Garak-guksu explained

Garak-guksu
Country:	Korea
Region:	East Asia
National Cuisine:	Korean cuisine
Type:	Guksu
Serving Size:	100 g
Similar Dish:	Udon

Korean name
Hangul:	Korean: 가락국수
Hanja:	none
Rr:	garak-guksu
Mr:	karak-kuksu
Koreanipa:	pronounced as /ko/

In Korean cuisine, garak-guksu are thick wheat noodles and noodle dishes made with thick noodles.^[1]

Preparation

The dough is typically made from wheat flour and salt water only.^[2] Traditionally, of salt is added per of water. The dough is rolled and cut with a knife.^[3]

The noodles are boiled in malgeun-jangguk (Korean: 맑은장국), a soup soy sauce-based beef broth made with seasoned ground beef stir-fried in sesame oil and usually served with toppings such as egg garnish and eomuk (fish cakes).^[4]

Garak-guksu can be enjoyed cold, in which case the noodles are rinsed in icy water after they are boiled.

Types

• Naembi-guksu (; "pot noodles") − garak-guksu boiled in a pot.^[5]
• Udong – Korean adaptation of udon, a Japanese noodle dish.^[6]

See also

• Cūmiàn (Chinese thick noodles)
• Udon (Japanese thick noodles)

Notes and References

1. Web site: garak-guksu. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. ko. ko:가락국수. 23 February 2017. 24 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224053759/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=799. dead.
2. Web site: garak-guksu. Doopedia. Doosan Corporation. ko. ko:가락국수. 6 May 2017.
3. News: [아하! 이 음식] 서양의 파스타, 국수에서 유래했다?]. 박. 현진. 28 March 2017. The Chosun Ilbo. 6 May 2017. ko.
4. Web site: malgeun-jangguk. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. ko. ko:맑은장국. 6 May 2017. 15 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170415103740/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=423879. dead.
5. Web site: naembi-guksu. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. ko. ko:냄비국수. 23 February 2017.
6. Web site: udong. Standard Korean Language Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. ko. ko:우동. 23 February 2017. 24 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224053757/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=250373. dead.