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Main dishes (47 recipes) see all

Traditionally the main dish of any Korean meal is rice, which is supported by soup and banchan. However, in Korean restaurants these dishes are often presented to customers as main dishes.

Also: Beef short ribs soup | Noodles with blackbean sauce | Cold noodle soup with radish water kimchi | Spicy raw fish soup | Rice, meat, and vegetables rolled up into seaweed and cut into bite-sized pieces | Ox-bone soup | Rice, scorched rice, and scorched rice tea | Barbecued beef stew | Chicken and rice porridge | Butternut squash porridge | Grilled pork belly | Maangchi's fried chicken | Pork bones stew with potatoes and vegetables | Spicy pork BBQ | See all main dish recipes

Types of Kimchi (14 recipes)

Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made of seasoned vegetables and salt. Koreans eat it at nearly every meal. It can be fresh, like a salad, or it can be fermented. While the most popular variety is spicy kimchi made of cabbage, there are hundreds of different types of kimchi made of different vegetables, and not all of them spicy. Kimchi is also a main ingredient in other Korean dishes.

Also: Radish water kimchi | Kimchi soup | Young summer radish water kimchi | Cold noodle soup with radish water kimchi | Barbecued beef and kimchi fried rice | Kimchi pancake | Spicy stuffed cucumber kimchi, radish soup with beef, and rice made with barley | Kimchi stew and a bean sprout side dish

Desserts (21 recipes) see all

Traditionally, Korean meals don't usually have desserts served at the end. The sweet things in this category are meant to be served on special occasions, by themselves as refreshments, or with tea.

Also: Mugwort rice cake | Sweet red bean soup | Butternut squash porridge | Ginger cookies | Ginger tea | Steamed pear | Black sesame seeds porridge | Baked sweet pastry | White steamed rice cake | Rice cake | Sweet pancakes with brown sugar syrup filling | Sweet flower pancakes | Rice cake | Rice cake | See all dessert recipes

Appetizers (30 recipes) see all

A Korean meal doesn't usually have an appetizer as Western meals do. Side dishes may come out first, but are considered part of the main meal, not as a prelude. These dishes, however, could be used as appetizers in a Western meal.

Also: Green onion pancake | Tuna pancake | Fried squid | Royal Korean court stir fried rice cakes | Black sesame seeds porridge | Vegetable pancake | Hot and spicy rice cake | Dumplings | Seasoned acorn jelly | Broccoli salad | Potato pancakes | Spicy whelks with noodles | Stir fried noodles with vegetables | Sweet and crispy chicken | See all appetizer recipes

Drinks (3 recipes)

Pancakes (11 recipes)

The Korean word "jeon" is often translated as "pancakes," but jeon are not just a breakfast food, they're eaten at all meals as side dishes, or as snacks. At their simplest they're food coated in flour and egg and then pan-fried with a bit of oil. Some incorporate vegetables, meat, and fish into a batter which is pan-fried with a bit of oil. Hoddeok is not jeon, but it's closer to the western idea of a pancake.

Also: Vegetable pancake with Asian chives | Potato pancakes | Vegetable pancake | Squash pancakes | Sweet flower pancakes | Green onion pancake | Sweet pancakes with brown sugar syrup filling | Skewered pancakes with vegetables and beef

BBQ (7 recipes)

Also: Korean beef BBQ | Spicy pork BBQ | Grilled pork belly | Barbecued beef stew

Staple ingredients (3 recipes)

Some ingredients used in other recipes are traditionally made at home instead of store bought. The quality of homemade is almost always better.

Non-Korean recipes (11 recipes)

These delicious recipes are not natively or traditionally Korean. They're ethic recipes taught to Maangchi by some of her readers, or Korean fusion experiments.

Also: Avocado appetizer and ginkgo nut skewers | Strawberry Milkshake | Broccoli salad | Filipino stewed chicken in coconut cream and vinegar | Collard greens side dishes | Paua fritters, taro chips, and soft tofu dill cream sauce | Fish head Mee Hoon | Steamed chicken rice
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