Asian Recipes: Superb Korean Recipes
Lately, many individuals in the West have become interested in Korean foods and recipes. You may consider Korean dishes in a diner, or if you prefer you can try to make it at home in your own kitchen.
Korean recipes are often centred around noodles, rice, meat, vegetables and tofu (that’s called “dubu” in Korea). Majority of meals are offered with a variety of side dishes (“banchane”), as well as soup, steam rice, and kimchi (fermented vegetables). Essence is added utilizing a range of seasonings and spices including ginger, garlic, red chili paste (“gochujang”), soy sauce, salt, and fermented soybean paste (“doenjang”).
Some famous Korean dishes include:
* Gamjatang – A soup based on pork spine and potatoes. It usually also contains other vegetables, green onions, sesame seeds and hot peppers.
* Kongnamul-guk – Soybean sprout soup.
* Maeuntang – A piquant and spicy fish soup.
* Jeongol – A seafood and vegetable stew.
* Hoe – Thinly slice rawfish, somewhat alike Japanese sashimi. Typically dipped in wasabi or red chili paste (“gochujang”), and served on cellophane noodles (“dangmyeon”).
* Sannakji – A uncooked, very fresh little octopus, seasoned and sliced into pieces and served – it may still be moving on your plate!
* Ramyeon – Noodles with meat and veggies, similar to Japanese ramen noodles.
* Kongnamul-bap – Rice containing soybean sprouts.
* Japchae – Potato noodles with beef, onions, carrot and spinach.
* Kalguksu – Flat noodles in a bisque.
* Yukhoe – Raw beef topped with egg yolk, and seasoned with garlic, green onions and a variety of spices.
* Bulgogi – Meat or seafood prepared on a grill. General types are chicken (“dak bulgogi”), pork (“dweji bulgogi”), and squid (“ojingeo bulgogi”).
* Dakgalbi – Grilled chicken.
* Galbi – Grilled pork ribs.
* Makchang – Grilled pork intestines (akin to chitterlings).
* Samgyeopsal – Grilled pork abdomen. Slices of meat are positioned inside lettuce with cooked rice and a piquant paste (“ssamjang”). An assortment of garnishes such as spring onion salad, chillies, or raw garlic dipped in samjang can be consumed with the dish.
For additional details on Korean dishes please check out Korean Cuisines You can also take a peek at a few tasty Thai recipes by visiting Great Thai Food
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