Occasion

Everyday Korean dishes

Ordinary meals Koreans eat on any day of the week, at home or in casual restaurants.

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

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

Fried chicken tossed in a sweet, sticky sauce of chili paste and soy sauce, often eaten with beer.

Spice: Mild

Soup

A spicy red soup of shredded beef and green onions, eaten with rice as a full meal.

Spice: Hot