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A priest in South Korea is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry as a means to fight youth hunger in the nation’s capital.
Father Gabriel Lee Mun-su launched Youth Mungan “out of a desire to help young people in need,” Claretian Ministries says on its website.
The restaurant serves “a single, affordable meal to all young people,” namely a bowl of jjigae, a traditional Korean stew. The meals are given to customers “regardless of their financial situation, with no standards attached.”
Jjigae is ubiquitous throughout much of South Korea, with various forms of the recipe being found in historical records starting at least several hundred years ago.
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Father Gabriel Lee Mun-su launched Youth Mungan “out of a desire to help young people in need,” Claretian Ministries says on its website.
The restaurant serves “a single, affordable meal to all young people,” namely a bowl of jjigae, a traditional Korean stew. The meals are given to customers “regardless of their financial situation, with no standards attached.”
Jjigae is ubiquitous throughout much of South Korea, with various forms of the recipe being found in historical records starting at least several hundred years ago.
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South Korea priest feeds hungry youth with kimchi stew
Father Gabriel Lee Mun-su is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry as a means to fight youth hunger in the nation’s capital.
