30 Korean dishes to try right now
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- 20 Jan 2022
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South Korea could hardly be hotter right now: from 'Squid Game' to K-pop, the country's name is on everybody's lips. But what about the cuisine? Korean food is just as well-crafted and addictive as you might imagine. Perfect for those who like their food with a kick, the country has an impressive roster of dishes that will thrill any adventurous palate.
If you're lucky enough to have a Korean eatery nearby, these are some of the most delicious dishes you can order. If not, maybe it's time to hone your Korean cooking skills at home! Hungry yet? Click through this gallery to discover 30 Korean dishes you need in your life right now.
Kimchi
Enjoyed in Korea for some 2,000 years, spicy kimchi is a dining table staple. Usually made by salting and fermenting cabbage with garlic, ginger, chili, and scallions, it comes in more than a hundred varieties.
Kimchi stew
Variants on the kimchi theme involve chopped radish or radish stalks, but this delicious stew embraces the traditional red cabbage version. Cooked with tofu, glass noodles, pork or tuna, and vegetables, the kimchi really gives it a kick.
Haejang-guk
South Koreans are known for their love of socializing over soju shots, so it's no wonder that they've developed dishes to undo the next-day damage. Haejang-guk, or hangover soup, featuring crunchy vegetables, beef broth, and, ominous-sounding congealed ox blood, is said to cure the heaviest head.
Gimbap
Visually reminiscent of sushi, gimbap is a painstakingly-prepared dish involving vegetables, pickled radish, ground beef, and rice, all rolled tight into a seaweed sheet. The end result is sliced into sushi-style pieces.
Bibimbap
Once enjoyed mainly by Korean royalty, this dish is now very much a plate of the people. An entire meal in one bowl, it combines rice, mixed vegetables, and beef, topped with an egg and seasoned with sesame oil and chili.
Tteok-bokki
This spiced, steamed rice cake dish is incredibly popular on the Korean street food scene. Umami-rich and incredibly appetizing, it's often cooked with fish cakes and scallions.
Budae jjigae
Known also as army stew, the seemingly-random ingredients of this stew (think Spam, cheese, ramen noodles, and vegetables) owes itself to the makeshift meals cooked up from American army stocks in the aftermath of the Korean War. It's still a popular order today. Read More…
