Jeok (food)

Jeok is a kind of Korean grilled meat like kebab served with skewers.[1] Koreans have created this dish since long ago. The first mention of jeok was listed on the ancient Chinese text. It was said that on the special occasions, Koreans will serve the Chinese nobility with jeok. Therefore, jeok developed into court cuisine dishes such as neobiani.[2] Ordinary people also enjoyed it and create other grilled dishes without skewers such as bulgogi and galbi. Today, jeok is arranged on skewers with the variety of meats, vegetables, and mushrooms and usually served in the special occasions such as 60th birthday (hwangap) and wedding ceremonies. The varieties of jeok include sanjeok and nureumjijeok.

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References

  1. ^ An Illustrated Guide to Korean Culture - 233 traditional key words. Seoul: Hakgojae Publishing Co. 2002. pp. 59. ISBN 89-8546-98-1. 
  2. ^ (English)Bulgogi or Neobiani (broiled beef), triptokorea. Accessdate: June 8, 2010.