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What Is Dakgalbi?닭갈비 · dakgalbi
What is it?
Despite the name ("chicken ribs"), it is boneless chicken marinated in gochujang and stir-fried at the table with vegetables and rice cakes. The city of Chuncheon in Gangwon is its home, with a whole dakgalbi street.
How to eat it
- Staff cook it for you — wait until they say it is ready.
- Add cheese or udon noodles midway.
- Leave sauce for fried rice at the end.
- Typical price
- ₩14,000–17,000 per serving
How to order · Say it in Korean볶음밥 하나 볶아 주세요.Bokkeumbap hana bokka juseyo.Please make one fried rice for us.
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Is dakgalbi spicy?
Medium-spicy and a little sweet; cheese softens the heat.
Where is the original?
Chuncheon, about an hour from Seoul by ITX train, has a dakgalbi street in Myeong-dong (Chuncheon).
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