Budae jjigae, also known as Korean army base stew, is a quick and comforting recipe made with spam, baked beans, and instant ramen noodles.

No, seriously, Spam! Korean people were able to use the canned meat with other ingredients that they had on hand, and the concept of Budae Jjigae was born! Language note! 부대 / Budae =Army Base and 찌개 ...

Making Korean Army Stew at home is simple, and you can easily personalise it with your favourite toppings or noodles.

Thus, Hawaii came up with Spam musubi, Koreans created budae-jjigae ("army stew"), the Philippines uses it in Spamsilog, and ...