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감자탕GamjatangPork backbone stewed with potato and ground perilla seed in a red broth. A pot for the table, or a bowl the morning after.오늘 올라옴 up today
곱창GopchangBeef or pork intestines grilled at the table, with rice fried in the pan to finish. A night-out food with soju.오늘 올라옴 up today
김밥GimbapRice and fillings rolled in a sheet of laver and cut into rounds. Lunch for one, sold by the roll.오늘 올라옴 up today
냉면NaengmyeonCold noodles, in an icy broth or under red sauce. Buckwheat or starch noodles, half a boiled egg on top.오늘 올라옴 up today
닭갈비DakgalbiChicken in red chilli paste, stir-fried on a wide iron plate with cabbage and sweet potato. Chuncheon's dish, eaten in a wrap and finished with fried rice.오늘 올라옴 up today
돼지국밥Dwaeji gukbapBusan's pork soup. Cloudy bone broth, sliced pork and rice in one bowl, seasoned at the table with salted shrimp.오늘 올라옴 up today떡tteokRice cake. Chewy, lightly sweet, made from pounded or steamed rice. This autumn it is the dessert people queue for.
떡볶이TteokbokkiRice cake sticks in red chilli sauce with fish cake. The street snack, sold hot from a pan.오늘 올라옴 up today라멘스테디 Steadyra·menJapanese-style ramen as Seoul makes it: tonkotsu, a ticket machine, a counter, a line outside.
마라탕MalatangA numbing, spicy Sichuan soup you build yourself. Pick the ingredients from a cold case and hand over the bowl.오늘 올라옴 up today
막걸리MakgeolliCloudy rice wine, lightly fizzy, about 4 to 6%. The name means freshly filtered.오늘 올라옴 up today
만두ManduDumplings. Thin wheat skins around meat, chives and tofu, steamed, fried crisp or dropped into soup.오늘 올라옴 up today
밀면MilmyeonBusan's cold noodle. Wheat and starch noodles in a chilled sweet-sour broth, a wartime stand-in for naengmyeon that stayed.오늘 올라옴 up today
보쌈BossamBoiled pork sliced thin and wrapped in a cabbage leaf with kimchi seasoning or spicy radish.오늘 올라옴 up today
붕어빵BungeoppangA fish-shaped waffle filled with sweet red bean, baked in an iron mould on the pavement in winter.오늘 올라옴 up today
비빔밥BibimbapRice with seasoned vegetables, an egg and gochujang, mixed in the bowl before you eat.오늘 올라옴 up today
빙수BingsuShaved ice with toppings, red bean the classic. Summer's dessert, from a 4,000 won cup to a six-figure hotel bowl.오늘 올라옴 up today
삼각김밥Samgak gimbapThe convenience store's rice triangle, with a filling in the middle, a sheet of laver around it and a wrapper that keeps the laver dry.오늘 올라옴 up today
삼겹살SamgyeopsalPork belly, grilled on the table and eaten in a lettuce leaf. The name means three layers.오늘 올라옴 up today
소맥SomaekSoju poured into beer and drunk straight away. The word is the first syllable of 소주 and the first of 맥주.오늘 올라옴 up today
소주SojuKorea's clear spirit, usually a diluted one, drunk in small glasses with grilled pork or a hot soup.오늘 올라옴 up today
순두부찌개Sundubu jjigaeSoft, unpressed tofu in a hot stew, spicy or plain, eaten with rice.오늘 올라옴 up today
씨앗호떡Ssiat hotteokBusan's hotteok, fried in oil, slit open and stuffed with a scoop of seeds and nuts. The queue is at BIFF Square.오늘 올라옴 up today
약과YakgwaA fried honey biscuit from the old sweet table, now sold by the box at dessert counters and in single packs at convenience stores.오늘 올라옴 up today
양꼬치YangkkochiLamb skewers turned on a rack at the table and dipped in cumin. The Korean-Chinese street by Konkuk University is where Seoul eats them, with Tsingtao.오늘 올라옴 up today
족발JokbalPig's trotters braised in soy sauce and ginger, sliced, eaten with salted shrimp. A late-night order with soju.오늘 올라옴 up today
쭈꾸미JjukkumiSmall webfoot octopus, stir-fried in a fiery red sauce or dipped in broth. Spring is the season, when they are full of roe.오늘 올라옴 up today
치맥ChimaekFried chicken and beer, ordered together. The word joins 치킨 and 맥주.오늘 올라옴 up today
칼국수KalguksuNoodle soup made from wheat dough rolled out and cut with a knife, boiled in a chicken, anchovy or clam broth. The name is knife (kal) plus noodles (guksu).오늘 올라옴 up today
크로플CroffleA croissant pressed in a waffle iron, served with ice cream or syrup. The home-café dessert of 2020 that stayed on the menu.오늘 올라옴 up today
탕후루TanghuluFruit on a skewer dipped in hard sugar. The craze of 2023 whose biggest chain had lost most of its sales by 2026.오늘 올라옴 up today
한강라면Hangang ramyeonInstant noodles cooked in the self-service machine at a Han River convenience store and eaten on the grass. Now a tourist stop.오늘 올라옴 up today
호떡HotteokA round of dough with brown sugar inside, pressed flat on an oiled griddle until the sugar melts into syrup. Winter street food.오늘 올라옴 up today먹을것 Food and drink