Bokkeum (Korean볶음) is a category of stir-fried dishes in Korean cuisine.[1]

Bokkeum
Ojingeo-bokkeum (stir-fried squid)
TypeStir-fry
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Korean name
Hangul
볶음
Revised Romanizationbokkeum
McCune–Reischauerpokkŭm
IPA[po.k͈ɯm]

Etymology

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Bokkeum (볶음) is a verbal noun derived from the Korean verb bokkda (볶다), meaning "to cook food or food ingredients with little or a small amount of liquid by stir-frying over heat".[2]

Varieties

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There are dry bokkeum varieties and wet (or moist) bokkeum varieties.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The general kinds of Korean Food". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ "bokkda" 볶다. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ 이, 효지. "bokkeum" 볶음. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 27 May 2017.