Salted seafood
새우장 Saeujang
Raw shrimp marinated in soy sauce, peeled at the table and eaten cold with rice.
Spice: Not spicy
Occasion
Everyday Korean dishes
Ordinary meals Koreans eat on any day of the week, at home or in casual restaurants.
- 58 dishes
삼겹살 Samgyeopsal
Thick slices of pork belly you grill at the table and wrap in lettuce.
Spice: Not spicy
설렁탕 Seolleongtang
Milky beef bone soup you season yourself with salt and green onion.
Spice: Not spicy
Cooked namul
시금치나물 Sigeumchinamul
A small side dish of blanched spinach seasoned with sesame oil, garlic and salt, served with rice.
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
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