10 Best Korean Dishes That You Must Try If You Are A Foodie

Zee Media Bureau
Apr 08, 2023

Kimchi (Korean Pickle)

It is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish.

Bingsu (Shaved ice dessert)

Also called Bingsoo - it's a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans.

Hotteok (Sweet Korean Pancakes)

Hotteok, often called Hoeddeok, is a type of filled pancake which is popular street food in South Korea.

Chimaek (Korean Fried Chicken With Beer)

Chimaek is a combination of fried chicken and beer in the evening.

Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)

Tteokbokki, or simmered rice cake, is a popular Korean food made from small-sized garae-tteok called tteokmyeon or commonly tteokbokki-tteok.

Samgyetang (Ginseng chicken soup)

Samgye-tang or ginseng chicken soup consists primarily of a whole young chicken filled with garlic, rice, jujube, and ginseng.

Dakgalbi (Spicy Stir-fried Chicken)

This Spicy stir-fried chicken, is a popular Korean dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang-based sauce with sweet potatoes, cabbage, perilla leaves, scallions, tteok (rice cake), and other ingredients.

Pajeon (Scallion Pancakes)

Pajeon is a variety of jeon with scallion as its prominent ingredient, as pa means scallion.

Jajangmyeon (Noodles In Blackbean Sauce)

Jajangmyeon or jjajangmyeon is a Chinese-Korean noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork, and vegetables.

Bibimbap (Mixed Rice pot)

Bibimbap is a Korean rice dish where Bibim means 'mixing' and bap is cooked rice. It is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul and gochujang. Egg and sliced meat are common additions, stirred together before eating.

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