韩国美食英文介绍

韩国美食英文介绍

What is Jeon?

Jeon (전), buchimgae (부침개), jijimgae (지짐개), or jijim (지짐) refer to many pancake-like dishes in Korean cuisine. Jeon is made by mixing various ingredients such as sliced meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables depending on the style, with rice or wheat flour batter (sometimes also coated with egg batter) and then pan-frying with oil. Jeon is commonly eaten as an appetizer, as banchan (반찬; side dishes), or as anju (안주; food that is eaten while drinking alcoholic beverages). Jeon is often paired with makgeolli (막걸리; traditional rice liquor), especially on rainy days.

What is Bindaetteok?

Bindaetteok (빈대떡), also called nokdujeon or nokdu jijim, is a variety of jeon that literally means "mung bean pancake". Bindaetteok batter is made of ground mung beans and meat (usually beef or pork), kimchi, and various vegetables are added according to taste. It is typically served with a small side serving of dipping sauce made of ganjang (Korean soy sauce), minced green onions, gochugaru (red chili pepper flakes) and some vinegar.

What is Nokdu?

"Nokdu" refers to mung beans. Mung beans are a great health food, providing protein without the saturated fat or trans fat that comes with meat. Mung beans are also a rich source of fiber and vitamin C; provide significant quantities of natural iron, riboflavin, folate, copper and manganese; and contain moderate amounts of thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B-6, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

What is MakgeolliMakgeolli?

Makgeolli (막걸리) is a traditional rice liquor native to Korea and is about 6.5 – 7% alcohol by volume. It is made by fermenting a mixture of steamed glutinous rice, barley or wheat with water and nuruk (누룩; a type of yeast). Unlike other traditional clear liquors like soju (소주) or cheongju (청주), makgeolli is not distilled after fermentation, giving it a unique, opaque and milky off-white color. Because makgeolli is fermented and unfiltered it is known as a healthy drink rich in fiber, protein and lactic acid bacteria, a type of healthy bacteria that regulates digestion.