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What to eat in South Korea

The 10 best dishes in South Korea

Fermentation, fire and a table full of banchan.

1

Korean barbecue

Best: Seoul

Pork belly or marinated beef grilled at the table and wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang.

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2

Bibimbap

Best: Jeonju

Rice topped with vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang, mixed hard before eating.

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3

Kimchi

Eaten all over South Korea

Napa cabbage fermented with chili, garlic and fish sauce.

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4

Kimchi jjigae

Eaten all over South Korea

A bubbling stew of aged kimchi, pork and tofu.

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5

Naengmyeon

Best: Seoul

Cold buckwheat noodles in icy beef broth.

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6

Tteokbokki

Best: Seoul

Chewy rice cakes in a sweet, fiery gochujang sauce.

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7

Samgyetang

Best: Everywhere in summer

A young chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and jujube in broth.

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8

Korean fried chicken

Eaten all over South Korea

Double-fried crisp chicken, plain or glazed, with beer.

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9

Bulgogi

Eaten all over South Korea

Thin marinated beef grilled or stir-fried.

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10

Japchae

Eaten all over South Korea

Sweet potato glass noodles with vegetables and beef.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.