{"id":7311,"date":"2022-03-16T10:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2022-03-16T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:29:02","slug":"what-bibimbap-means-to-koreans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/what-bibimbap-means-to-koreans\/","title":{"rendered":"What Bibimbap Means to Koreans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many popular Korean foods are widely loved\u2014you may think of Kimchi, Bulgogi, <\/span>Tteokbokk, and so on. Add to that list <\/span>\ube44\ube54\ubc25 (<\/b>Bibimbap)<\/b>, one of the most well-known and popular Korean foods both in and outside of Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bibimbap lovers are all over the world. A Korean airline has been serving \ube44\ube54\ubc25 as traditional Korean food on the airplane food menu since the 1990s. Hollywood star <\/span>Gwyneth Paltrow is a big fan of \ube44\ube54\ubc25. She once mentioned that \ube44\ube54\ubc25 was one of her secrets to keeping her healthy and slender body.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I would like to talk about what Bibimbop means to Koreans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The word of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 is comprised of two nouns, which are <\/span>\ube44\ube54 (bi-bim<\/b>: a noun of \ube44\ube44\ub2e4)<\/span> and <\/span>\ubc25 (bap<\/b>: rice, meal). The first word \ube44\ube54 comes from a verb, <\/span>\ube44\ube44\ub2e4 (bi-bi-dah<\/b>: to mix, to rub). <\/span>\ubc25 (bap<\/b>: rice, meal) is a noun. It means a bowl of rice, which is mixed with other food ingredients and rubbed with <\/span>\uace0\ucd94\uc7a5 (go-chu-jang<\/b>: Korean red pepper paste). My personal interpretation of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 is a bowl of salad with rice. It is healthy and easy to make.<\/span><\/p>\n

You might have seen such a scene if you are a fan of Korean TV shows: an actress, who gets stood up on a date, comes home angry. She directly goes to the kitchen and pours a lot of <\/span>\uace0\ucd94\uc7a5 (go-chu-jang<\/b>: Korean red pepper paste) on top of white rice with a bunch of vegetables. It is certainly not uncommon <\/span>\uc7a5\uba74 (jang-myeon<\/b>: a scene) in Korean dramas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bibimbap could be comfort food for Koreans. Koreans like spicy food and they will <\/span>\uacf5\uac10\ud558\ub2e4 (gong-gam-hah-dah<\/b>: sympathized with, empathized with) when some people choose spicy food as a way of releasing stress. Koreans also eat \ube44\ube54\ubc25 when they <\/span>\uc785\ub9db\uc774 \uc5c6\ub2e4 (it-maht-ee-up-dah<\/b>: don\u2019t have an appetite) or <\/span>\ubb34\uae30\ub825\ud558\ub2e4 (moo-gi-ryeok-hah-dah<\/b>: feeling low or spiritless). Eating too spicy food could be bad for your stomach, but it certainly works for many Koreans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The history of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 began with <\/span>\ud488\uc557\uc774 (pu-mah-si<\/b>: exchange of labor, communal sharing of labor) in <\/span>\ub18d\ucd0c\uc0ac\ud68c (nong-hon-sah-hwei: <\/b>farming village, rural society). In olden times, Koreans had a culture to exchange manual labor on farms. To save time and effort during lunch, each individual brought a part of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 ingredients and put them together in a big pot to make \ube44\ube54\ubc25 for lunch for the whole village people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some say that \ube44\ube54\ubc25 started from <\/span>\uc81c\uc0ac (jae-sah:<\/b> an ancestral rite, a memorial ceremony for ancestors). When Koreans have \uc81c\uc0ac, there is usually plenty of quality food such as meat, vegetables, fish, seasonal fruits, and so on. After the rite, Koreans end up having a lot of food. Therefore, they might have invented the idea of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 to prevent wasting good food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The principle of \ube44\ube54\ubc25 is to reflect various flavors with different colored vegetables. \ube44\ube54\ubc25 also mirrors each providence of authentic characteristics.<\/span><\/p>\n

What did you think about the interesting history of \ube44\ube54\ubc25? Every culture has its most loved food. Koreans love \ube44\ube55\ubc25 and it has become one of the most loved healthy food in the world. If you haven\u2019t had a chance to taste \ube44\ube54\ubc25, let me share my favorite recipe below. I hope you enjoy the most loved Korean food.\u00a0 <\/span>(<\/span>https:\/\/www.maangchi.com\/recipe\/bibimbap<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many popular Korean foods are widely loved\u2014you may think of Kimchi, Bulgogi, Tteokbokk, and so on. Add to that list \ube44\ube54\ubc25 (Bibimbap), one of the most well-known and popular Korean foods both in and outside of Korea.\u00a0   Bibimbap lovers are all over the world. A Korean airline has been serving \ube44\ube54\ubc25 as traditional Korean…<\/p>\n

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