Do you remember going to a language institute to study Korean when you first came to Korea? While studying Korean, have you heard of “Chuncheon Dakgalbi”, a traditional Korean dish featured in many books?
If you look at what is presented in Korean textbooks, the traditional Korean dish “Chuncheon Dakgalbi” is very spicy and delicious, but there are many situations in which friends who cannot eat spicy food become reluctant to eat it. It is promoted only as Korea's representative spicy food, and in the end, it has an adverse effect, and not being able to taste it is regrettable in the end. Therefore, I think that if you know about dak galbi properly, you can taste the taste of dak galbi without feeling repulsive!
Source: Chuncheon Dakgalbi (Log House Dakgalbi) (10000recipe.com)
Dakgalbi is a representative Korean dish made by marinating chicken breast and chicken legs, which are the leanest parts of chicken, in spicy sauce, adding vegetables, sweet potatoes, and rice cakes, and grilling or stir-frying them on an iron plate. Since this dish name is a proper noun, in foreign languages it is written as "Dakgalbi" according to the Romanization of Korean, and some restaurants have it written this way. In Japan, where this food is famous outside of Korea, it is written as "Takkalbi".
"Dak galbi" comes in two types: boneless dakgalbi (chicken leg meat) and regular dakgalbi (parts: wings and ribs), and organ parts can also be ordered separately. When measuring portions, a unique unit called "dae" is used. One unit refers to the amount of lean meat cut from a chicken leg or half a chicken breast. 2 units for iron plate and 3 units for charcoal grill are treated as one serving. Dongchimi is sometimes served as a side dish, and when the chicken ribs are finished, fried rice and stir-fried noodles (sari) are often selected or mixed. For dessert, cold noodles and makguksu are served, and makguksu is one of the representative foods of Chuncheon.
One of the reasons why Korean Dakgalbi is popular among Koreans is that the spicy and light flavors go well together and can be enjoyed with a variety of ingredients. Dakgalbi is one of the foods we often eat on a daily basis because we can enjoy delicious food at a relatively low price. Especially, it is one of the popular menus in various situations such as lunch time or meeting with friends.
Of course, not all Koreans like dakgalbi, and some people don't like spicy food. Overall, however, Koreans love dak galbi, and it is one of their favorite foods.
Whether Koreans often eat dakgalbi on weekdays may vary depending on personal preference or circumstances. However, since Koreans are generally very busy, they often choose dakgalbi as one of the simple foods to eat even on weekdays. In particular, college students and office workers often visit and eat delicious chicken ribs during lunchtime on weekdays. Also, there are many recipes that can be easily made at home, so many families enjoy dakgalbi at home.
Overall, it can be said that Koreans often eat dakgalbi even on weekdays.
Source: Sinchon Dakgalbi, a really delicious hidden restaurant, Janggun Dakgalbi : Naver blog (naver.com)
Spicy dakgalbi is one of Korea's representative foods, and foreigners often enjoy eating it. However, not all foreigners like spicy dakgalbi due to personal preference for spicy food or constitutional differences. Also, since each country's food has a different taste and recipe, foreigners may react differently to spicy dakgalbi when they first taste it. However, overall, as the popularity of Korean spicy food is growing all over the world, many foreigners are enjoying spicy chicken ribs.
According to the YouTuber video presented above, if you can see foreigners eating dak galbi immediately, dak galbi is a Korean traditional dish, and it has become a proof that it is famous all over the world.
Dakgalbi is one of the traditional Korean dishes, and although there are various versions by region, most of them are stir-fried chicken, onions, green onions, chives, and bok choy in a spicy sauce. It is one of Korea's representative stir-fried dishes and is one of the most popular foods. Especially popular in the late 20th century, it is one of the foods that have been steadily loved to this day.
Among the traditional Korean foods, it is loved as a home-cooked dish and is one of the foods that are often served at meals shared with the family. It is also popular for outdoor dining and drinking parties with friends and colleagues. It also plays a role in promoting Korean food culture to the world. As one of Korea's representative foods, it is popular not only in Korea but also abroad, making it one of the representative foods of Korean food culture.
Dakgalbi plays a very important role as one of the traditional Korean foods, and is one of the foods loved by many Koreans.
So, don't think of dakgalbi as just a spicy Korean dish, but know how to enjoy the taste of dakgalbi!
