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Korean-style serving of Bulgogi deopbap

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Bulgogi deopbap

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What exactly is it?

Bulgogi-deopbap places thin beef and onion marinated with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic over rice. The sweet-savory pan juices are spooned over the rice with the meat, sometimes finished with seasoned green onion or sesame seeds. Laver, bean sprouts and egg are not defining toppings.

Main ingredients

Thinly sliced beef, rice, onion, green onion, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic and sesame seeds

Ordering and serving

The usual sauce is sweet and savory, though a menu name cannot guarantee no chili. Mention any need to avoid heat when ordering. Unlike shared barbecue, the rice bowl normally arrives fully prepared.

Origins and changes

This combines bulgogi and rice into one individual meal. Juicy pan-cooked bulgogi flavors the rice with its sauce, unlike drier grilled regional versions such as Eonyang-style bulgogi. Deopbap describes the bowl format, rather than a separate regional birthplace.

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Main ingredients
Thinly sliced beef, rice, onion, green onion, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic and sesame seeds
Flavor and character
Bulgogi-deopbap places thin beef and onion marinated with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic over rice. The sweet-savory pan juices are spooned over the rice with the meat, sometimes finished with seasoned green onion or sesame seeds. Laver, bean sprouts and egg are not defining toppings.
How to eat it
The usual sauce is sweet and savory, though a menu name cannot guarantee no chili. Mention any need to avoid heat when ordering. Unlike shared barbecue, the rice bowl normally arrives fully prepared.
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Rice, raw fish, lettuce, perilla leaves, cucumber, vinegared gochujang
Flavor and character
Raw fish and crisp vegetables are mixed with rice and sweet-tart vinegared gochujang. The texture comes from uncooked lettuce, perilla and cucumber rather than seasoned, cooked namul. The fish is raw, and the species depends on the restaurant and supply.
How to eat it
If rice arrives separately, add it to the fish-and-vegetable bowl. Add the sauce a little at a time. If you need to avoid raw fish, choosing an explicitly cooked dish is clearer than assuming the topping can be cooked on request.
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