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Korean Cuisine Fundamentals

Korean food for beginners gets easier once you can read the name on the sign and know what will actually land on your plate. Stall names are built from a shape, a cooking method or an ingredient, so 붕어빵 (bungeoppang), crucian carp bread, takes its name from the mold and holds sweet red bean. And gimbap isn't Korean sushi: the rice takes sesame oil and salt, not vinegar, and the fillings are cooked or pickled.

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