Dak-galbi

Dak-galbi
Alternative namesSpicy stir-fried chicken
TypeBokkeum
Place of originSouth Korea
Associated cuisineSouth Korean cuisine
Serving temperatureWarm
Main ingredientsChicken
Food energy
(per 4 serving)
788 kcal (3299 kJ)[1]
Korean name
Hangul
닭갈비
Revised Romanizationdak-galbi
McCune–Reischauertak-kalbi
IPA[tak̚.k͈al.bi]

Dak-galbi (닭갈비), 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]

  1. ^ "dak-galbi" 닭갈비. Korean Food Foundation (in Korean). Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ National Institute of Korean Language (30 July 2014). "주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안" (PDF) (in Korean). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ Espsäter, Anna Maria (24 August 2013). "Go with the flow on a South Korean cycle". The Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2017.