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Spicy stir-fried squid

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What exactly is it?

Squid mantle and tentacles are stir-fried with vegetables and chili seasoning. The two parts give different textures, while a little sauce can be mixed with rice. Quick cooking helps keep the squid from becoming overly tough.

Main ingredients

Squid mantle and tentacles, onion, cabbage, chili paste and powder, garlic

Ordering and serving

A finished stir-fry is ready to share. Distinguish it from osam bulgogi, which adds pork, and check whether rice is separate when ordering a platter.

Origins and changes

Squid also eaten dried or raw is used here as a cooked chili side dish. Serving the stir-fry over rice creates ojingeo deopbap, linking shared platters and individual rice meals.

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Main ingredients
Squid mantle and tentacles, onion, cabbage, chili paste and powder, garlic
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Squid mantle and tentacles are stir-fried with vegetables and chili seasoning. The two parts give different textures, while a little sauce can be mixed with rice. Quick cooking helps keep the squid from becoming overly tough.
How to eat it
A finished stir-fry is ready to share. Distinguish it from osam bulgogi, which adds pork, and check whether rice is separate when ordering a platter.
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