갈비찜 Galbijjim
Beef short ribs braised until tender in sweet soy sauce, often served at holidays and family meals.
Spice: Not spicy
Occasion
Korean holiday dishes
Dishes made for Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok (the autumn harvest festival). Rice cake soup is eaten on New Year’s morning, and Koreans say each bowl adds a year to your age. Braised short ribs, glass noodles with vegetables and dumplings fill the holiday table, and sweet rice punch, cinnamon punch and honey cookies follow the meal. Most of these dishes are also sold year-round in restaurants and markets.
- 7 dishes
잡채 Japchae
Glass noodles stir-fried with vegetables, often with beef, in soy sauce and sesame oil.
Spice: Not spicy
Dumplings
만두 Mandu
Dumplings in thin wheat wrappers, filled with minced pork, tofu and vegetables, eaten steamed, pan-fried or in soup.
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
수정과 Sujeonggwa
A cold cinnamon and ginger punch with dried persimmon, often served after meals and at New Year.
Spice: Not spicy
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