Bulgogi
Bulgogi is good barbecue restaurant food in Korea it’s mainly raw pork or beef that is grilled and served with rice, vegetable’s, and noodles. Bulgogi means “fire meat” because of the cooking technique and the red pepper seasoning.
Bibimbap(bim- bim- bop)
Bibimbap is a very popular dish in Korea and around the world it means “mixed meal” it’s made in an extreme hot stone bowl, in the bottom of the bowl is rice or Soba noodles mix vegetables of cucumbers, seweed, spinach, carrots, onions, mushrooms red peppers and green peppers. Topped off with bulgogi, kimchi, and a raw egg the bowl is so hot the egg cooks when everything is stirred together, it’s a very delicious and popular meal among American’s in korea. There are different kinds of bibimbap throughout the world.
Kimbap (kim-bop)
Kimbap is a kind of sushi its the Asian version of a sandwich.kimbap is wrapped in seaweed sticky rice in the center is ham, pickles,carrots,cucumber,and eggs kimbap can be served hot or cold.
Kimchi ( kim-che)
Kimchi is very important side dish in all Korean foods; it is a mixture of cabbage, radishes, tons of red pepper, and anchovies. Ather kind of kimchi that is served which is my favorite is called oui (cucumber) kimchi it made with mild red pepper and less cabbage and cucumbers. Oui kimchi is usually served with noodles and eggs.
Yaki Mandu!
Yaki Mandu is the Korean version of egg rolls and dumplings. Yaki is either boiled or fried inside the dumpling or egg roll is cabbage carrots pork sometimes noodles.
Korean Fish Shaped Pastry bungeoppang (Bung- gee- yo-pang)
Bungeoppang means “goldfish shaped bun”,the fish shaped pastry is a signature treat among all Asian cultures, there are different variation of it throughout the world it’s also served at vendors in certain places in the U.S. It’s made out of wheat flour, rice, red beans mixed with sugar and honey; it’s placed in a fish mold and roasted. The pastry tastes like a donut/waffle with a taste of sweeten beans. The Korean’s believe that people who eat the head first are optimistic; people who eat the tail first are considered cautious. The majority of Asian treats and desert are made with sticky rice and beans if you are not a fan of beans or rice you probably won’t enjoy the majority of Asian desert or treats.
Korean Fruit Cake
Korean fruit cake is a popular among all Asian holidays and special occasions; fruit cakes are very light and fluffy like strawberry short cake. Most of the cakes are vanilla sliced with varieties of fruit on top, in the center of the fruit cake are tomatoes in Asia, tomatoes are considered fruit.