Jeongol

Jeongol
Tofu jeongol (dubu-jeongol; top and in left bowl)
TypeHot pot
Place of originKorea
Region or stateEast Asia
Main ingredientsVarious
Similar dishesNabe
Korean name
Hangul
전골
Revised Romanizationjeongol
McCune–Reischauerchŏn'gol
IPA[tɕʌn.ɡol]

Jeongol (Korean전골) is a Korean-style hot pot made by putting meat, mushroom, seafood, seasoning, etc., in a stew pot, adding broth, and boiling it.[1] It is similar to the category of Korean stews called jjigae, with the main difference being that jjigae are generally made with only a single main ingredient, and named after that ingredient (such as kimchi jjigae or sundubu jjigae), while jeongol usually contain a variety of main ingredients.[2] An additional difference is that jeongol (like gujeolpan) was originally a dish for upper-class Koreans and members of the royal court, while jjigae was a simpler dish for commoners.[3]

  1. ^ "전골". Basic Korean Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ (in Korean) Jeongol Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
  3. ^ (in Korean) Jeongol[permanent dead link] at Doosan Encyclopedia