Naengmyeon
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| Naengmyeon | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: |
냉면 / 랭면
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| Hanja: |
冷麵
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| Revised Romanization: | Naengmyeon / Raengmyeon |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Naengmyŏn / Raengmyŏn |
Naengmyeon (Naeng-myeon, Naengmyun, Naeng-myun), literally "cold noodles," is a Korean dish. Originally a wintertime delicacy in the northern part of Korea which is now North Korea, it has become extremely popular throughout Korea during the summer. It consists of several varieties of thin, hand-made noodles (typically made from arrowroot (칡 냉면 / chilk naengmyeon) or buckwheat (메밀 냉면 / memil naengmyeon flour)(though a seaweed variety is also available in packaged form), and is served in a large bowl with a tangy iced broth, raw julienned vegetables, a slice of a Korean pear, and often a boiled egg and/or cold beef.
Two main varieties of naengmyeon exist: mul naengmyeon (물 냉면), and bibim naengmyeon (비빔 냉면). The former variety is served as a cold soup with the noodles contained in broth (usually beef). The latter variety is served as more of a salad in a spicy dressing made primarily from gochujang (red chile paste). In the case of bibim naengmyeon, a bowl of the broth used in mul naengmyeon is often served on the side. Although these are the two major variations of the dish, several others do exist, typically varying either the composition of the broth of mul naengmyeon, the meat or vegetables added to the noodles, or both.
Variations of naengmyeon:
- Hoe naengmyeon (회 냉면): Noodles served with raw fish and chili pepper dressing.
- Yeolmu naengmyeon (열무 냉면): Noodles served with fermented baby radish in cold broth.
Naengmyeon is typically associated with North Korea, especially the cities of Pyongyang and Hamhung, from which the two most famous varieties are said to come.
