Bokkeum

Bokkeum
Ojingeo-bokkeum (stir-fried squid)
TypeStir-fry
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Korean name
Hangul
볶음
RRbokkeum
MRpokkŭm
IPApo.k͈ɯm
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Bokkeum (Korean볶음) is a category of stir-fried dishes in Korean cuisine.[1]

Etymology

Bokkeum (볶음) is a verbal noun derived from the Korean verb bokkda (볶다), meaning "to cook food or food ingredients with little or a small amount of liquid by stir-frying over heat".[2]

Varieties

There are dry bokkeum varieties and wet (or moist) bokkeum varieties.[3]

Dry

  • bokkeum-bap (볶음밥) – fried rice
  • dak-ttongjip (닭똥집) – stir-fried chicken gizzards
  • gamja-chae-bokkeum (감자채볶음) – stir-fried julienned potatoes
  • japchae (잡채) – stir-fried glass noodles
  • myeolchi-bokkeum (멸치볶음) – stir-fried anchovies
  • ojingeo-chae-bokkeum (오징어채볶음) – stir-fried dried shredded squid

Wet

See also

References

  1. ^ "The general kinds of Korean Food". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ "bokkda" 볶다. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ 이, 효지. "bokkeum" 볶음. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 27 May 2017.