Main ingredient

Korean rice and grain dishes

Dishes made from rice or flour: rice rolls, noodles, rice cakes and sweet pancakes, plus soju and makgeolli.

식혜 Sikhye

A sweet, chilled rice drink made with barley malt, often sipped after a meal or at holidays.

Spice: Not spicy

Alcohol

A clear Korean distilled liquor, poured into small shot glasses and drunk with food, often shared at the table.

Spice: Not spicy

Rice

A meal of rice and fresh or steamed leaves, eaten by wrapping rice and soybean paste in each leaf.

Spice: Mild

Spicy rice cakes

Chewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet, spicy red sauce.

Spice: Medium

Rice cake & dumpling soup

A clear beef broth with thin slices of rice cake, eaten on Lunar New Year and as an everyday meal.

Spice: Not spicy

Sweets

A fried cookie of wheat flour, honey and sesame oil, soaked in syrup and eaten as a sweet snack.

Spice: Not spicy