I'm
a foodie traveler. The best way to get the full flavor of any country
is eating its food. I'm also an expat in Korea for 4 years now. I've
eaten many delicious Korean dishes. As a Muslim woman I understand
that some Muslims try to avoid eating Korean food because it is often
cooked with pork. However, there are plenty of Halal Korean dishes
that you must eat while visiting Korea. Don't just go and eat at
Middle Eastern restaurants and miss out all of the delicious food.
Also,
I have vegetarian expat friends who can't eat some dishes and
sometimes they don't know what to eat. So I'm writing this list of my
favorite Korean foods for them.
Here's
some Korean dishes that Muslims and vegetarians can both enjoy!
1-
Ddukkbokki: It's my personal favorite, spicy and yummy. It's made of
rice cake and fish cake cooked in spicy sauce. You can get ddukkbokki
from anywhere in Korea. It costs about 2$ per portion. It's very rare
to see it cooked with meat. Don't buy the one with the meat in it
because it might be pork.
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2-
Tuna Kimbab: (for the vegetarians who eat fish) Kimbab is made of
seaweed, rice and some veggies inside. Originally it has a piece of
ham inside the roll. What I do is I go to the kimbab shop and
politely ask them to hold the ham and they kindly do it for me.
Convenience stores sell pre-made kimbab, but don't buy these as they
will probably include ham.
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3-
Bibimbab: Rice and vegetables topped with an egg. Some restaurants
add beef to it. You can just ask them not to put any meat on in and
they'll do it for you.
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4-
Kimchi: It is the most famous Korean food. Kimchi comes in different
types and all are delicious. Kimchi is a side dish which goes well
with pretty much everything. The most popular one, which is my
favorite, is baechu-kimchi it's fermented cabbages with spices. So
simple and so yummy. Kkakdugi radishes kimchi.
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5-
Kim maeri: deep fried noodles wrapped with seaweed. Crispy and gold
from the outside and soft from the inside.
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6-
Spicy cold noodles Naengmyeon: This dish is made for spicy food
lovers. White noodles topped with spicy sauce, Korean red pepper
paste gochujang, sliced cucumber and carrots and a boiled egg.
You mix all of them together and cut the noodles with scissors and
enjoy the wonderful taste.
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7-
Japchae salad: glass noodles cooked with vegetables, spinach, onions,
bean sprouts, colored pepper. Served cold as a side dish.
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8-
Bibim Guksu: Cold buckwheat noodles with spicy sauce: served cold and
topped with vegetables and gochujang and boiled egg that cut in half.
Maangchi.com
9-
Kimchi fried rice: Steamed rice fried with kimchi and topped with an
egg. Served hot.
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10-
Jeon: Korean pancakes. God, I love them. There are different types of
jeon, some made with meat, some made with seafood and some made with
vegetables. Here's some of the vegetarian jeon:
a)
Kimchijeon made with kimchi.
b)
Pajeon made with green onions.
c)
Gamjajeon made with potatoes.
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Halal
Korean meat dishes. (Not for Vegetarians)
1-
Fish cake soup O deng gook: it's one of my favorite street food. A
cup of soup and a piece of fish cake cost about 1,000KRW, less than a
dollar. It's a perfect snack in winter.
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2-
Samgyetang: Chicken soup with ginseng served with a bowl of steamed
rice. That dish has healing powers. I had a cold once and eating that
dish made me feel much better. Believe me, you must eat this dish
while you're in Korea.
3-
Dalkgalbi: Stir-fried marinated chicken with sweet potatoes, onions,
sliced cabbage and tteok. Heaven on a hot pan. When you go to the
dalkgalbi restaurant the waiter will bring the pan filled with the
ingredients and place it on the stove on your table. The
waiter/waitress will give you a wooden spoon so you can stir-fry the
dish. When the chicken is done, turn off the burner and eat it.
4-
Galbi: Grilled beef short ribs. The ribs are marinated in a Korean
sauce. They bring it to your table, you grill it and eat it. It's
served with lettuce and side dishes.
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5-
Bulgogi Jungol: Beef soup cooked with vegetables and glass noodles.
Served hot with steamed rice.
6-
Kalguksu: Seafood noodle soup. I love the broth in this soup, so
favorable. Served hot and topped with vegetables.
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7-
Korean spicy fried chicken: Chicken marinated in gochujang and then
fried. My mouth is watering right now. I love Korean spicy chicken
and Korean soy chicken.
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With
those dishes you can enjoy Korean dishes with no concerns. Happy
traveling!
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