What are ‘Ram-don’ noodles, from the Oscar-winning film Parasite

What are ‘Ram-don’ noodles, from the Oscar-winning film Parasite, and why do they look so tasty?

The movie’s subtitle translator Darcy Paquet ‘invented Ram-don’ because it was too difficult to translate the Korean word, jjapaguri, into English

Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie Parasite won viewers’ hearts with its nuanced portrayal of the interdependence and tensions between rich and poor in South Korean society. However, film-goers may have missed the significance behind one of the film’s most memorable scenes – the one featuring the “Ram-don” noodles.

The climactic moment involves the young mother, or mistress of the house, calling the housekeeper to ask her to prepare the noodle dish with premium Hanwoo beef. There was a palpable sense of tension evident during the preparation and consumption of the dish.

So what is Ram-don? Watch to find out

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