I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of it! ๐
2022. 12. 23.
Have you tried this Korean dish?! ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ
I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of it! ๐
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Underrated Korean Foods
Learn how to order food!
Korean slang~!
โค๏ธ Hello Everyone~! โค๏ธ
Hope everyone is doing well and having fun learning Korean with Teuida~! ๐ Iโve received so much good feedback with the new newsletter format. Iโm so glad that you guys are enjoying it and it truly fills my heart to get nice comments about it โค๏ธ
This week I'll be telling you about 3 underrated Korean foods that you MUST try! For those interested, I will also recommend where to go in Seoul to have these foods! Hope you enjoy~ ๐ฅณ๐ ๐
Let's get straight into it~ โฌ๏ธ
๐ฒ ์ฒญ๊ตญ์ฅ (Cheong-guk-jang)
Okay so we all know about Kimchi Stew and Bean Paste Stew at this point right? But thereโs one stew that I feel like a lot of you might not have tried yet! Itโs called Cheonggukjang and it is a fermented bean paste stew. This probably isnโt the first thing you should try if you are not familiar with Korean food though!
BUT for people who have tried all the basics and want to try something new, Iโd really recommend it! Itโs one of my personal favorites :)
Now for the restaurant recommendation ๐ This isnโt a conventional spot to get Cheonggukjang but believe it or not itโs one of my favorite restaurants to have it! โค๏ธ
It's called: ์ ์๊ต์ง (Jam-su-gyo jib)! The link is below :)
This one is for all of you soy milk lovers out there (not rly but kind of). Kongguksu is SoyBean Milk(?) Noodles! ๐ Iโm not really sure how to describe it to make it sound appetizing but I SWEAR it is so good and refreshing. It is a thick cold soup with noodles and it's 100x better when you eat it with kimchi! This is by far one of my favorite summer specials and I hope you all can try it too. ๐ ๐คค
Here is the restaurant recommendation! This place is also usually super full and there are usually so many people in line. If youโre planning to visit, make sure itโs not during lunch time (when itโs usually super packed)!!! ๐ฌ
It's called ์ง์ฃผํ๊ด (jin-joo hwe-gwan) & the link is below:)
This dish is like a mix of all of the individual things I like which is why it is one of my favorites~! Nakgeopsae is a Korean dish made with octopus, tripe, and shrimp. ๐ค
And just like our slang, itโs name consists of the first syllable from each different food (๋์ง, ๊ณฑ์ฐฝ, ์์ฐ) which are octopus, tripe, and shrimp! It might be a little spicy but SO good! For people who canโt decide what to eat and want a lot of things at once, this one's for you~! ๐
This restaurant is also pretty popular but a liiiittle pricey in my opinion. But it's worth it cuz itโs ranked number one on Mango Plate! (you can find lots of yummy food on this website) & no weโre not sponsored but we wish we were. ๐
It's called ์ง๊ฐ๋๊ณฑ์ (ji-gang nak-geop-sae) and the link is below โค๏ธ
Okay! Now that you guys have learned what types of food you should be trying when youโre here, letโs practice some Korean~ If you guys didnโt know, Teuida has a unit (Unit 4) specially dedicated to ordering at restaurants?! I imagine this would be super helpful for those of you visiting so letโs try the lesson together right now! (Itโs one of my personal favs) โค๏ธ
Okay so this slang is ESSENTIAL in my opinion. Everyone uses it and honestly I wouldnโt be surprised if it is an actual word now lol. So letโs try breaking down the word ๋ง์ง. Do you guys remember learning how to say that something tastes good?
โ๋ง์์ด์โ (Ma-si-sseo-yo) right?
So the first character of this word is ๋ง (mat) which means taste! ์ง (jib) is the korean word for house! But in this context it doesnโt mean house but rather restaurant! While the literal translation means โtaste house?โ It means something like โreally tasty restaurant or place.โ
You can search the name of a place (for example ํ๋- hongdae) + add โ๋ง์งโ and you can find all the good places in that area! Or if you have a dish you want to eat you can add the dish name + ๋ง์ง to find the best places!
Hope you enjoyed my list of underrated foods + ๋ง์ง guide~! Make sure to visit our app and learn how to order in a restaurant now!!! ๐โค๏ธ
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