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Asian Cuisines: Great Korean Recipes
By Rajiv Kapur | September 6, 2010
Recently, many people in the West have got interested in Korean dishes and recipes. You may try Korean food in a diner, or if you like you can try to prepare it at home in your own kitchen.
Korean meals are usually centred around noodles, rice, meat, veggies and tofu (which is known as “dubu” in Korea). Majority of meals are served with a range of side dishes (”banchane”), as well as steam rice, soup, and kimchi (fermented veggies). Flavor is imparted using a variety of seasonings and spices including garlic, ginger, red chili paste (”gochujang”), soy sauce, salt, and fermented soybean paste (”doenjang”).
A few popular Korean dishes include:
* Gamjatang – A soup based on pork spine and potatoes. It typically also includes other green onions, vegetables, sesame seeds and hot peppers.
* Kongnamul-guk – Soybean sprout soup.
* Maeuntang – A piquant and spicy fish soup.
* Jeongol – A seafood and vegetable stew.
* Hoe – Thinly slice rawfish, somewhat alike Japanese sashimi. Generally soaked in wasabi or red chili paste (”gochujang”), and served on cellophane noodles (”dangmyeon”).
* Sannakji – A uncooked, very fresh little octopus, seasoned and diced into portions and served – it may still be moving on your plate!
* Ramyeon – Noodles with meat and vegetables, identical to Japanese ramen noodles.
* Kongnamul-bap – Rice with soybean sprouts.
* Japchae – Potato noodles with beef, carrots, onions and spinach.
* Kalguksu – Flat noodles in a bisque.
* Yukhoe – Raw beef topped with egg yolk, and seasoned with garlic, green onions and a variety of spices.
* Bulgogi – Meat or seafood prepared on a grill. General forms include 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 placed inside lettuce with cooked rice and a spicy paste (”ssamjang”). Various garnishes such as chillies, spring onion salad, or raw garlic soaked in samjang may be eaten with the dish.
For added information on Korean cuisines please look at Korean Recipes You can also take a look at lots of excellent Thai recipes by visiting Great Thai Cuisines
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