Korean Food Guide
40 dishes: what's in them, how spicy, how to order.
Forty Korean dishes you'll actually find on menus — what each one is, what goes in it, how spicy it is, one sentence to order it, and a tip for your first time.
All dishes
- 김치찌개 Kimchi stew
- 된장찌개 Soybean paste stew
- 순두부찌개 Soft tofu stew
- 부대찌개 Army stew
- 떡볶이 Spicy rice cakes
- 비빔밥 Mixed rice bowl
- 삼겹살 Grilled pork belly
- 치킨 Korean fried chicken
- 냉면 Cold buckwheat noodles
- 김밥 Seaweed rice rolls
- 불고기 Marinated beef
- 갈비 Grilled short ribs
- 잡채 Glass noodle stir-fry
- 김치 Kimchi
- 삼계탕 Ginseng chicken soup
- 설렁탕 Ox bone soup
- 갈비탕 Short rib soup
- 감자탕 Pork bone stew
- 짜장면 Black bean noodles
- 짬뽕 Spicy seafood noodle soup
- 탕수육 Sweet and sour pork
- 칼국수 Knife-cut noodle soup
- 만두 Dumplings
- 해물파전 Seafood scallion pancake
- 순대 Korean blood sausage
- 닭갈비 Spicy stir-fried chicken
- 족발 Braised pig's trotters
- 보쌈 Boiled pork wraps
- 계란찜 Steamed egg
- 콩나물국밥 Bean sprout rice soup
- 돼지국밥 Pork rice soup
- 미역국 Seaweed soup
- 떡국 Rice cake soup
- 라면 Instant noodles
- 김치볶음밥 Kimchi fried rice
- 닭볶음탕 Spicy braised chicken
- 갈비찜 Braised short ribs
- 제육볶음 Spicy stir-fried pork
- 육회 Korean beef tartare
- 해장국 Hangover soup
Spice levels are tinyhaha's own rough judgment; restaurants vary.