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Bibimbap
Warm rice topped with sauteed vegetables, beef, a fried egg and gochujang, mixed at the table.
Samgyeopsal
Grilled pork belly wrapped in lettuce with garlic and ssamjang.
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Kimchi Jjigae
Bubbling stew of aged kimchi, pork and tofu.
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Jeonbokjuk
Jeonbokjuk is a creamy Korean rice porridge with abalone and sesame oil, eaten as a nourishing breakfast or light meal.
Galbi
Marinated beef short ribs grilled at the table.
Hwachae
Chilled Korean summer fruit punch set in a shared bowl - cinnamon-ginger rice-punch syrup with floating fruit, nuts and edible petals.
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Kimchi
Salted napa cabbage fermented with chilli, garlic and fish sauce - the constant of every Korean meal.
Injeolmi
Injeolmi is a soft, chewy Korean rice cake of pounded glutinous rice rolled in roasted soybean flour, eaten fresh at markets and ancestral rites.
Naengguk
A family of cold Korean summer soups - chilled broth, thin noodles or puréed soybean, and a clean, vinegar-sharp finish designed to refresh in hot weather.
Beondegi
A chewy, savory Korean street snack of boiled and seasoned silkworm pupae, sold warm in small paper cups from market carts across the country.
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