사람농사'" (in Korean). DongA Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02.
  4. ^ Rochlin, Margy (2019-10-19). "How steak and 'ramdon' illustrate class tensions in Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. ^ Lee, Hana (2019-06-19). "'Parasite' subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge". Korea.net. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. ^ "Official CHAPAGURI Recipe (feat. Chapaghetti, Neoguri) (a.k.a Ram-don, jjapaguri)". NongshimPR. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Nongshim (in Korean)