Jumat, 11 Mei 2012

Korean Food!!!


Annyonghaseyo yeoreobun..!!!

Today I want to discuss about Korea as fans of K-pop, you must to know about the country where K-pop come from. Because  it will make you get more knowledge and if people ask you about it, you can answer it well… Ok!! And I want to discuss one by one…
Let’s start with Korean food… Guys for you who love to watching Korean drama must be familiar with Korean food. Either in restaurant or in the road side, usually in restaurant we can meet traditional and healthy food that is Kimchi, Samgyupsal, Bulgogi, etc. and in the road side you can meet ddukboki, or fish cake.
Whether you are planning to eat in a Korean restaurant, visit Korea, or cook your own Korean food at home, this quick introduction to Korean cuisine will give you all the basics you need.

The Side Dishes
Korean food stands out from other cuisines with the many side dishes (banchan) that are served during meals. The number of side dishes can range anywhere from 2 to 12, but everyday meals feature at least a few. So when you eat at a Korean restaurant, your various side dishes will come to you before your meal in small bowls, and can be anything from vegetables to meat to seafood prepared in any number of ways. Korean dishes are all served at the same time, so there are no separate courses like in Western cuisines.

The Basics
Rice is the backbone of almost every Korean meal. On rare occasions, noodles will replace the rice, but the vast majority of the time, every person eats a bowl of rice with their meal. Typically, each person will also have their own bowl of soup or stew. The side dishes and main dish or dishes, which can be meat, seafood, or tofu are all be served family-style in the middle of the table. Sometimes a large stew will replace the main dish and will be served family-style at the table.

Common Ingredients
Koreans have perfected the art of preserving food over thousands of years, so many of the side dishes are pickled, salted, or fermented and many are spicy. Kimchi, Korea's famous spicy cabbage, has over a hundred varieties with different vegetables, including some non-spicy types.
There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, scallion or cucumber. Kimchi is also a main ingredient for many Korean dishes such as kimchi stew (kimchi jjigae), kimchi soup (kimchiguk), and kimchi fried rice (kimchi bokkeumbap).
Even though Korean stews and soups are served very hot (almost boiling), many of the side dishes are served cold or at room temperature.
Korea is a peninsula, so Koreans eat a lot of seafood although meat has become very popular in the last 50 or so years. The most common spices and sauces used in Korean cuisine are: sesame oil, chili pepper paste (kochujang), chili pepper flakes (kochukaru), soybean paste (daenjang), soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and scallions. As a result, much of Korean cuisine is intensely flavored, savory, and bold.

The Little Things
Everything, including meat and poultry, is cut into bite-sised pieces so there is no need for a knife. Koreans are also adept at using chopsticks so if the meat is too large or a whole grilled fish is served, it can be split with chopsticks. (Many Korean meat dishes are braised or marinated for a long time for a tender flesh). Korean food is traditionally eaten with stainless steel chopsticks and a long stainless steel spoon and is traditionally served at a low table with people sitting on the floor.

Some Korean Culinary History
Korean cuisine has been affected by its geography (peninsula), climate (hot, humid summers and very cold winters), proximity to neighbors China and Japan, and the Japanese occupation from 1910-1945. European traders also had an impact in the cuisine with the Portuguese introduction of chili peppers to Korea in the 17th century. By the 18th century, chili peppers were already being widely used in the preparation of Korean cuisine.

For the Korean food I know and I want to eat such as:
1     Kimchi (I already ate this, and so hot)

Kimchi is traditional food from Korea, and it is good for health, kimchi has become the healthiest food in the world. Kimchi, is fermented food use radish, napa cabbage, red hot chili pepper from Korea, cucumber, onion, garlic, etc.


Samgyopsal; Commonly served as an evening meal, it consists of thick, fatty slices of pork belly meat (similar to uncured bacon). The meat, usually neither marinated nor seasoned, is cooked on a grill at the diners' table. Usually diners grill the meat themselves and eat directly from a grill. It is often dipped into a spicy pepper paste.


Kimbab (I already taste this too, and it taste like sushi); Is a food from Korea and usually become side dishes. It use nori, rice, carrot, etc.. just like sushi





Bibimbap; Is Korean food with mix all the foods in rice.. in Indonesian it is called nasi campur or nasi rames.



Yangnyeom Tongdak; Fried chicken with soy sauce and chili sauce…
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Bulgogi; Is a Korean dish that usually consists of marinated barbecued beef, chicken or pork


Hoeddok; Is a variety of filled Korean pancake, and is a popular street food of South Korea. It is usually eaten during the winter season. The dough for hotteok is made from wheat flour, water, milk, sugar, and yeast. The dough is allowed to rise for several hours. Handful-sized balls of this stiff dough are filled with a sweet mixture, which may contain brown sugar, honey, chopped peanuts, and cinnamon. The filled dough is then placed on a greased griddle, and pressed flat into a large circle with a special tool with a stainless steel circle and wooden handle as it cooks


Soelleongtang; is a Korean broth soup made from ox bones (mostly leg bones), brisket and other cuts. Seasoning is generally done at the table according to personal taste by adding salt, ground black pepper, red pepper, minced garlic, or chopped spring onions.
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Soondubu jigae; is a hot and spicy jjigae (Korean stew) dish made with uncurdled dubu (tofu), seafood (oysters, mussels, clams and shrimp are common ingredients), vegetables, mushrooms, onion, scallions, and gochujang or gochu garu (chili powder) in Korean cuisine.


Naengmyeon; Is  a Korean dish of long and thin hand-made noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients: buckwheat (memil), potatoes, sweet potatoes, naengmyun made with the starch from arrowroot (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles), and kudzu (chik). Naengmyeon is served in a large stainless bowl with a tangy iced broth, julienned cucumbers, slices of Korean pear, and either a boiled egg or slices of cold boiled beef or both.


Jajangmyeon; is a popular Korean dish, derived from the Chinese dish zha jiang mian. It consists of wheat noodles topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang (a salty black soybean paste), diced meat and vegetables, and sometimes also seafood.


Ddukboki. This Korean dish of cylindrical rice cakes (duk) covered in a thick, spicy sauce is a popular street food in Korea. It is also eaten as a casual meal at home or as a drinking snack.
       

Japchae; Is a Korean dish made from sweet potato noodles (called dangmyeon), stir fried in sesame oil with various vegetables (typically thinly sliced carrots, onion, spinach, and mushrooms), sometimes served with beef, and flavoured with soy sauce, and sweetened with sugar. It is usually served garnished with sesame seeds and slivers of chili. It may be served either hot or cold.
     

      
    

  Chal Moketsumnida!!!

 Source: http://koreanfood.about.com/od/koreanfoodbasics/a/Korean101.htm
                www.wikipedia.com




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