Gomguk

Gomtang
Kkori-gomtang (oxtail soup), a type of gomguk
Alternative namesBeef bone soup
TypeGuk
Place of originKorea
Main ingredientsBeef bones, oxtail, head, trotters, knee cartilage, tripe, intestines, and/or brisket
Korean name
Hangul
곰국 / 곰탕
Hanja
(none) / 곰湯
Revised Romanizationgomguk / gomtang
McCune–Reischauerkomkuk / komt'ang
IPA[kom.k͈uk̚] / [kom.tʰaŋ]

Gomguk (Korean곰국),[1] gomtang[2] (곰탕), or beef bone soup[2] refers to a soup in Korean cuisine made with various beef parts such as ribs, oxtail, brisket, ox's head or ox bones by slow simmering on a low flame.[3] The broth tends to have a milky color with a rich and hearty taste.[4]

  1. ^ (in Korean) "곰-국". Standard Korean dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ^ a b (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 2017-02-15.
  3. ^ (in Korean) Gomguk Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at Korean Culture Encyclopedia
  4. ^ (in Korean) Gomtang Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at Britannica Korea