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#097

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Bring a pot of water to a boil.

There’s no such feeble civilized contraption as a gas burner here.

If you want a place with one, you’re paying triple the rent.

A pot of water bubbling atop the wood-burning stove.

Add the noodles from the jjajang ramyeon I’d splurged to refill...

“Ahh! Hot! Hot!”

Once the noodles are about halfway cooked, pour out just enough water.

Then add the granulated seasoning and let it simmer down, crackling away as if reducing...