Eggplant

by | Mar 21, 2018 | Solanum

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back
Not to be confused with jeon. Buchimgae in a wider sense includes jeon, but not vice versa.
This article is part of a series on
Korean cuisine
한국 요리
조선 료리
Staples
Ancillaries
Pickled dishes

Soups & stews

Banchan

Desserts
Hangwa

Tteok

Drinks
List of Korean drinks
Condiments
Utensils
Other

Buchimgae (부침개), or Korean pancake, refers broadly to any type of pan-fried ingredients soaked in egg or a batter mixed with other ingredients.[1][2][3] More specifically, it is a dish made by pan-frying a thick batter mixed with egg and other ingredients until a thin flat pancake-shaped fritter is formed.[4][5]

Types

Buchimgae

Jeon

Main article: Jeon (food)

Jeon is a dish made by frying a mixture of seasoned sliced or minced fish, meat, and vegetables in oil. Ingredients are coated with wheat flour prior to pan-frying the mixture in oil.[7]

Bindae-tteok

Main article: Bindae-tteok

Bindae-tteok is a dish made by grinding soaked mung beans, adding vegetables and meat, and pan-frying until the mixture has attained a round and flat shape. No flour or egg is added in bindae-tteok.[8]

Jangtteok

Jangtteok is a dish made by adding wheat flour to gochujang or doenjang (soybean paste). Vegetables, such as Java waterdropworts or scallions, are added and the mixture pan-fried in oil into a thin flat pancake.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Allchin, Catherine M. (8 March 2016). "Korean pancakes are salty, savory, sublime". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ "buchim" 부침. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Kim, Rahn (30 September 2014). "Guess the most searched words about Korea". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ^ "buchimgae" 부침개. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ^ KOREA Magazine October 2015. Korean Culture and Information Service. 12 October 2015.
  6. ^ Ro, Hyo-sun (8 August 2014). "Hobak buchim (zucchini pancakes)". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. ^ "jeon" 전. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  8. ^ "bindae-tteok" 빈대떡. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
Categories
Table of Contents