article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Korea's buddae-jjigae -- or "army stew" as it's often called -- dates back to the scarce years of the Korean War when local cooks had to get inventive with U.S. Army rations.
article_snippet.sent: While jiigae can refer to any variety of stews, this particular version just happens to feature a variety of canned, precooked meat, most notably SPAM in all its glazed and gelatinous glory.
article_snippet.sent: So, it's probably a good thing budda-jiigae is also a storied hangover cure.
highlights_snippet.sent: Budae-jiigae is a stew made with all sorts of canned meat, including Spam .