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11 must-try Korean dishes

Do you know your bibimbap from your bulgogi?

By Eden Jang / 06 Sep 2020 / 4 minute(s) read

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A closeup of a person holding a bowl of bibimbap over a dining table laden with various Korean dishes

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A closeup of a person mixing a bowl of bibimbap

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A closeup of a bowl of bibimbap with mixed vegetables and egg yolk

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A closeup of a hot plate of beef bulgogi on a dining table laden with various Korean food

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A closeup of a bowl of hot kimchi stew with mixed vegetables

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A closeup of a person holding up a piece of tender braised short rib over a bowl of galbijjim, served with a bowl of white rice

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A closeup of a bowl of galbijjim with tender braised short ribs in sauce

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A closeup of a person dipping a piece of haemul pajeon seafood pancake into a bowl of sauce surrounded by various Korean side dishes

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A closeup of a hot plate of haemul pajeon Korean seafood pancake

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A closeup of a plate of Japchae Korean stir-fried glass noodles with mixed vegetables

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A closeup of a small bowl of Japchae Korean stir-fried glass noodles with mixed vegetables

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A closeup of a large pan filled with steaming hot tteokbokki, Korean spicy stir-fried rice cakes

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A closeup of chopsticks picking from a plate of tteokbokki with sliced boild egg

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A bowl of naengmyeon cold buckwheat noodles topped with sliced vegetables

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A steel bowl of naengmyeon cold buckwheat noodles topped with sliced vegetables and a sliced egg, served on a dining table full of various Korean dishes

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An aerial shot of four pieces of steamed mandu Korean dumplings in a bamboo steamer basket

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A closeup of a plate of fried mandu Korean dumplings garnished with scallion spring onions

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A closeup of chopsticks picking up a piece of maekdom-dak gangjeong from a plate of Korean sweet and sour fried chicken

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A closeup of a white and blue plate of jaeyook beokkeum, Korean spicy stir-fried pork, garnished with sesame seeds and chopped scallion spring onions

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