Have you tried Gimbap? Then, meet Seoul’s soul food(Comforting food) Buldak and Gimbap.
Buldak and Gimbap combo 1 is here! Korea has plenty of tasty dishes, but if Koreans had to pick one as their soul food, nine times out of ten, it will be gimbap. The variation of gimbap has also allowed it to spread worldwide, with frozen vegetable gimbap available at Trader Joe’s in America quickly selling out.
In simple terms, gimbap is a food made by rolling rice and a variety of ingredients in a sheet of laver before slicing into bite-sized pieces. Buldak and Gimbap is the most common set!
Because the ingredients are highly customizable, it can be made to anyone’s taste, whether it’s beef gimbap, tuna gimbap, or even vegetable gimbap. This last one is especially popular among vegetarians because there is no meat included.
Vegetable gimbap is basic one which is filled with vegetables like carrot, spinach, cucumber, ueong (burdock root), and pickled radish. Some shops will put in more exotic vegetables like broccoli or avocado. No matter which vegetables are added, the crunchy texture of the vegetables makes this gimbap variety stand out.
Tuna gimbap is also Koreans’ one pick. The main ingredient is tuna mixed with mayonnaise. The savory taste of the tuna goes great with the strong flavor of perilla leaves, with many shops layering this ingredient between the tuna and the rice. The salty tuna is balanced out by the other fillings, making it as a steady-seller.
If you are in Seoul, there are several recommendable restaurants near you. Try to buy Cheese gimbap to make Buldak and Gimbap combo!
- Gimgane : The most common gimbap franchies established in 1992. There are many choices of the product and side dishes. You can find it in Myungdong as well.
instagram: Gimgane Official - Kobongmin : One of Korea’s gimbap chain restaurants, their best-sellers are the savory tuna gimbap and the dongaseu gimbap with a strip of crunchy pork cutlet in the middle. Lacto-ovo vegetarians can enjoy the baggoji (dried shavings of calabash gourd) gimbap. They also sell many other popular street foods that go great with gimbap.
instgram: Kobongmin Official
On your way home with Cheese Gimbap, check out convenience stores to find Buldak noodles. You can find two types of the noodle which are in a bundle package and cup sized one.
If you want to try different tastes of Buldak noodle such as Kimchi, Corn and Buldak carbonara and so on, you might want to check out this website. Samyang food
(Credit: Samyang Food)
Buldak Ramen(Buldak Ramyun / Buldak Bokkeum myun) and Cheese gimbap, these are the best combo that many Koreans love to eat. Especially Cheese Gimbap that the gimbap rolled with variety of cheese would make you begging for another round of it!
