My Jeollado Coworker's Lunchbox Game Is SO Strong, We All Started Bringing Our Own ๐
This post is going viral because it taps into the widely acknowledged pride and reputation of Jeollado food in Korea, combined with the relatable humor of coworkers bonding over unexpectedly amazing homemade meals.
The Jeollado region in Korea is famously renowned for its rich culinary traditions and incredibly delicious, flavorful food, often considered the best in the entire country. People from Jeollado often have a strong sense of 'food pride' (์์ ๋ถ์ฌ) due to their region's gastronomic reputation.
Okay, so I'm in Seoul, right? And we have this new coworker from Jeollado. For the longest time, no matter where we went for lunch, she'd just be like, 'meh, it's okay.' Never said anything was *actually* good. Then one day, she just starts bringing her own lunchbox because 'nothing here fits her taste.' We were all like, 'bro, why go through all that trouble?' But then another coworker joined her, bringing their own too.
Fast forward a bit, and after she finished her meal, the Jeollado unnie (that's what we call her now) secretly pulled us aside. 'You guys should try bringing your own lunchboxes starting tomorrow,' she said. So, me and two other coworkers, we started packing our own rice and a few side dishes. That was like a week ago.
But y'all, this unnie? Her lunchbox game is on a whole other level. Today, she brought a HUGE container of budae jjigae! She said her eom-ma made it, and she just froze it and reheated it. And get this: geotjeori, stir-fried pumpkin, anchovies, and gyeran jangjorim. Bro, me and the other two? Our eyes literally popped out of our heads ๐๐. We even heated up the leftover Haeppan from the office to share, and then we were fighting over who got to take the remaining jangjorim home.
I used to wonder why she had such a big flex about food, but holy crap, it's *actually* that good. She invited us to her place next week, and I'm already drooling, no cap ๐คค. She even offered to make fresh geotjeori for us, and when I asked if I could bring my banchantong, she was like, 'duh, bring it!' I'm literally so curious what she's gonna bring tomorrow. Jeollado unnie, fighting! You've been in Seoul for 6 months, stay strong and stay with us forever, bestie! โจ