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Korea's marinated rebellion against bland meat, sweet enough to feel illegal at a barbecue.

means A Korean dish of thin slices of beef marinated in a sweet-savory sauce of soy, sugar, sesame, garlic, and pear, then grilled or pan-cooked.

from Straight from Korean: bul means 'fire' and gogi means 'meat' — literally 'fire meat,' a name as plain as the dish is bold. The fire part is no metaphor; the meat was traditionally grilled over open flame, and the word carries that smoke right in its bones.

name meaning
Literally fire meat in Korean
royal roots
Descended from skewered meat eaten by Goguryeo nobility
secret weapon
Pear puree tenderizes and sweetens the marinade
thin science
Sliced paper-thin to cook in seconds flat
global menu
Now a Korean taco and burger staple
for instance

korean bbq house seoul — marinaded beef grilled at table, ubiquitous in south korea since 1960s

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