North Korea
Bibimbap
비빔밥
A bowl of warm white rice topped with seasoned vegetables (namul), gochujang chili paste, a fried egg, and sliced meat, stirred together before eating.
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Egg Rice
계란밥
A simple comfort dish of hot rice topped with a fried egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, and seaweed, mixed together before eating.
South Korea
Fist Rice
주먹밥
Rice balls mixed with seasoned vegetables, kimchi, or tuna, shaped by hand into fist-sized portions, a portable and popular snack.
South Korea
Gimbap
김밥
Seasoned rice and various fillings (spinach, egg, fishcake, pickled radish, meat) rolled in dried seaweed (gim) and sliced into bite-sized rounds.
South Korea
Half-Moon Rice Cakes
송편
Half-moon shaped rice cakes filled with sweet sesame, mung bean, or chestnut paste, steamed on pine needles for Chuseok (harvest festival).
Pyongan, North Korea
Jobap
조밥
A bowl of mixed steamed rice and millet, commonly served in Pyongan province in place of plain steamed rice; millet is a key grain in North Korean agriculture; the mixture stretches scarce rice and adds nutrition; a daily staple of the Pyongan region; a practical, nourishing base for any meal.
South Korea
Kimchi Fried Rice
김치볶음밥
Fried rice made with well-fermented kimchi, pork or spam, and gochujang, topped with a fried egg and sprinkled with sesame and seaweed.
North Korea
Kongbap
콩밥
Rice cooked with beans, eaten often at breakfast for the protein it adds; a plain, nourishing staple of North Korean daily life; when rice runs short it is stretched with barley, millet, or corn; a simple dish that reflects the austere reality of North Korean food; the foundation of many meals.
South Korea
Lotus Leaf Rice
연잎밥
Rice with chestnuts, jujubes, and mushrooms wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed, a Korean Buddhist temple food with a fragrant lotus aroma.
South Korea
Pounded Rice Cake
인절미
Glutinous rice pounded until elastic and chewy, cut into pieces and coated in roasted soybean powder, a classic Korean rice cake.
South Korea
Scorched Rice
누룽지
The crispy, golden crust of rice that forms at the bottom of a stone pot or iron cauldron, often served with hot water or broth as a comforting snack.
South Korea
Soybean Sprout Rice
콩나물밥
Rice cooked with soybean sprouts and ground meat, served with a spicy soybean paste sauce and raw egg mixed in at the table.
South Korea
Sweet Rice Balls
경단
Soft rice dough balls filled with sweet red bean, boiled and coated in colorful powders (black sesame, soybean, coconut, mugwort).