The “10 Korean Dishes Loved Around the World” now have even more deliciousness to offer visitors from overseas who visit Pyeongchang for next year's Winter Olympic Games.

The dishes are a pleasure to the eyes and mouths, and each has an interesting story behind it.


This can be seen in the nutritious Korean beef short rib soup and in the simple japchae (잡채) with sautéed vegetables.

To make the short rib soup, you need to remove the meat from the ribs. The meat then needs to be minced and attached to the burdock. The bones are removed and replaced with burdock to balance the tenderness of the meat and the crunchy texture of the burdock.


Simple japchae is an improved version of the existing japchae noodle dish, so everyone can enjoy it much more easily. As it can be divided into individual servings and kept in the refrigerator, anyone can enjoy this dish by warming it in a microwave or steamer. You can also add more vegetables or add abalone or beef in order to enjoy the richness of the dish.


Dangun shinhwajeon (단군신화전) is a style of garlic-flavored beef rolled with kimchi. It gives more fun to food lovers as it comes with an interesting story.

This dish is a roll made from cabbage kimchi, garlic and marinated beef. The name Dangun shinhwajeon comes from the myth of the founding of the Korean people, the Dangun Shinhwa (단군신화, 檀君神話). Garlic is one of the main ingredients in the dish. It's also one of the foods, along with mugwort, that allowed a tiger and a bear, both of whom wanted to be human, to survive inside a cave without any sunshine for 100 days.


Triple white kimchi and marble rice cake also brings pleasure to diners' eyes and mouths.

Triple white kimchi shows three varieties of kimchi made from white cabbage kimchi, one of the more popular varieties of kimchi. One is shaped like a traditional "lucky pouch" and another is rolled and cut, and then stuffed with pear, radish and carrot. The last one is a kind of salad served with water steeped with omija berries, or Schisandra chinensis. All three varieties are made from the same ingredients but create different, beautiful culinary experiences.


Marble rice cake was inspired by mujigaetteok, a rainbow-like traditional steamed rice cake. Unlike conventional rice cake, it's shaped like marbles and adds more sweetness, which isn't common in existing rice cake varieties, as it has a lemon jam filling inside.

The Korean Food Foundation will provide the recipes of the 10 selected Korean dishes to Korean embassies around the world, to Korean cultural centers and to other related bodies. Restaurants at major tourist attractions in Pyeongchang, Gangneung and Jeongseon, where the Olympics will be held, will also feature the 10 dishes. The foundation will introduce the 10 dishes at this year’s New York City Wine & Food Festival, which will be held in October.

More information about the recipes is available at the website of the Korean Food Foundation.

By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Institute of Traditional Korean Food
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