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All Dishes

Two lists. Dishes grouped by the ending on their Korean name, and every article by series.
18 dishes1By name ending
A Korean dish name ends in a word that says what kind of food it is. Same ending, same kind of dish.
-MUCHIM (무침) Name endings
Learn them once and a Korean menu stops reading as a wall of words. The Menu Decoder takes them one at a time.
What it is swimming in
-GUK (국)
The everyday soup. Lots of broth, lightly seasoned, served in your own bowl beside your own rice.
Miyeok-guk
Miyeok-guk
미역국
-TANG (탕)
Strictly speaking the same word as guk. Tang is the Chinese derived one, and for centuries it was simply the more formal register.
Galbitang
Galbitang
갈비탕
Samgyetang
Samgyetang
Seolleongtang
Seolleongtang
-JJIGAE (찌개)
The thick one. Much less liquid, much more salt, and it arrives at a full rolling boil in a heavy stone pot.
Budae-jjigae
Budae-jjigae
부대찌개
Sundubu-jjigae
Sundubu-jjigae
순두부찌개
What the heat did
-GUI (구이)
Grilled. This is Korean barbecue territory, and it is often implied rather than written.
Galbi
Galbi
갈비
-JJIM (찜)
Steamed or braised, cooked slowly in a closed pot until it gives up.
Gyeran-jjim
Gyeran-jjim
계란찜
-BOKKEUM (볶음)
Stir fried in a hot pan with sauce, the sauce reduced until it clings to the ingredient.
Tteokbokki
Tteokbokki
떡볶이
How it was prepared
-NAMUL (나물)
A seasoned vegetable side, usually blanched briefly and then dressed.
Sigeumchi-namul
Sigeumchi-namul
시금치나물
-MUCHIM (무침)
Dressed or tossed by hand, without heat as the main event.
Beoseot-muchim
Beoseot-muchim
버섯무침
Kongnamul-muchim
Kongnamul-muchim
콩나물무침
Oi-muchim
Oi-muchim
오이무침
What is underneath
-BAP (밥)
Cooked rice. Bibimbap is mixed rice, gimbap is seaweed rice, bokkeumbap is fried rice.
Bibimbap
Bibimbap
비빔밥
Kimbap
Kimbap
김밥
Ssambap
Ssambap
쌈밥
-MYEON (면)
Noodles, and you will also see it romanized myun on American menus.
Jajangmyeon
Jajangmyeon
자장면
Naengmyeon
Naengmyeon
냉면
39 articles2By series
Survival Guide10 parts
One family learning Korean food from nothing. This one runs in order.
1A Nervous Dad's First Time at a Korean Restaurant in Manhattan's Koreatown 2What is Banchan? A Nervous Dad's First Time with Korean Side Dishes (Survival Guide Part 2) 3What Does "Jeogiyo" Mean? A Nervous Dad's Guide to Calling Servers in Korean Restaurants 4The Tournament: A Nervous Dad Watches His Son Lose to a Boy Named Yoo-wan Ban 5A Nervous Dad's First Korean Home Meal: Galbi, Ssam, and Two-Hands Soju 6Korean BBQ Etiquette for First-Timers: A Nervous Dad Gets the Fire 7Korean Fried Chicken vs American: A Nervous Dad's Night in Chicago 8What Is Chuseok? Bob Miller Has Twenty Days to Find Out 9Chuseok Food: Bob Miller Finds Out, for About Two Hours 10Korean Drinking Etiquette: Somebody Has to Pour
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