South Korea School Lunch - Rice and Bulgogi



Country: South Korea

Contents: Rice, bulgogi (marinated beef, mushrooms, and onions), a jello-like substance made with acorn flour, marinated greens and turnips.

Submitted by: Charity W.

Notes: The jello substance made with acorn flour seems a little strange to me. Can anyone describe it's taste?

6 comments:

  1. i thought it was very uncommon to serve all the food on a platter in korea, since they would mingle and ruin the flavour - or something like that.

    the acorn stuff is called dotori-mook (basically, acorn-jelly). it's a bit bitter and nutty(not like peanuts though), it's hard to describe. it's often served with soy based sauces. it might be an acquired taste but i like it.

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  2. the acorn jelly doesn't have much flavor of its own, it's usually served with a soy sauce based salad for flavor

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  3. Nice variety, but too much marinated food. not good for the stomach as it increase the risk of malignant transformation.

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  4. It tastes sort of bitter, if you would really like to know.

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  5. Its 도토리묵. (dotorimook) It tastes bitter, if you want to know. I live in South Korea. There are better foods than these.

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  6. 묵의 한 종류입니다. 묵은 보통 저렇게 간장과 야채를 조려서 먹지요. "Mook" is eaten seasoned.

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