5 Traditional South Korea food, My Version

1. Kimchi (김치)

a Traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings, it's often described as spicy and sour. In traditional preparation kimchi is often allowed to ferment underground in jars for months. But did you know there are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made from napa cabbage, radish, scallion, or cucumber as a main ingredient.

2. Pork Bulgogi (Daeji Bulgogi 불고기)

Another famous Korean specialty barbecued meat is known as Bulgogi. While it’s normally made from beef, bulgogi can also be made with thin strips of pork or chicken. Before the meat is grilled, it’s marinated in sweet soy sauce with lots of garlic and sesame oil.

3. Red Rice Cakes (Tteokbokki 떡볶이)

If you’re hunting for Korean street food, tteokbokki is likely the first thing you’ll discover. It’s everywhere in Seoul you know, the poke bowl of Seoul and a dish that’s common, easy to eat and so fabulously tasty.

4. Miyeokguk (미역국) 

Miyeokguk is soup made from the sea vegetable known as wakame or "seaweed" in English, miyeokguk typically consumed by women after giving birth as wakame contains a high content of calcium and iodine, nutrients that are important for nursing mothers.

Many women consume it during the pregnancy phase as well. It is also traditionally eaten on birthdays for this reason, a reminder of the first food that the mother has eaten and passed on to her newborn through her milk, thus bringing good fortune for the rest of the year.

There are various methods of making miyeok guk, but it is usually made by soaking dried wakame in water until it softens and adding the seaweed in soup stock. The stock may be made from beef and/or seafood such as mussels, clams and dried fish. The soup is seasoned with soy sauce or salt, additional flavoring added with minced garlic and sesame oil.

5. Jajangmyeon (자장면; 짜장면)

a Korean Chinese cuisine, is a noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang(a salty black soybean paste when unheated), diced pork and vegetables, and sometimes also seafood.