My father was in the army, and luxurious food was not readily available out on the field.  Common meals in the field included instant noodles and Spam (provided free via the US Army).  There was, of course, kimchi.  So, the soldiers would combine all these ingredients and whatever else was left over to create a dish that is now known as BUDEH CHIGEH, which means ‘Army Soup‘ in Korean.

Ingredients:
1) Leftover Kimchi
2) Instant Noodles
3) Spam
4) Chilli pepper powder
5) Onion
6) Bacon
7) Udon Soup powder
Hondashi powder

Optional Ingredients:
1) Vienna Sausage – my dad loved this.
2) Tofu
3) ANYTHING!!!  BUDEH CHIGEH calls for no specific ingredients other than leftover kimchi and instant noodles.  The rest is up to you.

Procedure:
1) Add instant noodles to boiling water.  Add more water than usual because once all the ingredients go in, the soup will thicken.  Usually more water is added to keep it soupy.
2) Add the rest of the ingredients.  Don’t forget the soup base powder that came with the instant noodle.
3) Adding udon soup powder and hondashi powder makes the soup more mild.
4) Add chilli powder if you want it spicy.  That’s all there is to it!

Reference: Alex Choe’s Personal Blog