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🇰🇷 Traditional dishes from South Korea

3 dishes people actually cook in South Korea: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bibimbap

30 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Bibimbap, a traditional dish from South Korea

A colorful and delicious Korean rice bowl!

  • 600 g cooked rice
  • 200 g spinach
  • 150 g carrot
  • 150 g shiitake mushrooms
  • 150 g bean sprouts
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tbsp gochujang
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Bulgogi

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Bulgogi, a traditional dish from South Korea

Savor the sweet and savory flavors of bulgogi!

  • 500 g beef sirloin
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 4 garlic
  • 4 green onion
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 300 g rice

Kimchi jjigae

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Kimchi jjigae, a traditional dish from South Korea

A spicy, savory stew that warms the soul.

  • 300 g kimchi
  • 200 g tofu
  • 200 g pork belly
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tsp garlic
  • 2 tbsp gochugaru
  • 500 ml water
  • 2 green onion
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

What do people eat in South Korea?

The three dishes from South Korea documented in Copper are Bibimbap, Bulgogi and Kimchi jjigae. Sesame oil and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from South Korea?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 5 are shared by more than one dish. Sesame oil and green onion are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 10 use sesame oil and 8 use green onion. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from South Korea take?

Bibimbap is the quickest at 30 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from South Korea is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from South Korea here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Bibimbap is the shortest way in.

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