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Busan milmyeon in chilled broth

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Milmyeon

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What exactly is it?

Wheat-based noodles are served in cold broth or tossed with chili dressing, often topped with pork, pickled radish and egg. Their texture differs from buckwheat naengmyeon. Milmyeon is an everyday meal closely associated with Busan.

Main ingredients

Wheat-and-starch noodles, cold broth or chili dressing, pork, radish, egg

Ordering and serving

Choose mul for broth or bibim for dressed noodles, and check whether chili seasoning comes on top. These are wheat noodles: being an alternative to buckwheat naengmyeon does not make them gluten-free.

Origins and changes

Its Busan history is tied to Korean War refugees using relief-supplied wheat when buckwheat was difficult to obtain. Wheat mixed with starch offered a different way to make the cold noodles they remembered.

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Milmyeon

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Main ingredients
Wheat-and-starch noodles, cold broth or chili dressing, pork, radish, egg
Flavor and character
Wheat-based noodles are served in cold broth or tossed with chili dressing, often topped with pork, pickled radish and egg. Their texture differs from buckwheat naengmyeon. Milmyeon is an everyday meal closely associated with Busan.
How to eat it
Choose mul for broth or bibim for dressed noodles, and check whether chili seasoning comes on top. These are wheat noodles: being an alternative to buckwheat naengmyeon does not make them gluten-free.
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Naengmyeon

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Main ingredients
Buckwheat or starch noodles, cold broth or chili dressing, radish, cucumber, meat and egg
Flavor and character
Naengmyeon covers both cold noodle soups and dressed noodles. Buckwheat-rich strands can be tender and aromatic; starch-heavy ones are much springier. The name alone does not tell you whether the bowl is spicy or how chewy its noodles will be.
How to eat it
Choose mul for broth or bibim for dressed noodles. Scissors help shorten long strands. Taste the broth before adding the mustard and vinegar supplied alongside.
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