| Korean food is based on noodles, rices, meat, | | | | ssamjang and spring onion salad, are common |
| vegetables and tofu (known in Korea as "dubu"). | | | | accompaniments. |
| Meals are usually served with many side dishes | | | | - Makchang - Grilled pork intestines, somewhat |
| ("banchan"), as well as steamed rice, soup and | | | | similar to chitterlings. |
| kimchi (fermented vegetables, most often | | | | - Hoe - Thinly sliced raw fish, similar to Japanese |
| cabbage but sometimes cucumber or radish). | | | | cuisine's sashimi. The fish is usually dipped in a |
| Spices and seasonings are widely used, including | | | | sauce, either chogochujang which is a sauce made |
| doenjang (fermented soybean paste), garlic, | | | | from gochujang (red chili paste), or wasabi sauce, |
| ginger, gochujang (red chili paste), salt and soy | | | | then wrapped in green leaves, and served on a |
| sauce. | | | | bed of dangmyeon (cellophane noodles). |
| Some popular Korean dishes include: | | | | - Yukhoe - Raw beef, topped with a raw egg |
| - Gamjatang - A spicy soup made using pork | | | | yolk, and seasoned with black pepper, garlic, |
| spine, potatoes and other vegetables, and green | | | | gochujang (red chili paste), green onion, nashi pear, |
| onions, hot peppers and sesame seeds. | | | | sesame seed and sesame oil, soy sauce and |
| - Kimchi jjigae - A soup made using kimchi, pork | | | | sugar. |
| and tofu. | | | | - Sannakji - A small octopus, cut in pieces, lightly |
| - Kongnamul-guk - A soup made from soybean | | | | seasoned and served. The octopus pieces are |
| sprouts. | | | | usually still moving on the plate when the dish is |
| - Jeongol - A stew made using seafood and | | | | served! |
| vegetables. | | | | - Japchae - Boiled potato noodles with spinach, |
| - Maeuntang - Hot and spicy fish soup. | | | | beef, onion and carrots. |
| - Bulgogi - Literally translated from Korean, Bulgogi | | | | - Kalguksu - Boiled flat noodles, usually in a broth |
| means "fire meat". The dish consists of beef, | | | | containing anchovies and zucchini (courgettes). |
| shredded or thinly sliced, then cooked on a grill. | | | | - Kongnamul-bap - Soybean sprouts served over |
| Other meats may be substitued to create | | | | rice. |
| variations: chicken ("dak bulgogi"), pork ("dweji | | | | - Ramyeon - The Korean version of Japanese |
| bulgogi"), or squid ("ojingeo bulgogi"). | | | | ramen noodles. Spicy and cooked with meat and |
| - Galbi (or Kalbi) - Beef or pork ribs cooked on | | | | vegetables. |
| charcoal. | | | | - Gujeolpan - Literally translated from Korean, |
| - Dakgalbi - Similar to galbi, but using seasoned | | | | Guljoelpan means "dish of nine dishes". This is a |
| chicken. | | | | very elaborate meal, traditionally eaten by Korean |
| - Jokbal - Pig's trotters cooked in soy sauce and | | | | nobility, which is served on a special plate divided |
| spices, deboned, and served with a shrimp sauce. | | | | into eight octagonal side sections, each containing |
| - Samgyeopsal - Pork belly (similar to bacon), | | | | meats and vegetables of a different type and |
| flavored and seasoned with garlic, sesame oil and | | | | color, and a ninth center section containing small |
| salt, cooked on a grill. Slices of meat are placed | | | | pancakes. |
| inside lettuce or another leafy vegetable, along | | | | - Tteok - A sweet dessert made from glutinous |
| with cooked rice and ssamjang (a spicy paste). | | | | rice flour - there are hundreds of different |
| Green chillies, slices of raw garlic dipped in | | | | variations. |