{"id":245008,"date":"2021-12-15T16:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/south-korean-cuisine"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:16:48","slug":"south-korean-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/south-korea\/south-korean-cuisine","title":{"rendered":"South Korean cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Balanced flavor experiences<\/h3>\n<p>Hot and cold, mild and spicy, sweet and sour, solid and liquid\u2026 Korean food is a balanced taste sensation in which rice, vegetables, fish, and seaweed are complemented by many tangy and delicious \u201cbanchan.\u201d Bowls of rice, soup, and the indispensable <strong>kimchi<\/strong> (fermented vegetables) fill the tables\u2014dishes flavored with combinations of sesame oil, vinegar, soybean paste, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and chili peppers. South Korean barbecue is also very popular; it\u2019s a social event where the meat is cooked at the table on a built-in round grill, heated by charcoal or gas.  <\/p>\n<h4>Korean Street Food<\/h4>\n<p>With a vibrant food culture woven into everyday life, the streets and (covered) markets in <a href=\"\/?continent_category=zuid-korea\">South Korea<\/a> are teeming with food stalls. The ingredients are fresher than fresh, and snacks are prepared right before your eyes. Highly recommended are<strong> tteokbokki<\/strong> (spicy rice cakes in a sweet-and-sour chili sauce), <strong>bibimbap<\/strong> (a bowl of rice with vegetables, egg, and gochujang), <strong>gimbap<\/strong> (stuffed seaweed rolls filled with rice), <strong>sundae<\/strong> (Korean blood sausage), and <strong>hotteok<\/strong> (a type of pancake with sugar and cinnamon). Also a must-try is a steaming bowl <strong>of ramyeon<\/strong> (ramen): fresh noodles in a spicy broth, found everywhere from food stalls to restaurants, and the ultimate comfort food for Koreans. We recommend that dedicated foodies stay at a traditional \u201chanok\u201d homestay in Jeonju, designated by UNESCO as a City of Gastronomy and the birthplace of bibimbap. According to Koreans, everything tastes better in Jeonju. Where the world can\u2019t find you\u2026      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot and cold, mild and spicy, sweet and sour, solid and liquid\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":245000,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[368],"highlight_category":[600],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-245008","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-south-korea","highlight_category-hoogtepunt-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/245008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/245008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424311,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/245008\/revisions\/424311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=245008"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=245008"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=245008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}