{"id":340,"date":"2021-04-07T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.cookingenie.com\/content\/?p=340"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:24:04","slug":"what-makes-bibimbap-the-ultimate-korean-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/what-makes-bibimbap-the-ultimate-korean-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Bibimbap The Ultimate Korean Feast?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CookinGenie lets you <\/span><\/i>travel with food<\/span><\/i> all around the world.<\/span><\/i> Next stop: Korea.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, the humblest\u00a0foods are the best foods. That\u2019s certainly the case with bibimbap<\/span>,\u00a0Korea\u2019s answer to fried rice, and\u2014if you ask us\u2014one of the\u00a0top\u00a0must-try foods around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word \u201cbibimbap\u201d means \u201cmixed rice with meat and vegetables,\u201d and variations of the dish abound. <\/span>It\u2019s a dish that is endlessly customizable based on whatever the cook has on hand: s<\/span>ome versions are made with raw beef and eggs<\/a>, while others <\/span>incorporate<\/span> cooked seafood or pork and <\/span>a <\/span>fried egg. <\/span>What all these versions have in common is a base of rice topped with <\/span>ingredient<\/span>s<\/span> <\/span>that are <\/span>individually prepared <\/span>and <\/span>carefully seasoned<\/span>, then stirred together just before serving. <\/span>The result is<\/span> a colorful dish with<\/span> <\/span>flavors<\/span> <\/span>and textures <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>are hearty<\/span>,<\/span> bold <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>harmonize<\/span> beautifully<\/span> with one another<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its article about bibimbap, the Korean Culture <\/span>B<\/span>log cites different <\/span>origin <\/span>stories <\/span>for this famed food, which is centuries old<\/span>. \u201cOne story is that ancestral rituals\u202fwere performed in the countryside away from home and after the rituals, instead of bringing all the foods back home which was cumbersome, the people mixed together all the foods in one big bowl and\u202fate them all.\u202fAnother story is that bibimbap came from the ancient custom of mixing leftover cooked rice with all the remaining side dishes and eating it as a midnight snack on\u202fthe eve of Lunar New Year. \u202fAnother story is that while working out in the fields, the farmers mixed together all the nutritious ingredients in one big bowl to have a quick and healthy meal<\/a>.\u201d<\/span>1<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, regional variations developed with the most <\/span>famous<\/span> version coming from <\/span>Jeonju<\/span>, a<\/span> small<\/span> city in South Korea. <\/span>Jeonju<\/span> bibimbap is made with bean sprouts, gingko nut, pine nut, chestnut, spinach, lettuce, bracken, mushroom, turnip, carrot, seaweed, and beef. It beautifully represents the philosophy of <\/span>Hansik<\/span><\/i> (traditional Korean food), by combining the five colors that represent the elements that make up the universe\u2014green\/water, red\/fire, yellow\/wood, white\/metal and black\/earth\u2014and the five flavors<\/span>:<\/span> <\/span>sweet, hot, sour, salty and bitter.<\/span>2<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also <\/span>variations<\/span> <\/span>based on the<\/span> type of dish <\/span>bibimbap is<\/span> made and served in. <\/span>Traditional <\/span>yangpun<\/span><\/i> bibimbap<\/span><\/i> is served in a <\/span>yangpun<\/span><\/i>, a large brass bowl, although these days many Korean cooks reach for a <\/span>stainless steel<\/span> bowl <\/span>to make <\/span>yangpun<\/span><\/i> bibimbap<\/span><\/i> <\/span>instead<\/span>3<\/span>. One of the most beloved varieties is <\/span>d<\/span><\/i>olsot<\/span><\/i> bibimbap<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> which<\/span> is made in<\/span> a<\/span> <\/span>dolsot<\/span><\/i>\u2014a<\/span> heavy stone <\/span>or earthenware <\/span>bowl that\u2019s heated to a high temperature before ingredients are added. The rice goes in <\/span>first<\/span> so it cooks <\/span>in the hot bowl and forms <\/span>a crispy<\/span>, crackling<\/span> bottom crust that <\/span>add<\/span>s a satisfying crunch when everything is stirred together. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibimbap took flight<\/span> outside Korea<\/span>\u2014literally\u2014and gained <\/span>notice as one of the <\/span>best foods in<\/span> the world <\/span>in the late twentieth century when South Korean <\/span>A<\/span>irlines began serving it for inflight meals. <\/span>Its popularity quickly <\/span>spread:<\/span> <\/span>Wikipedia calls the dish a global symbol <\/span>that symbolizes the harmony and balance in Korean culture<\/span>4<\/span> and CNN Travel listed it at number 40 on its 2011 <\/span>list of the World\u2019s 50 Most Delicious Foods.<\/span>5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CookinGenie\u2019s\u00a0Jared Kent makes his\u00a0bibimbap\u00a0by topping seasoned white rice with spicy ground pork and garlicky carrots, soy-glazed spinach, quick-pickled cucumbers, green onions and kimchi,\u00a0and crowning it all with\u00a0a crispy fried egg. (He makes a\u00a0just-veggies version\u00a0for you vegetarians out there too).\u00a0Just before serving,\u00a0he drizzles\u00a0the bowl\u00a0with a sweet-and-spicy gochujang-soy sauce\u00a0that ties\u00a0it all together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just a quick note: we added bibimbap to our menu at the request of one of our customers. Are you craving a dish and don\u2019t see it on our menu? Just ask! <\/span>Our team of Genies are invent<\/span>ive cooks with a deep repertoire of recipes\u2014so chances are one of our chefs can help you satisfy your cravings<\/span> for <\/span>famous food from around the world<\/span>. Send us an email with your special request to <\/span>support@qa.cookingenie.com<\/span><\/a>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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