Recently, a lot of people in the West have become interested in Korean cuisines and recipes. One may try Korean cuisines in a restaurant, or if you like you could try to make it at home in your very own kitchen.
Korean meals are by and large centred around noodles, rice, meat, vegetables and tofu (which is called “dubu” in Korea). Majority of meals are offered with a range of side dishes (“banchane”), as well as soup, steam rice, and kimchi (fermented vegetables). Essence is added using a variety of seasonings and spices including garlic, ginger, red chili paste (“gochujang”), soy sauce, salt, and fermented soybean paste (“doenjang”).
Some famous Korean dishes include:
* Gamjatang – A soup based on pork spine and potatoes. It typically also contains other vegetables, green onions, hot peppers and sesame seeds.
* Kongnamul-guk – Soybean sprout soup.
* Maeuntang – A hot and spicy fish soup.
* Jeongol – A seafood and vegetable stew.
* Hoe – Thinly slice rawfish, a bit similar to Japanese sashimi. Usually soaked in wasabi or red chili paste (“gochujang”), and offered on cellophane noodles (“dangmyeon”).
* Sannakji – A uncooked, very fresh small octopus, seasoned and sliced into pieces and served – it may still be moving on your plate!
* Ramyeon – Noodles with meat and vegetables, identical to Japanese ramen noodles.
* Kongnamul-bap – Rice containing soybean sprouts.
* Japchae – Potato noodles with beef, onions, carrot and spinach.
* Kalguksu – Flat noodles in a broth.
* Yukhoe – Raw beef topped with egg yolk, and seasoned with garlic, green onions and a variety of spices.
* Bulgogi – Meat or seafood cooked on a grill. Common varieties are chicken (“dak bulgogi”), pork (“dweji bulgogi”), and squid (“ojingeo bulgogi”).
* Dakgalbi – Grilled chicken.
* Galbi – Grilled pork ribs.
* Makchang – Grilled pork intestines (akin to chitterlings).
* Samgyeopsal – Grilled pork belly. Slices of meat are positioned inside lettuce with cooked rice and a spicy paste (“ssamjang”). A variety of garnishes such as spring onion salad, chillies, or raw garlic soaked in samjang may be consumed with the meal.
For additional details on Korean recipes please visit Korean Food You could also take a look at some delicious Thai recipes by clicking Great Thai Food