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Korean-style serving of Bossam

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Bossam

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What exactly is it?

Sliced boiled pork is wrapped with kimchi in cabbage or leafy vegetables. Belly and shoulder cuts offer different fat levels. The meat may be mild while the kimchi and sauces are hot, and it arrives ready to eat.

Main ingredients

Boiled pork, cabbage or lettuce, bossam kimchi or spicy radish, fermented shrimp dip

Ordering and serving

Build manageable wraps. Oyster bossam may include raw oysters alongside the cooked pork, so treat them separately. Check whether rice or extra kimchi is charged separately.

Origins and changes

Wrapping boiled pork with kimchi is the central preparation. KTO also describes pairing it with spicy radish salad. Restaurants divide it into individual sets, shared platters and variants such as oyster bossam.

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Bossam

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Main ingredients
Boiled pork, cabbage or lettuce, bossam kimchi or spicy radish, fermented shrimp dip
Flavor and character
Sliced boiled pork is wrapped with kimchi in cabbage or leafy vegetables. Belly and shoulder cuts offer different fat levels. The meat may be mild while the kimchi and sauces are hot, and it arrives ready to eat.
How to eat it
Build manageable wraps. Oyster bossam may include raw oysters alongside the cooked pork, so treat them separately. Check whether rice or extra kimchi is charged separately.
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Main ingredients
Pork trotters and lower leg, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and braising seasonings
Flavor and character
Pork trotters and lower leg are cooked in seasoned liquid and sliced. Skin and connective tissue provide a springy texture beside the meat; soy seasoning gives the brown surface. Slices often sit over larger bones on the platter.
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It normally arrives cooked and sliced. Menus may distinguish front/hind leg or platter sizes. Fermented shrimp dip is a common accompaniment; request another option if avoiding shrimp.
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