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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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Korean ramen
라면 Ramyeon
Instant noodles boiled in a spicy red broth, often eaten at snack bars as a quick meal.
Spice: Medium
Salted seafood
새우장 Saeujang
Raw shrimp marinated in soy sauce, peeled at the table and eaten cold with rice.
Spice: Not spicy
삼겹살 Samgyeopsal
Thick slices of pork belly you grill at the table and wrap in lettuce.
Spice: Not spicy
삼계탕 Samgyetang
A whole young chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng, in a clear broth.
Spice: Not spicy
설렁탕 Seolleongtang
Milky beef bone soup you season yourself with salt and green onion.
Spice: Not spicy
식혜 Sikhye
A sweet, chilled rice drink made with barley malt, often sipped after a meal or at holidays.
Spice: Not spicy
Alcohol
소주 Soju
A clear Korean distilled liquor, poured into small shot glasses and drunk with food, often shared at the table.
Spice: Not spicy
Rice
쌈밥 Ssambap
A meal of rice and fresh or steamed leaves, eaten by wrapping rice and soybean paste in each leaf.
Spice: Mild
수정과 Sujeonggwa
A cold cinnamon and ginger punch with dried persimmon, often served after meals and at New Year.
Spice: Not spicy
순대 Sundae
Pig intestines filled with glass noodles and pig blood, sliced and eaten warm with salt or a dip.
Spice: Not spicy
순대국밥 Sundaegukbap
A pork bone soup filled with sliced blood sausage and pork offal, eaten with rice as a full meal.
Spice: Mild
순두부찌개 Sundubujjigae
A spicy stew of soft, unpressed tofu and seafood, served boiling in an earthenware pot with rice.
Spice: Medium
Fried
탕수육 Tangsuyuk
A Korean-Chinese dish of battered, deep-fried pork pieces with a sweet and sour sauce, shared at the table.
Spice: Not spicy
Spicy rice cakes
떡볶이 Tteokbokki
Chewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet, spicy red sauce.
Spice: Medium
Rice cake & dumpling soup
떡국 Tteokguk
A clear beef broth with thin slices of rice cake, eaten on Lunar New Year and as an everyday meal.
Spice: Not spicy
Sweets
약과 Yakgwa
A fried cookie of wheat flour, honey and sesame oil, soaked in syrup and eaten as a sweet snack.
Spice: Not spicy
양념치킨 Yangnyeom Chicken
Fried chicken tossed in a sweet, sticky sauce of chili paste and soy sauce, often eaten with beer.
Spice: Mild
Soup
육개장 Yukgaejang
A spicy red soup of shredded beef and green onions, eaten with rice as a full meal.
Spice: Hot
Spice levels describe the usual version of each dish. Restaurants vary, so ask if you're unsure.