 A bowl ofjanchi-guksu | |
| Alternative names | Banquet noodles |
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| Type | Guksu |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 잔치국수 |
| RR | janchiguksu |
| MR | chanch'iguksu |
| IPA | [tɕan.tɕʰi.ɡuk̚.s͈u] |
Janchi-guksu (Korean: 잔치국수)[1] orbanquet noodles[1] is aKorean noodle dish consisting ofwheat floursomyeon noodles in a light broth made fromanchovy and sometimes alsodasima (kelp).Beef broth may be substituted for the anchovy broth. It is served with a sauce made fromsesame oil,ganjang and small amounts ofchili pepper powder andscallions. Thinly slicedjidan (지단, fried egg),gim (laver) andzucchini are added on top of the dish asgarnishes,[2] though various other vegetables or kimchi can also be used. The wordjanchi means "feast" in Korean, in reference to the festive occasions on which the dish is prepared, such as for a wedding or sixtieth birthday celebration.[3]
The name derives from theKorean wordjanchi (잔치, literally "feast" or "banquet"), because the noodle dish has been eaten for special occasions such as wedding feasts, birthday parties, orhwangap (60th birthday celebration) throughout Korea. The wordguksu means "noodles" in Korean, and noodles symbolise longevity in life and in a marriage.[4]
There are records ofguksu dating back to theGoryeo period. In the bookDongguk Isangguk Jeonjip Book 6 (동국이상국전집;東國李相國全集) there is a mention ofguksu in a line of poetry, and in the bookGoryeo Dogyeong (고려도경;高麗圖經), written by an envoy from the ChineseSong Dynasty, it is mentioned thatguksu was eaten on special occasions as wheat was rare and expensive in Goryeo. The most common ingredients for noodles werebuckwheat orstarch.[5]
Because the noodles are traditionally eaten at weddings, the expression "When are you going to feed usguksu?" is a way of asking "When are you going to get married?" and a wedding day might be referred to as "a day to eatguksu".[5]
Following theimpeachment of Park Geun-hye, many Koreans ate fried chicken and janchi-guksu, which trended on KoreanTwitter.[6][7]
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