Dak-galbi

Dak-galbi
Alternative names Spicy stir-fried chicken
Type Bokkeum
Place of origin Korea
Associated national cuisine Korean cuisine
Serving temperature Warm
Main ingredients Chicken
Food energy
(per 4 serving)
 788 kcal (3299 kJ)[1]
Cookbook: Dak-galbi  Media: Dak-galbi
Korean name
Hangul 닭갈비
Hanja n/a
Revised Romanization dak-galbi
McCune–Reischauer tak-kalbi
IPA [tak̚.k͈al.bi]

Dak-galbi (닭갈비) or spicy stir-fried chicken, is a popular Korean dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang-based sauce with sweet potatoes, cabbage, perilla leaves, scallions, tteok (rice cake), and other ingredients.[2] Many dak-galbi restaurants have large, round hot plates that are built into the tables. Lettuce and perilla leaves are served as ssam (wrap) vegetables.[3]

History and etymology

Although dak and galbi translate into "chicken" and "rib" respectively, the term dak-galbi does not refer to chicken ribs.

This dish was developed in the 1960s as grilled chicken pieces, an inexpensive anju accompaniment to alcoholic drinks in small taverns on the outskirts of Chuncheon.[4] It replaced the comparatively expensive gui dishes grilled over charcoal.[4] Dak-galbi spread to Chuncheon's main districts, where the livestock industry was thriving and offered fresh ingredients with no need for refrigeration.[4] As a relatively cheap dish served in large portions, it gained popularity with soldiers and students on a budget and earned the nickname "commoners' galbi" or "university student's galbi" in the 1970s.[5]

Today, the dish is a local specialty of Chuncheon, and is often referred to as Chuncheon-dak-galbi.[4] An annual festival dedicated to dak-galbi is held in Chuncheon, where there is also a dak-galbi alley with a large number of dak-galbi restaurants.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "dak-galbi" 닭갈비. Korean Food Foundation (in Korean). Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ National Institute of Korean Language (30 July 2014). "주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안" (PDF) (in Korean). Retrieved 19 February 2017. Lay summary – National Institute of Korean Language.
  3. ↑ Espsäter, Anna Maria (24 August 2013). "Go with the flow on a South Korean cycle". The Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Chuncheon dakgalbi" 춘천닭갈비 [Spicy Grilled Chicken]. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Kim, Violet (14 August 2015). "Food map: Eat your way around South Korea". CNN. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Chuncheon Dakgalbi & Makguksu Festival" 춘천 닭갈비막국수축제. Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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