What are the must-eat foods in Korea?

No 1 Kimchi? Kimchi, one of Korea’s representatives, is an indispensable fermented food on the Korean table. In today's world where people are paying attention to dietary health, kimchi has become a popular diet not only in Korea but also in many other countries. The most well-known kimchi is spicy cabbage made with red pepper, but there are actually dozens of types of kimchi. There are also many dishes including kimchi soup, kimchi pancakes, and kimchi fried rice made with kimchi.

Dietary method: Kimchi is just a side dish in addition to the staple food, and should not be eaten alone. It is usually eaten with rice or made into dishes with kimchi and other ingredients.

A variety of pickles.

No. 2 Bibimbap? Bibimbap is listed as a representative Korean diet together with kimchi. As the highest traditional Korean diet, it is white rice mixed with fried meat, various vegetables, and chili peppers. Mix with sauce or condiments and eat. Not only is it delicious and beneficial to health, but it is also easy to make and convenient to eat, making it the best meal on the plane. There are many famous snack bars in Jeonju, the hometown of Bibimbap, and there are also many famous Bibimbap restaurants in Seoul.

Eating method: Chili sauce is used as the main condiment. Mix it with rice with chopsticks and eat it with a spoon.

Authentic Korean bibimbap.

Strictly speaking, this should be regarded as beef rice.

No 3 Gongzhong Food (high-end Korean set meal-Korean set meal)? Gongzhong Food is made by top chefs after dozens of generations of repeated research on secrets, integrating health and deliciousness. The ultimate collection of Korean food culture that is full of flavor. Palace food was introduced to the nobles during palace banquets, and the nobles passed it on to ordinary people, which had a great impact on Korean food culture. By tasting palace cuisine, which is high-end Korean cuisine, you can experience most of Korean traditional food culture. If you have a little money, it is recommended to try it.

Dietary methods: Since there are many types of food and rich variety, if you don’t understand something, you can ask the waiter directly. Most high-end restaurants have detailed and friendly instructions.

No 4 Spare Ribs? Among Koreans’ favorite meat dishes - bulgogi, pork belly, and spareribs, spareribs are the most advanced dish. It is made by cutting a piece of beef or pork about 1cm long and about 1cm apart on both sides, adding green onions, garlic, sesame oil and miso, and grilling it under medium-strong fire. It is crispy and delicious. Because it is relatively expensive and troublesome to make, it is usually only eaten at home on birthdays or special holidays, and mostly eaten in restaurants outside.

Eating method: It is best to eat ribs while grilling them. The meat with bones can be cut open with scissors and eaten. The meat outside the bones can be eaten directly with your hands.

No 5 BBQ? BBQ is made by soaking beef or pork in a seasoning made of miso, honey (or sugar), green onions, garlic, sesame, salt, pepper, etc. and then grilling it. Cuisine. Delicious and sweet, it is one of the most favorite Korean representative meat dishes for children. It's easy to make at home and is a popular family meal.

Eating method: The taste is moderate and can be eaten with rice or alone.

Authentic Korean beef. Korean beef is more expensive than imported beef in Korea.

A large piece of Korean beef needs to be cut into pieces first.

The aroma is already fragrant.

It’s ripe.

Korean beef is very chewy and delicious.

No. 6 Pork belly? Pork belly is the meat from the belly of the pig where the meat and fat parts overlap three times. As South Korea has the largest pork belly consumption in the world, the consumption of pork belly has reached the point where domestic supply exceeds demand and requires large quantities of imported pork belly from overseas. Pork belly is raw meat grilled on an iron plate until crispy and then eaten wrapped in lettuce. It is the most common type of Korean meat dish. Especially when boys get together with friends, it’s delicious with soju.

How to eat: Wrap the crispy grilled pork belly with lettuce, add chili sauce, garlic cloves, green vegetables, kimchi, etc. according to personal preference, and wrap it with seasoning sauce. Of course, you can also eat it directly with condiments.

I feel hungry just looking at it.

Get on the grill.

This is another kind of pork belly that has been soaked in soy sauce and some condiments.

The delicious roasted pork belly is on the table.

Photography/Xiamen Airlines style

Wrap the crispy grilled pork belly with lettuce, add chili sauce, garlic cloves, green vegetables, pickles, etc. according to personal preference, and wrap with seasoning sauce Of course, you can also eat it directly with dipping sauce.

No. 7 Samgyetang? Samgyetang is made by washing the chicken, cutting open the belly, adding ginseng, jujube, sticky rice, etc., seasoning with appropriate amount of salt, and boiling it in water. healthy summer diet. Koreans have a tradition of eating ginseng chicken soup to replenish their physical strength during the hot summer when they are sweating profusely and their bodies are weak, and during the first, middle and last days of July to August. So on special days like this, the ginseng chicken soup shop is always packed.

Eating method: Chicken can be eaten with chopsticks and dipped in salt. The sticky rice in the stomach can be placed in the soup and eaten with a spoon. Ginseng can be omitted because its nutrients have been integrated into the soup. When eating, you can add salt and pepper to taste according to the saltiness.

This is a relatively authentic ginseng chicken soup we ate in Gangwon Province.

The chicken has been stewed very well, so it is very suitable for nourishing food in autumn.

Dooling at the sight.

No 8 Cold noodles? Cold noodles are noodles made by adding a small amount of green powder to wheat flour, and then add thin-skinned meat, cucumbers, pears and other vegetables and eggs as a foil, and cook beef for a long time. It is made by pouring the soup after it has cooled. In addition to the cold noodles introduced above, there are also representative mildly spicy noodles made with chili sauce and various ingredients. Adding sole and clams to the noodles makes for cold noodles. If you replace the cold noodle soup with radish and kimchi soup, it becomes radish and kimchi cold noodles. In the past, people ate more cold noodles in winter, but now they mainly eat them in summer.

How to eat: Cold noodles are made by cutting the noodles in the broth and eating them with chopsticks. You can also drink the soup from time to time. Usually when ordering cold noodles, there will also be vinegar and mustard oil, add the appropriate amount according to your preference. Cut the noodles with scissors and mix evenly with the seasonings. Mix well and eat. You can also sip the meat liquid accompanying the cold noodles from time to time.

Chili cold noodles.

No. 9 Seafood cuisine? South Korea is surrounded by sea on three sides and has abundant seafood cuisine. Among them, the most popular among Koreans are seafood scallion pancakes made with green onions, vegetables, seafood, etc., mixed with flour, eggs, and oil on a pan, and fresh fish cut into thin slices and eaten directly. It is also famous for its spicy fish soup made from cooked water chestnuts. Seafood scallion pancakes are very popular as a snack for children and as a side dish for adults. Dongdong wine and seafood scallion pancakes are a perfect match.

Photography/Xiamen Airlines style

This is a seafood dish eaten at a Korean Wuhua Hotel, which is a bit like the domestic method.

Photography/Xiamen Airlines style

Photography/Xiamen Airlines style

No 10 Rice cake? Rice cake is a snack commonly eaten by Koreans similar to Western pastries. It is made with rice as the main raw material, and various kinds of cereals, chestnuts, jujubes or fruits, mugwort, pumpkin and other materials can be added to make various cakes. The sweet and delicious rice cakes made from various materials have different tastes. It is fun and enjoyable to choose from more than 100 varieties. Rice cakes were an indispensable food in past banquets, birthdays, sacrifices, etc. Recently, there are also some rice cake shops such as bakeries, which can be purchased in small supermarkets. Entering a rice cake specialty store, you will find beautiful rice cakes everywhere that you would rather not eat, which can be enjoyed with traditional drinks. If you travel to Korea, you might as well try this delicious Korean traditional snack.

Korean fried rice cakes.

This is Korean traditional jar rice, which is somewhat similar to domestic glutinous rice.

It’s sweet and tastes okay.