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Dishes grouped by how they're cooked and served.
All Korean dishes, A to Z
Every dish you can order, in alphabetical order. Side dishes have their own list. Each page shows the spice level, what's in it and how to eat it.
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반반치킨 Banban Chicken
Korean fried chicken served half plain and half coated in sweet chili sauce, in one order.
Spice: Mild
Mixed rice
비빔밥 Bibimbap
Rice topped with seasoned vegetables, meat and an egg, mixed with chili paste at the table.
Spice: Mild
비빔국수 Bibimguksu
Thin wheat noodles served cold in a sweet and sour chili paste sauce, mixed before eating.
Spice: Medium
빈대떡 Bindaetteok
A thick, crisp pancake of ground mung beans, often with pork and kimchi, eaten with a dipping sauce.
Spice: Not spicy
빙수 Bingsu
A large bowl of finely shaved ice, often made with milk, topped with sweet red beans or fruit and shared.
Spice: Not spicy
Boiled meat
보쌈 Bossam
Slices of boiled pork eaten wrapped in salted cabbage with kimchi, usually shared from a platter.
Spice: Mild
부대찌개 Budaejjigae
A spicy stew of ham, sausage, kimchi and instant noodles, cooked at the table and shared.
Spice: Medium
Marinated grilled meat
불고기 Bulgogi
Thin slices of beef in a sweet soy marinade, grilled or pan-cooked.
Spice: Not spicy
Sweets
붕어빵 Bungeoppang
A fish-shaped bread baked in an iron mold and filled with sweet red bean paste, sold at winter street stalls.
Spice: Not spicy
닭갈비 Dakgalbi
Chicken marinated in spicy chili paste, stir-fried with cabbage and rice cakes on a hot pan at the table.
Spice: Medium
된장찌개 Doenjangjjigae
A stew of fermented soybean paste, tofu and vegetables, served bubbling hot with rice.
Spice: Mild
Mixed rice
돌솥비빔밥 Dolsotbibimbap
Rice with vegetables, meat and egg served sizzling in a heated stone pot, where the bottom rice turns crisp.
Spice: Mild
Pork cutlet
돈가스 Dongaseu
A thin, breaded pork cutlet fried until crisp, served with brown sauce, rice and shredded cabbage salad.
Spice: Not spicy
돼지국밥 Dwaejigukbap
A milky pork bone soup with sliced pork, eaten with rice and seasoned at the table with salted shrimp.
Spice: Mild
어묵탕 Eomuktang
A clear broth of fish cakes on skewers, sold hot at street stalls and shared as a pot at bars.
Spice: Not spicy
후라이드치킨 Fried Chicken
Chicken pieces marinated, coated in batter and deep-fried with no sauce, eaten by hand with salt.
Spice: Not spicy
갈비 Galbi
Marinated beef short ribs grilled over charcoal or at the table.
Spice: Not spicy
갈비찜 Galbijjim
Beef short ribs braised until tender in sweet soy sauce, often served at holidays and family meals.
Spice: Not spicy
갈비탕 Galbitang
A clear soup of beef short ribs simmered until tender, eaten with rice as a full meal.
Spice: Not spicy
감자탕 Gamjatang
A spicy stew of pork back-bones, potatoes and dried greens, usually shared from one pot.
Spice: Medium
Salted seafood
간장게장 Ganjanggejang
Raw crab marinated in soy sauce and eaten cold with rice, which is often mixed into the empty shell.
Spice: Not spicy
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 Gimbap
Rice and fillings rolled in seaweed and sliced into rounds.
Spice: Not spicy
곱창 Gopchang
Pieces of beef small intestine finished on a hot pan at the table, often eaten with soju.
Spice: Not spicy
Scallion pancakes
해물파전 Haemulpajeon
A pan-fried pancake of green onions and seafood, dipped in soy sauce and often shared with makgeolli rice wine.
Spice: Not spicy
Spice levels describe the usual version of each dish. Restaurants vary, so ask if you're unsure.