Wolgwa-chae explained

Wolgwa-chae
Country:Korea
National Cuisine:Korean cuisine
Type:Japchae
Served:Warm
Main Ingredient:Oriental pickling melon, beef, mushrooms, bukkumi, vegetables
Serving Size:100 g
Korean name
Hangul:월과채
Hanja:越瓜菜
Rr:wolgwa-chae
Mr:wŏlgwa-ch'ae
Koreanipa:pronounced as /ko/

Wolgwa-chae is a variety of japchae (stir-fried vegetable dish) made with Oriental pickling melon, called wolgwa in Korean.[1] This summer dish was a part of the Korean royal court cuisine.[2]

Ingredients and preparation

In modern South Korea, aehobak has largely replaced Oriental pickling melon for making the dish, due to the latter vegetable's rarity. Sometimes, cucumber or eggplant are used instead. Other common ingredients include beef, shiitake or oyster mushrooms, and chapssal-bukkumi (pan-fried glutinous rice cake). When wolgwa-chae is served in school meals, beef is often replaced with pork and bukkumi with tteokmyeon (rice cake noodles).

To make the dish, the melon or replacement vegetable is seeded, thinly sliced, lightly salted, and squeeze-drained to remove moisture.[3] Beef, mushrooms, and other vegetables are julienned, and each of the ingredients is separately seasoned and stir-fried. Aromatics such as scallions and garlic may be added when stir-frying the ingredients. Thin bukkumi, made with glutinous rice flour into circles around NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) in diameter, may be used either whole or julienned. Stir-fried ingredients are mixed together with sesame oil, ground black pepper, and crushed toasted sesame seeds. When served, the dish may be topped with crushed pine nuts, chili threads, and egg garnish.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolgwa-chae. Doopedia. Doosan Corporation. ko. ko:월과채. 16 May 2008.
  2. News: 영양학자 김갑영의 우리 음식 이야기-월과채(越瓜菜). 김. 갑영. 22 May 2013. Munhwa Ilbo. 5 August 2017. ko.
  3. News: 「오늘의 레시피」월과채. Naturellement. 16 December 2015. The Asia Economy Daily. 5 August 2017. ko.