Banchan, the Only Food I Like to Share
“You can tell a lot about a Korean restaurant based on the banchan it offers.”
This is Bad Kimchi, a column by Noah Cho about how food and cooking can inform our identities.
Kkakdugi
Gamja-jorim
Gamja- . . . uh, salad
Oi sobagi
Korean
Eomuk-bokkeum/Odeng-bokkeum
Dotorimuk-muchim and Cheongpomu-muchi
Kongnamul
Sigeumchi-namul
Dubu jorim
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