Dak-galbi explained

Dak-galbi
Alternate Name:Spicy stir-fried chicken
Country:South Korea
National Cuisine:South Korean cuisine
Type:Bokkeum
Served:Warm
Main Ingredient:Chicken
Serving Size:4
Calories:788
Calories Ref:[1]
Korean name
Hangul:Korean: 닭갈비
Hanja:none
Rr:dak-galbi
Mr:tak-kalbi
Koreanipa:pronounced as /ko/

Dak-galbi, or spicy stir-fried chicken, is a popular South Korean dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang-based sauce with sweet potatoes, cabbage, perilla leaves, scallions, tteok (rice cake), and other ingredients.[2] In Korean, galbi means rib, and usually refers to braised or grilled short ribs. Dak-galbi is not made with chicken ribs, however, and the dish gained this nickname during the post-War era when chicken was used as a substitute for pork ribs. Many dak-galbi restaurants have round hot plates that are built into the tables. Lettuce and perilla leaves are served as ssam (wrap) vegetables.[3]

History and etymology

Although dak and galbi translate into "chicken" and "rib" respectively, the term dak-galbi does not refer to chicken ribs.

This dish was developed in the 1960s as grilled chicken-pieces, an inexpensive anju accompaniment to alcoholic drinks in small taverns on the outskirts of Chuncheon. It replaced the comparatively expensive gui dishes which were grilled over charcoal. Dak-galbi spread to Chuncheon's main districts, where the livestock industry was thriving and offered fresh ingredients with no need for refrigeration. As a relatively cheap dish served in large portions, it gained popularity with soldiers and students on a budget and earned the nickname "commoners' galbi or "university student's galbi in the 1970s.[4]

The dish is a local specialty of Chuncheon and is often referred to as Chuncheon-dak-galbi.[5] An annual festival dedicated to dak-galbi is held in Chuncheon, where there is also a dak-galbi alley with a large number of dak-galbi restaurants.[6]

In Seoul

There is a dak-galbi street (닭갈비 거리) in Myeong-dong, Seoul, and there are dozens of restaurants there.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: dak-galbi. Korean Food Foundation. ko. ko:닭갈비. 15 May 2017. 3 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503100425/http://www.hansik.org/kr/board.do?cmd=view&bbs_id=004&menu=pkr2010100&art_id=2351&lang=kr. dead.
  2. Web site: 주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안. National Institute of Korean Language. 30 July 2014. ko. PDF. 19 February 2017.
  3. News: Go with the flow on a South Korean cycle. Espsäter. Anna Maria. 24 August 2013. The Independent. 15 May 2017.
  4. News: Food map: Eat your way around South Korea. Kim. Violet. 14 August 2015. CNN. 15 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Chuncheon dakgalbi. Doopedia. Doosan Corporation. ko. ko:춘천닭갈비. Spicy Grilled Chicken. 15 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Chuncheon Dakgalbi & Makguksu Festival. Korea Tourism Organization. ko:춘천 닭갈비막국수축제. 15 May 2017.
  7. News: February 13, 2018 . The story behind dak-galbi, South Korea’s most fascinating dish . CNN.