Top 5 must-try Korean food and how to pronounce it

s if eating with chopsticks wasn’t a challenge enough, try pronouncing them is harder! We recommend these must-try Korean food and how to pronounce them.It’s all worth it though when you try these drooling-ly delicious Korean dishes:

 

1. Bibimbap:

This warm and comforting rice bowl dish is sure to have your taste buds bowled over. Try it with some hot chilli paste to add that extra kick!

How do you pronounce it? Bee-bim-baap

 

2. Tteokbokki:

A street food must-have in Seoul, this packed with flavour fish-rice cake is served with soybean paste. Don’t we just love everything hot and spicy?!

How do you pronounce it? Tak-bo-kee

 

3. Seolleongtang:

Literally translating to snow-thick-soup, this ox bone soup is a winter warmer like no other. Cooked over many hours, it’s very popular in Korean households, it’s a white soup served with garlic and scallions.

How do you pronounce it? So-long-thung

 

4. Kongguksu:

Are you vegetarian and feeling a bit left out? Try these cold noodles served in soymilk broth! The creamy, cold bean taste might take some getting used to but soon this summer favourite will make dal bhat a distant memory.

How do you pronounce it? Kaun-gug-su

 

5. Jjajangmyeon:

Inspired by China, perfected by S. Korea; this is one of the local favourites. It’s basically delicious noodles with either pork or seafood in a slurpy vegetable and soy sauce.

How do you pronounce it? Jha-jahng-mee-ahn

Now you’ve got the local knowhow, hope you enjoy your next culinary journey through South Korea. And don’t forget, Kimchi makes everything better.

 

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Happy Tripping!