army stew '' anthony bourdain says of the dish during the premiere episode of `` parts unknown '' recently stopped by anderson cooper 's kitchen to cook up the spicy and funky stew , and talk about his 24 intoxicating hours in the country 's capital of seoul .
it 's , in fact , a classic example of necessity being the mother of deliciousness , `` 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 .
so , it 's probably a good thing budda-jiigae is also a storied hangover cure that