An Introduction to Korean Food - Part 1

Sarah and Grace were thrilled to have fellow Afternoona Delight Patreon member Susan on as a guest to discuss a favorite topic: Korean food. We chat about how we were each introduced to Korean food, what it consists of and its signature characteristics, how we have seen its popularity and influence grow, for better or worse, and how accurately it is portrayed in Korean dramas. This ended up being an extended conversation--what with tangents about memorable foods eaten on trips to Korea, all time favorite Korean dishes, and ones we still have on our foodie bucket list--so we have split it into two parts. We hope you enjoy listening to us talk about Korean food as much as we enjoyed discussing it!

Korean shows mentioned in this episode:

Goblin aka Guardian: The Great and Lonely God

Mr. Queen

Hospital Playlist

My Dearest

Death's Game

Reply 1988

Singles' Inferno

I Live Alone

Crash Course in Romance

A further introduction to our guest, Susan, can be found here:

Afternoona Delight: Across Borders and Beyond K-Dramas

The review of green onion Chex mentioned in this episode

Some banchan recipes recently posted on Instagram, here, here, and here

Korean food mentioned in this episode:
Jokbal 족발
Galbi 갈비 (type of KBBQ, usually beef rib meat - samgyeopsal 삼겹살 is the other most popular KBBQ, that is pork belly)
Japchae 잡채
Kimchi 김치
Pajeon 파전
Yachae twigim 야채튀김
Naengmyeon 냉면
Kimbab 김밥
Hot dog 핫도그 (we call them corn dogs, but the Korean kind rarely have corn meal batter and they aren't called that in Korea)
Chicken 치킨 (calling it by the Konglish word indicates you want the fried kind)
Tongdak 통닭 (this is also fried chicken, but the old fashioned whole-fried variety)
Banchan 반찬
Doenjang jjigae 된장찌개
Hoe (sounds more like hweh) naengmyun 회냉면
Hongeo hoe 홍어회
Ganjang gyejang 간장게장
Yangnyeom gyejang 양념게잔
Gyeran mari 계란말이