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Grilled seasoned tteokgalbi

떡갈비 · Tteokgalbi

Tteokgalbi

떡갈비

What exactly is it?

Seasoned minced meat is shaped into thick patties and grilled. Despite tteok in the name, rice cake is not normally its main ingredient. Versions may be formed around a rib bone or served as boneless patties.

Main ingredients

Minced beef rib meat or a beef-pork blend, soy sauce, scallion, garlic, sugar

Ordering and serving

It often arrives fully grilled and can be divided with utensils. Ask about mixed meat if you expect beef only; a generic tteokgalbi label differs from a specifically labeled Hanwoo version.

Origins and changes

The technique reshapes minced rib meat; KTO describes a history of service at the royal table. Modern regional and restaurant versions vary, including all-beef patties and blends containing pork.

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Minced beef rib meat or a beef-pork blend, soy sauce, scallion, garlic, sugar
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Seasoned minced meat is shaped into thick patties and grilled. Despite tteok in the name, rice cake is not normally its main ingredient. Versions may be formed around a rib bone or served as boneless patties.
How to eat it
It often arrives fully grilled and can be divided with utensils. Ask about mixed meat if you expect beef only; a generic tteokgalbi label differs from a specifically labeled Hanwoo version.
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