{"id":37246,"date":"2024-04-26T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=37246"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:41:32","slug":"korea-cuisine-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/korea-cuisine-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What to eat in Korea: EXO&#8217;s guide to Korean cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37246\" class=\"elementor elementor-37246\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a5c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a5c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #80b157;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characterised by vibrant flavours and unique cooking techniques, Korean cuisine promises travellers a gastronomic adventure that highlights the rich traditions and cultural heritage of Korea.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2400d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2400d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe4a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central to Korean food culture is the principle of balance and harmony. Each meal is a thoughtful arrangement of <strong>textures, colours and flavours<\/strong>. Korean meals are also designed to be<strong> eaten communally<\/strong>, with one large family-style dish for everyone to share accompanied by an array of side dishes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One well-known side dish is kimchi. <strong>Kimchi is a staple of any Korean meal<\/strong> and exemplifies the traditional balance of flavours. Made from fermented vegetables with a mix of garlic, vinegar, chilli and other spices, kimchi is both a healthful side dish and a deeply flavorful addition to meals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with kimchi, Korean <strong>meals feature an array of vegetable side dishes<\/strong>, called <em>banchan<\/em>. Served in small portions, <em>banchan<\/em> are intended to compliment the flavours of the main dish. Examples of typical banchan include stir-fried spinach, spicy radish salad, steamed eggplant and seasoned bean sprouts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EXO highlights the country&#8217;s diverse cuisine and culinary culture in our nine-day <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/korea\/flavours-of-korea\">Flavours of Korea journey.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Through cooking classes and special meals, as well as guided touring, guests will connect with Korea through it&#8217;s food and traditions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d99e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ba1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12ba1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa1d5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baa1d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/korea\/flavours-of-korea\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Flavours of Korea<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cfb6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74cfb6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b61dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b61dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting hungry? <\/span>Read on to learn more about Korean cuisine and check out <br> <strong>EXO\u2019s recommended dishes<\/strong> to try while visiting Korea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038e380 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"038e380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7671656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7671656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24a77d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d24a77d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5bfd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc5bfd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9861b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e9861b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bibimbap-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bibimbap-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bibimbap-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bibimbap-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bibimbap.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a523d4b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a523d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/destinations\/korea\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover EXO's Korea<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d2ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6d2ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7791c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Korean favourites<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These classic Korean meals have gained international popularity in recent years. Travellers should not miss trying them when visiting Korea!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Bibimbap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which translates to \u2018mixed rice,\u2019 highlights the Korean art of balance. It is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with seasoned vegetables, chili pepper paste, and usually a raw or fried egg and sliced meat. Diners mix everything together just before eating, allowing the blend of ingredients to create a harmonious flavour profile.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Korean barbeque <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is not only a meal but a hands-on, communal dining experience.\u00a0 D<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iners grill their own meat directly at the table on a mini-barbeque,. Once cooked, the meat is cut into smaller pieces and placed on lettuce leaves, wrapped with garlic, Gochujang (Korean chili paste), sesame oil and other condiments to accentuate the meat\u2019s rich flavour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Chimaek <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this combination of Korean fried chicken and beer is often enjoyed among friends at the weekend or out for picnics. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15786cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15786cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c7cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87c7cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60440ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f747e21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f747e21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3028934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3028934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Street food delights <\/b><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">No visit to Korea would be complete without sampling its beloved, street food dishes. Here are a few of the best Korean street food dishes to try:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Tteokbokki<\/b><b>:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hewy rice cakes cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce made from gochujang and combined with fish cakes, boiled eggs and scallions.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Bindaetteok: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A crisp pancake made of ground mung beans, mixed with vegetables and sometimes meat, resulting in a savoury, nutty flavour.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Hotteok: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sweet, stuffed pancakes filled with a mixture of brown sugar, honey and cinnamon, often enhanced with nuts.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Gimbap: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referred to as Korean sushi, gimbap is a roll of seaweed wrapped around rice and various fillings such as vegetables, pickled radish and tuna or ham.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Odeng:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skewered fish cakes boiled in a light, savory broth and served with a dipping sauce. A staple at Korean street food stalls, especially in colder months.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68cca6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68cca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51271f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51271f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/street-food-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/street-food-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/street-food-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/street-food-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/street-food.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a41c1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56a41c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/korea\/traditional-market-and-cooking-class-in-seoul\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Seoul Market &amp; Cooking experience<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169ea69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"169ea69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ac0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18ac0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b53cac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b53cac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dca42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63dca42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43893d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43893d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Korean-food-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088abf1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"088abf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/korea\/flavours-of-korea\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Korea Culinary journey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2fbf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e2fbf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d057d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d057d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Soups &amp; stews <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are a huge part of Korean cuisine.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complimentary bowls of soup are often served at restaurants alongside Korean dishes but EXO highly recommends sampling some of the other varieties on offer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four categories of soups in Korea.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><strong><i>Guk <\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>is a thin soup<\/strong> served in individual portions alongside rice. No additional spices or herbs are added to<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the diner whereas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>tang<\/strong>, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>a shared soup,<\/strong> is intended to be enhanced to the diners preference once served by adding s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alt, fresh green onions and hot chili paste. <\/span><strong><i>Jjigae ha<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>s a stew-like consistency<\/strong> and features a higher proportion of solid ingredients like fish, tofu or meat. And, finally, <\/span><strong><i>Jeongol<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> is a communal hot pot dish<\/strong> where the broth is poured over raw ingredients, such as meat, fish and vegetables.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular varieties include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Doenjang-jjigae:<\/strong> This Korean staple is made from fermented soybean paste<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kimchi-jjigae:<\/strong> A hearty kimchi-based soup with vegetables and tofu<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sundubu:<\/strong> A spicy soup with tofu, served extra hot and with a raw egg that is cracked on top <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6bcbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd6bcbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b81b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86b81b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63484fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63484fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bda28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0bda28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fba5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fba5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Seafood dishes<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korean cuisine is renowned for its <strong>diverse and flavorful seafood dishes<\/strong>, which play a vital role in the nation&#8217;s culinary identity. Coastal regions and islands like Jeju are famous for their unique seafood harvesting methods, such as those practised by the <strong>Haenyeo<\/strong>, women divers who collect fresh catches without the use of breathing apparatus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Seafood in Korea is consumed in various forms<\/strong>, from raw preparations to<\/span> stews. Here are a few popular seafood dishes:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grilled seafood<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is commonly enjoyed, with mackerel and squid being favourites for their smoky and crisp textures.<\/span><\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hoe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Korean version of sashimi, which is often accompanied by spicy and tangy sauces that enhance the fresh flavors of the fish.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mulhoe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a spicy raw fish soup, served cold. This dish typically features thinly sliced fresh fish mixed with crisp vegetables and a tangy, fiery sauce made from gochujang.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b055d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b055d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d65cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26d65cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/korea-squid-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/korea-squid-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/korea-squid-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/korea-squid-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/korea-squid.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0784a43 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0784a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/destinations\/korea\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7648c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a7648c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6b2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc6b2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd6532 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dd6532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e55c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41e55c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/soju-overhaed-1024x450.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/soju-overhaed-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/soju-overhaed-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/soju-overhaed-1536x676.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/soju-overhaed.png 2046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8117746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8117746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wash it down with\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>Travelers to Korea should also not miss out on trying traditional beverages such as <strong>soju<\/strong>, a clear spirit usually made from rice or sweet potatoes, and <strong>makgeolli<\/strong>, a milky rice wine. Both beverages offer a deeper insight into the Korean way of life and provide a perfect pairing for many Korean dishes.<\/p><p>Exploring Korean cuisine is a gateway to understanding the country&#8217;s rich cultural tapestry. Each dish not only delivers exquisite tastes but also tells a story of the landscape, climate, and historical changes across the peninsula. 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