Emart24 Cheese Budae Pasta Review [Korean Food]

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Hello! Today’s new find from Emart24 is a collaboration with the budae-jjigae specialist Ttangs: the Cheese Budae-bokkeum Pasta. (Budae-jjigae is Korea’s “army stew,” and budae-bokkeum is the stir-fried, brothless version.) I’d recently reviewed Emart24’s earlier Ttangs collab, a budae-bokkeum, and was genuinely surprised at how well it captured the real thing, so the moment I saw this one in stock I grabbed it. This one turned out quietly good too. Let’s take a closer look.

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📋 At a Glance

Product: Ttangs Cheese Budae-bokkeum Pasta
Store: Emart24 (collab with Ttangs budae-jjigae)
Price: 4,900 won
Calories: 666 kcal
Weight: 354 g
What’s inside: pasta, budae-bokkeum sauce, long frank sausage, pressed ham, sliced cheese, baked beans
Sodium: 86% of the daily recommended intake
Verdict: ★3.5 — A stir-fried pasta that nails the army-stew flavor; good value, though it gets rich fast.

Cheese Budae-bokkeum Pasta: Price and Overview

As I noted with the last budae-bokkeum, there had been a budae-jjigae collab before this — Nolbu’s — but that was strictly army stew, and a budae-bokkeum was a first. This time they’ve reworked that stir-fry into a pasta. The same coupon promotion is back, so if you’re a regular at Ttangs, it’s a “no bad prizes” draw worth an entry. The price lands at 4,900 won, right in line with other convenience-store pasta singles.

The box holds 354 g at 666 kcal, with sodium at 86% of the daily recommended intake. With a budae-bokkeum base, high sodium is more or less unavoidable. For the price, neither the volume nor the calories feel lacking — if anything, it should leave you pleasantly full. Do note that the sausage runs much higher in chicken than pork. And a heads-up: this one is meant to be microwaved with the lid off.

What’s in the Box

Let’s run through the layout. The budae-jjigae sauce itself doesn’t seem much changed from the last budae-bokkeum. It’s pasta topped with the stir-fry sauce, then a single slice of cheese and a dusting of dried parsley.

Being a single item, the makeup isn’t complicated. The earlier budae-bokkeum topped things with half a slice of cheese, but here a whole slice goes in. There’s plenty of tasty cheese out there, yet somehow a plain slice just suits budae-jjigae — that’s the vibe.

The ham comes as two types: round frank sausage and square pressed ham. The sausage is listed as long frank, a product with more chicken than pork. The square pressed ham is labeled a smoke sausage, though beyond “some pork” there wasn’t much else to go on.

Beyond that, the sauce carries a little cabbage and onion, and — just like last time — the Ttangs budae-jjigae sauce even folds in baked beans. That signature Ttangs sauce, baked beans and all, looks well recreated here, which quietly raised my expectations.

Taste Test: How Does It Eat?

Time to dig in. I microwaved it for 1 minute 30 seconds at 1,000 W, then stirred the melted slice of cheese through the pasta. The cheese melted well enough to blend right in.

I took a first forkful right away, and the impression was strong. The savory stir-fry sauce nails the budae-jjigae flavor, and with the cheese aroma on top, nothing felt missing. I like budae-bokkeum myself and have thrown together plenty of versions, but making it into pasta had never crossed my mind — enough that I found myself thinking I’d have to try it at home sometime.

Working the sausage in between bites felt plenty good too. Any worry that the sauce might run short never materialized — the portion was enough, and the flavor is so intense you don’t reach for anything else.

The one letdown, if I had to name it, was that there’s nothing to cleanse the palate. It’s literally budae-jjigae sauce with sausage and cheese stirred into pasta, so it’s punchy and salty, and with the cheese in the mix I started craving pickled radish or kimchi partway through. Get about halfway and you’ll immediately see what I mean.

The sausage is fairly generous and the sauce was plenty, so aside from that one issue of getting rich fast, it was more than worth eating. The value felt quietly good, too. Budae-bokkeum makes a great drinking snack or side, and eating it as a main dish is maybe a bit much — but if you love budae-bokkeum, you’ll enjoy this just fine. If you’re curious, it’s absolutely worth a try.

Final Verdict — One for Budae-bokkeum Lovers

This Cheese Budae-bokkeum Pasta carries a specialist’s army-stew flavor over to a convenience-store pasta remarkably well. Stir the melted slice of cheese into the savory sauce and the first impression is bold, with the sausage generous enough to keep the portion satisfying. The catch is that it’s so punchy and salty that, with nothing to reset the palate, it gets rich around the halfway mark. Even so, the value is quietly strong, and for anyone who loves budae-bokkeum it’s an easy recommendation. If you’re visiting Korea and want a genuinely Korean fusion bite, keep an eye out for it at Emart24.

For more on Emart24’s Ttangs budae-jjigae collaboration and its cheese budae-bokkeum lineup, you can read the (Korean source) Money Today report on the Emart24 x Ttangs collaboration.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much is the Emart24 Cheese Budae-bokkeum Pasta?

It’s 4,900 won. At 354 g and 666 kcal, it’s priced like other convenience-store pasta singles while still eating fairly filling for one meal.

Q. How does the cheese budae-bokkeum pasta taste?

The savory stir-fry sauce truly nails the budae-jjigae flavor, and the melted cheese makes for a strong first impression. That said, it’s punchy and salty, so with nothing to cleanse the palate it can get rich around the halfway point.

Q. What ingredients are in the pasta?

Pasta is topped with Ttangs budae-jjigae sauce, long frank sausage, and pressed ham, finished with a slice of cheese and dried parsley. The sauce folds in cabbage, onion, and baked beans.

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