Korean Food Glossary

Anju – appetizers
Kimchi – pickled vegetables
Namul – generic term for seasoned vegetables or salads
Guk or Tang – soup or stew
Pab – rice
Chongol – one-pot stew
Pajon – scallion pancakes
Pulkogi – barbecued marinated beef strips
Kalbi-jim – Soy sauce braised beef short ribs
Mandoo – steamed dumplings stuffed with meats and vegetables
Sae u jun – fried tempura-battered shrimp
Samgyae tang – chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng
Chapchae – thin noodles with matchstick pork and vegetables in savory sauce
Kochojon – stuffed chile peppers, battered and fried
Saengsongui – barbecued whole fish
Tubu – tofu, bean curd
Yakkwa – little honey cakes

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