Cooking Ingredients
Korean food is known for being spicy. One slurp of 육개장 (yukgaejang), a beef and vegetable soup, and you know what it would be like losing your tongue and lips in an inferno. But Korean cuisine isn't just about the heat. It's about the whole range of flavor profiles, from savory, to sweet, to sour, to bitter and salty.
소금 (sogeum) - salt
식초 (sigcho) - vinegar
간장 (ganjang) - soy sauce
설탕 (sultang) - sugar
기름 (gileum) - oil
밀가루 (milgaru) - flour
계란 (gyeran) - egg
버터 (beoteo) - butter
치즈 (chijeu) - cheese
Butter or cheese?
Beverages
물 (mul) - water💦
주스 (juseu) - juice🍹
우유 (uyu) - milk🍼
차 (cha) - tea☕
맥주 (maekju) - beer🍺
소주 (soju) - rice, wheat or barley wine🍷
막걸리 (makegeolli) - rice wine🥂
Famous Korean Dishes
Rice Dishes
밥 (bap) is "rice" in Korean. Every time you see 밥 on a menu, expect a bed of rice somewhere on the plate.
Famous examples include:
흰밥 (huinbap) - white rice
볶음밥 (bokkeumbap) - fried rice
김밥 (kimbap) - seaweed rice
Stews
김치찌개 (kimchi jjigae) - kimchi stew
된장찌개 (dwenjang jjigae) - fermented soybean paste stew
부대찌개 (budae jjigae) - "army stew"
Soups
삼계탕 (samgyetang) - chicken ginseng soup
갈비탕 (galbitang) - short ribs soup
미역국 (miyeokguk) - seaweed soup
Because it's rich in calcium and iodine, seaweed soup is often served to mothers after they've given birth. And because of this, as homage to one's mother, 미역국 is also traditionally eaten for breakfast on birthdays.
Whn you will become peggo , you can have it ⭕
Noodles
라면 (ramyun) - instant noodles
This is Korea's answer to Japan's ramen.
짜장면 (jjajangmyun) - black bean noodles
This is noodles served with black bean paste, some soy/oyster sauce and topped with a little meat/seafood, along with some aromatics and veggies. The dish looks like a squid squirted ink on your noodles. And yes, it really is tasty!
냉면 (naengmyun) - cold noodles
Side Dishes
Some examples of 반찬 are:
김치 (kimchi) - spicy pickled cabbage
잡채 (japchae) - stir-fried glass noodles mixed with vegetables
계란말이 (gyeran mari) - rolled omelette
가지나물 (gaji namul) - steamed eggplants
멸치볶음 (myeolchi bokkeum) - dried anchovies
So there you go! This has been a mouthful.
You now have a full buffet of Korean food vocabulary. You know individual food items in Korean, as well as Korean dishes that are definitely worth a try.
My advice? Memorize and practice this vocab so you can properly pronounce each item.
And then, when you have a chance, go visit a Korean restaurant and have a taste of what you're talking about. There's really nothing like kimchi in your mouth.
Good luck!
🔻Hope it will help you 🔺️
Which Korean food you tried so far ?
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