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Know your Korean Food: Kanjang Gaejang and Al bap

Daniel Lee Gray
Al Bap
Kanjang Gaejang

간장게장 (Kanjang gaejang)/ Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce
Fresh crabs are marinated in soy sauce seasoned with garlic, red pepper, ginger, and green onion. The sauce is brought to a boil and cooled and poured over the crabs until the crabs are pickled. The soy sauce ferments and tenderizes the crabmeat and gives it a gelatin like texture and flavor.

알 밥 (Al Bap)/ Fish Roe served with Rice and Vegetables in a Sizzling Stone Bowl
Tiny fish eggs are served over rice along with various vegetables such as kimchi, radish, seaweed, chopped crab, and cucumber. The dish is served in a sizzling stone bowl called a dukbaeggi (뚝배기). The eggs are mixed with the rice and the vegetables and cooked by the stone bowl; the eggs have a crisp popping sensation as the dish is eaten.

Comments

  1. 알 밥 -- thanks for posting this. my very fave kind of 비빔밥. as for 간장게장, i haven't had it (yet) -- sounds yummy. Hilarious scenes on KBS weekend drama 솔약국집 아들들 Sons of Sol Pharmacy House re: homemade marinated crab -- much coveted by every member of the household and leftovers actually -stolen- by Father to give to another woman!! must be tasty indeed. ^^

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