South Korean School Lunch

My Korean school lunch: kimchi fish cake soup (김치어묵국), sticky barley rice (보리찹쌀밥), boiled pork (수육), cubed radish kimchi (깍두기), seasoned cucumber chili (오이고추무침), and Korean melon (참외).

• English: Kimchi fish cake soup

  Korean: 김치어묵국

  Romanized: Kimchi-eomukguk

• • Basic ingredients: fish cake, kimchi, anchovy stock, green onion, soy sauce, and salt.

• English: Sticky barley rice

  Korean: 보리찹쌀밥

  Romanized: Bori-chapssalbap

• English: Boiled pork

  Korean: 수육

  Romanized: Suyuk

• • English: Cubed radish kimchi

    Korean: 깍두기

    Romanized: Kkakdugi

  • • Basic ingredients: radish and sea salt.
    • Seasoning: chili powder, plum syrup, chives, onion, ginger, garlic, salted shrimp, garlic, fermented anchovy sauce, and apple.

• English: Seasoned cucumber chili

  Korean: 오이고추무침

  Romanized: Oigochu-muchim

• • Basic ingredients: cucumber chili
  • Seasoning: chili powder, garlic, sesame oil, soybean paste, sugar, and sesame seeds.

• English: Korean melon

  Korean: 참외

  Romanized: Chamwhey