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What Is Naengmyeon?냉면 · naengmyeon
What is it?
Long, chewy noodles served cold — either in a chilled beef broth (mul-naengmyeon) or tossed in spicy gochujang sauce (bibim-naengmyeon). Pyongyang style is subtle buckwheat; Hamheung style is chewier starch noodles; Busan has wheat-based milmyeon.
How to eat it
- Taste the broth first, then add vinegar and mustard.
- Staff may offer to cut the noodles with scissors — say yes for easier eating.
- Mul for hot days; bibim if you like spicy.
- Typical price
- ₩10,000–16,000
How to order · Say it in Korean물냉면 하나, 비빔냉면 하나 주세요.Mul-naengmyeon hana, bibim-naengmyeon hana juseyo.One cold-broth and one spicy-mixed naengmyeon, please.
Where to try it
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Is naengmyeon only for summer?
It is most popular in summer, but specialist restaurants serve it all year.
What is milmyeon?
Busan's wheat-flour cold noodles, created by Korean War refugees.
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