7. Korean Food

안녕!

Today's topic is Korean food.

I picked eight different Korean dishes that I like the most.

After seeing this post, you will be very welcome to vote to the Korean food you want to try.

 

 

 

 

김치 Kimchi

 

Kimchi is the number one representative food of Korea, because Korean people cannot live without it. Kimchi is salted cabbage with red pepper powder, so it is hot and sour a little bit. Also, it's the best when it is really cold and crispy. We usually eat Kimchi with rice and, or we cook hundreds of other dishes with Kimchi, such as Kimchi fried rice, Kimchi pan cake and Kimchi soup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

냉면 Naeng-myoen

 

This is cold noodle with beef broth and, depending on your taste, you can add vinegar or mustard into it. Even though this is traditionally summer seasonal food, Korean people always have Naengmyeon no matter what the season is, since it taste so good! Most people prefer to eat this after finishing Sam-gyeop-sal, which is the next food I will introduce.

 

 

 

  

삼겹살 Samgyeopsal

This is grilled pork with traditional sauce. Usually when we go to the restaurant, servers hand you the raw pork, and you should grill it by yourself. It sounds a little bit rude, but Korean people are willing to do that, becuase they have a pirde of their grilling skill. Samgyeopsal is generally loved food, so if you want to be closer to somebody, you can just treat him/her Samgyeopsal and Soju.    

 

떡볶이 Ddeok-bokki

 

Ddeok-bokki is rice cake with hot sauce. This is my favorite so I miss this food all day! It is sweet a little and you can put fries or Soondae (sausage made of beef and bean curd stuffed in pig intestine). Ddeok bokki is really cheap so high schoolers usually go to Ddeok-bokki restaurat right after the school. If you can't eat spicy food, there are also curry flavor, cream sauce, and sweet soy sauce Ddeok-bokki, too.    

 

 

김밥 Kimbab

 

Kimbab is friend of Ddeok-bokki, and it has steamed rice, vegetables, and fishcakes. This is similar with sandwich because Korean people usually pack Kimbab for their picnic. Also, when not having enough time to eat breakfast or lunce, we just have Kimbab.  Some people are confused if it is Japanese Sushi, but Kimbab is different with Sushi; Kimbab uses sesame oil instead of vinegar, and it contains a lot of vegetables, while Sushi has only salted radish.

 

 

육회 Yuk hoe

 

Yukhoe is sliced raw beef with sweet sauce, and somtimes it has yalk on it. It looks gross at first, but if you try this once, you would not be able to stop! Even though this is a little beat pricey food so we don't eat Yukhoe a lot, Korean people love Yukhoe.  

 

 

전 Jeon

 

Jeon is traditional holiday food, which has a lot of variation. It basically consists of egg, flour, and salt, and we put different ingredients in it, and fry. Korean people usaully make this food in holidays or traditional rituals, but there is casual Jeon which contains Kimchi or potato. They are beloved by all of Koreans. 

 

산낙지 Sannakji

 

Sannakji means alive octopus. Mostly, octopus is technically dead, but the legs keep moving for few minutes after death so it is called alive octopus. Of sourse, there is another way to eat Sannakji, which is eating alive octopus. If you wonder how to eat alive octopus, you can find video on the YouTube. It's cruel and hard to eat, so I don't eat whole octopus. I put this on the list just because I though its interesting.

 

 

Do you have any Korean food you want to try? Vote for it!

I hope you guys to swing by littel Korea town and try them. It's gonna be an interesting experience.

See you later, 안녕!