 A typical chimaek combination | |
| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Associated cuisine | South Korean cuisine |
| Invented | 1970s |
| Main ingredients | Korean fried chicken, beer |
| Chimaek | |
| Hangul | 치맥 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Chimaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'imaek |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 치킨맥주 |
| Revised Romanization | Chikin-maekju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ik'in-maekchu |
Chimaek (치맥; from Korean chikin 'fried chicken' and maekju 'beer'[1][2]) is a pairing of fried chicken (either plain huraideu or spicy yangnyeom) and beer, served as anju (English: food with alcohol) in the evening in many South Korean restaurants,[2] including a number of specialized chains.
- ^ "Seoul Night Tour Gangnam (Cheongdam)". Korea Tourism Organization. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Korean TV Show Sparks Chicken and Beer Craze in China". The Wall Street Journal. 26 February 2014.