Mark this on your calendar - April 14 is Black Day ( 14th Feb is Valentine's Day when girls in Korea give their boyfriends chocs, etc. 14th of March is White Day in Korea, and Japan when the girls expect the guys to reciprocate generously). So, the marketing people in Korea are smart or kind enough not to leave out those who are without any significant other.
But I don't need any special day or excuse to enjoy jjajangmyeon. Trouble is it isn't so easy to find a great place to enjoy this Korean-Chinese noodle dish made with black bean sauce. I still can't get over how great the dish was when I first ate it in a Chinese restaurant a stone's throw away from Seoul House some years back. It was Chuseok and most places were closed. Mum and I had just spent time walking around the Namsan Hanok Village and were looking for a place to rest and have a meal and fortunately we spotted this place near Seoul House. The dish was so flavourful, generous and satisfying, I still salivate thinking of it. Sadly, still haven't found another place which offers good jjajangmyeon in my neighbourhood. Tried making it but not very successful.
My White Day post had a video so I wondered if there was something on youtube for Black Day. Found this amusing video, so thanks to mongdori for posting this.
source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh6SvbJIh-A&nofeather=True
http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/11/korea-black-singles-day-oped-cx_hra_0411singles.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSEO18852320080414
http://english.visitseoul.net/visit2007en/lodgingdining/fooddrinks/fooddrinks.jsp?cid=104&sid=1009
