Surprised by 'Cucumber Ramen'? Try Cucumber Stew Too
Creatrip Team
2 months ago
Chef Lim Seong-geun of YouTube channel 'LimJjang TV' gained attention on the TV show <Black & White Chef 2> for quick, no-measure recipes. His latest viral dish is 'perilla oil cucumber ramen' (called 들기름 오이라면), made by cooking instant ramen normally, then briefly treating thinly sliced cucumber in the pot’s residual heat before pouring broth over the noodles—keeping cucumber crunch while adding a cooling, refreshing flavor. Cucumbers are known in Korea for cooling effects and easing hangovers, so this becomes a simple, restorative meal. Lim says the ramen idea came from a royal-court style cucumber stew called 'oi-gamjeong' (오이감정), a refined dish often made with beef. The article also shares two full cucumber stew recipes to try at home: a beef version with thinly sliced brisket (차돌박이) and a seafood version with seasoned octopus (낙지). Both use common Korean seasonings (e.g., doenjang, gochujang) and vegetables like enoki mushrooms and crown daisy (쑥갓). The piece encourages using extra cucumbers from bulk purchases to experiment from quick ramen to fuller stews.
