Korean cuisine is characterized by its bold flavors, vibrant colors, and diverse ingredients. It often features staples like rice, meat (specially beef, pork, and chicken )., tofu, vegetables and fermented foods like kimchi.
What are the most popular Korean foods?
1.) Napa cabbage kimchi
Kimchi is a traditional Korean banchan consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly using napa cabbage or Korean radish.
2.) Bibimbap
Bibimbap is popular korean dish that consists of a bowl of steamed rice topped with various seasoned vegetables, sliced beef, sometimes tofu or other protein and a fried egg on top.
3.) Red rice cakes (tteokbokki)
A popular Korean food which consists cylindrical rice cakes cooked in a spicy and slightly sweet sauce made primarily with gochujang (Korean chilli paste), soy sauce, sugar.
4.) Bulgogi
Bulgogi, literally “fire meat” is a gui made of thin, marinated slices of meat, most commonly beef, grilled on a barbecue or on a stove-top griddle.
5.) Jajangmyeon (Noodles with black bean sauce)
Jajangmyeon is a popular Korean noodle dish made with thick chewy noodles topped with savory black bean sauce.
6.) Japchae
Stir-fried glass noodles made from sweet potato starch, mixed with various vegetables (such as spinach, carrots, and mushrooms) and sometimes beef or seafood.
