Agwi-jjim

Agwi-jjim
TypeJjim
Place of originSouth Korea
Main ingredientsblackmouth angler
Korean name
Hangul
아귀찜
Revised Romanizationagwijjim
McCune–Reischaueragwitchim
IPA[a.ɡɥi.t͈ɕim]
Gyeongsang dialect
Hangul
아구찜
Revised Romanizationagujjim
McCune–Reischaueragutchim
IPA[a.ɡu.t͈ɕim]

Agwi-jjim[1] (아귀찜) or agu-jjim (아구찜) is a Korean jjim dish made with blackmouth angler, the fish known as agwi in Korean. The name of the dish is usually translated as "braised spicy angler".

The dish is seasoned with hot chili pepper powder, doenjang, ganjang (soy sauce), minced garlic, and chopped scallions to make it spicy and hot.[2] However, other ingredients such as kongnamul (soybean sprouts), mideodeok (미더덕, Styela clava), and minari (미나리, Oenanthe javanica) also play an important role in giving agujjim a refreshing and fragrant flavor.[2][3] The fish is an excellent source of protein and has a rich taste as well as a palatable chewy texture.[4]

  1. ^ (in Korean) "주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안" [Standardized Romanizations and Translations (English, Chinese, and Japanese) of (200) Major Korean Dishes] (PDF). National Institute of Korean Language. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ a b "'Agujjim' or hot and spicy steamed fish (Agu)". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference dailian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference JoongAng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).