Here is a compiled list of Korean words related to food, cooking, eating out, going out, and nutrition, all on one page.
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General Positions / People Terms Word Meaning 조리사 a cook (요리사 is more common, see Cooking Verbs footnotes) 요리사 a chef General Terms Word Meaning 요리 cooking 요리법 recipe 요리책 cookbook 음식 food 중식 Chinese food 일식 Japanese food 한식 Korean food 양식 Western food 밥 cooked rice, meal 식사 meal 진지 meal (honorific) 아침 식사, 조식 breakfast 점심, 중식 lunch 저녁 (식사), 석식 dinner 식용 edible 반찬 side dishes 과자 snack 안주 food/snacks/appetizers served with alcohol Fruits Word Meaning 사과 apple 아보카도 avocado 바나나 banana 체리 cherry 곶감 dried persimmon 과일 fruit 포도 grape 자몽 grapefruit 단감 hard persimmon 재추 jujube, Chinese date 키위 kiwi fruit 레몬 lemon 귤 mandarin orange, tangerine 망고 mango 멜론, 참위 melon 오렌지 orange 복숭아 peach 배 pear 감 persimmon 파인애플 pineapple 자두 plum 석류 pomegranate 건포도 raisin 홍시 soft, mellow persimmon 딸기 strawberry 수박 watermelon Vegetables Word Meaning 콩 bean 미역 brown seaweed 양배추 cabbage 옥수수 corn, maize 오이 cucumber 가지 eggplant 마늘 garlic 마늘쫑 garlic stems 파 green/spring onion 강낭콩 kidney bean 배주 Korean cabbage 상추, 양상치 lettuce 양파 onion 완두콩 pea 감자 potato 팥 red bean 깻잎 sesame leaf 시금치 spinach 고구마 sweet potato 토마토 tomato 야채, 채소 vegetables 무우 white radish 애호박 zucchini 브로콜리 broccoli 당근 carrot 호박 pumpkin, squash Beverages Word Meaning 음료, 음료수 beverages, drinks 물 water 우유 milk 커피 coffee 콜라 cola 주스 juice 오렌지 주스 orange juice 탄산음료 soft drinks 차 tea 홍차 black tea 유자차 citron Tea 인삼차 ginseng tea 녹차 green tea 매실차 asian Apricot Tea 보리차 roasted barley tea 옥수수차 roasted corn tea 술 alcohol 맥주 beer 칵테일 cocktail 막걸리 rice wine 소주 traditional Korean vodka 양주 western liquors 와인 wine Meat Word Meaning 베이컨 bacon 소고기 beef 닭가슴살 Chicken breast 닭고기 chicken (meat) 양고기 lamb/mutton 고기 meat 돼지 고기 pork 갈비 rib 등심 sirloin 안심 tenderloin Seafood Word Meaning 전복 abalone 조개 clam 게 crab 가재 crayfish 장어 eel 생선 fish (cooked for eating) 물고기 live fish in the ocean 랍스터 lobster 고등어 mackerel 홍합 mussels 낙지, 문어 octopus 굴 oyster 새우 prawn, shrimp 회 raw fish, sashimi 연어 salmon 파 scallion 해산물 seafood 오징어 squid, cuttlefish 참치 tuna Nuts Word Meaning 도토리 acorn 아몬드 almond 밤 chestnut 땅콩 peanut 호두 walnut Misc Word Meaning 버터 butter 달걀/계란 egg 치즈 cheese 박력분 cake/pastry flour 고추 chili pepper, chili 식용유 cooking oil 부스러기 crumbs 흰자 egg white 노른자 egg yolk 어목 fishcake 생크림 fresh cream 버섯 mushroom 면 noodle 깻잎 perilla leaf 떡 rice cake 수프, 국, 탕 soup 떡볶이 spicy rice cake 보리 barley 밀 wheat 설탕 sugar Cooking & Ingredients Ingredients, Spices Word Meaning 양념 spices, seasonings 올리브오일/ 올리브유 olive oil 중력분 all-purpose flour 강력분 bread flour 밀가루 flour 성분 ingredient, component 재료 ingredients, material 쌀 uncooked rice 식초 vinegar 파프리카 capsicum, pepper 고수 cilantro 후추 black pepper Sauces & Seasonings Word Meaning 꿀 honey 케첩 ketchup 마요네즈 mayonnaise 겨자 mustard 고추장 red pepper paste 고추가루 red pepper powder 소금 salt 참기름 sesame oil 된장 soybean paste 간장 soy sauce Utensils, Dishes, & Cups Word Meaning 사발 bowl 젓가락 chopsticks 조리용 소쿠리 colander 컵 cup 디저트 포크 dessert fork 포크 fork 얼음통 ice bucket 얼음집게 ice tongs 칼 knife, chef’s knife 얕은 냄비 pan 접시 plate 평평한접시 plate 밥그릇 rice bowl 샐러드 포크 salad fork 받침접시 saucer 숟가락 spoon 수저 spoon and chopsticks 수저통 spoon bag 맥주잔 stein 식기류 tableware 정찬용 식기 tableware/ dinner set Kitchen Tools & Related Word Meaning 그램 a gram 앞치마 apron 톱칼 bandsaw 깡통따개 can opener 구멍뚫린 조미료통 caster 타래 송곳 corkscrew 식기실 cupboard 도마 cutting (chopping) board 후라이팬, 프라이팬 frying pan 유리 glass 쥬서기 juicer 주전자 kettle 식칼 kitchen knife (cleaver, butcher knife) 행주 kitchen towel 주걱 ladle 레몬즙기 lemon squeezer 계량컵 measuring cup 큰접시 platter 냄비 pot 밥솥 rice cooker 밀대 rolling pin 고무장갑 rubber gloves 소스냄비 sauce pan 저울 scale 국자 soup ladle 뒤집개 spatula 수세미 steel wool / scrubbing pad 체 strainer 계량 weighing, measuring 교반기 whisk, egg beater Appliances & Rooms Word Meaning 믹서기 blender 식기세척기 dishwasher 냉동고 freezer 냉장고 fridge 가스렌지 gas stove 그릴 grill 부엌, 주방 kitchen 전자 레인지 microwave 오븐 oven 식기 pantry 커피끓이개 percolator 토스터 toaster Cooking Verbs Word Meaning 잘게 썰다 cut into small pieces 얇게 썰다 cut into thin slices 굽다 roast, grill, barbecue, bake, toast 양념하다 season, add flavor 간을하다 to add salt 바르다 to baste or apply 데치다 to blanch, parboil 삶다 to boil 끓이다 to boil 물을 꿇이다 to boil water 요리하다 to cook * 조리하다 to cook * 익히다 to cook thoroughly (all the way through) 식히다 to cool down 깨다 to crack 썰다 to cut, chop (up), slice (up), dice (up), cube 자르다 to cut, slice 채우다 to fill 뒤집다 to flip over 튀기다 to fry 갈다 to grind 데우다 to heat up 반죽하다 to knead 반족(하다) (to make) batter or dough 재우다 to marinate, lay down and marinate 으깨다 to mash 녹다 to melt 다지다 to mince 섞다 to mix and blend 무치다 to mix, season, stir 비비다 to mix, twist, rub 부치다 to pan fry (cook in a shallow pan with just a bit of oil) 깍다 to peel with a knife, shave 껍질을 까다 to peel with ones hands (like an orange) 붓다, 따르다 to pour 넣다 to put in, add 놓다 to put on 조리다 to reduce (boil until there is little water left in a sauce) (기름에) 볶다 to saute, fry (in oil) 뿌리다 to spray or sprinkle 부리다 to sprinkle 찌다 to steam 볶다 to stir fry 젓다 to stir (liquid) 맛을 보다, 맛보다 to taste 건을 보다 to taste (to see if food is too salty / bland) 손질하다 to trim (meats) 다듬다 to trim (vegetables, like cut the ends of spring onion) 계량하다 to weigh, measure Adjectives Word Meaning 썩다 (past tense) to be rotten 짭짤하다 to be a little salty 끓다 to boil/be boiling 쓰다 to be bitter 싱겁다 to be bland 차갑다 to be cold 얼큰하다 to be cold (used for broth) 뜨거워지다 to become hot 기름지다 to be fatty, greasy, or oily 구수하다 to be fermented and stinky 신선하다 to be fresh 볶이다 to be fried, roasted, parbroiled 새럽다 to be new and fresh 고소하다 to be nutty 느끼하다 to be oily and greasy 말랑하다 to be soft, tender, and ripe 부드럽다 to be soft to the touch 시큼하다 to be sour 달콤하다 to be sweet 상하다 to go bad, spoil, sour, rotten, become stale Taste/Smell/Feeling Words Nouns (Nominalized) Word Meaning 맛 taste 떫은 맛 puckery taste 쓴 맛 bitter taste 짠 맛 salty taste 신 맛 sour taste 얼큰한 맛 spicy, hot taste 매운 맛 spicy taste 단 맛 sweet taste Adjectives Word Meaning 떫다 bitter, sour, rough-tasting 새콤하다 to be a bit sour and fresh 얼큰하다 to be a bit spicy enough to feel tingly in one’s mouth 쓰다 to be bitter (coffee) 씁쓸하다 to be bitterish, a bit bitter (dark chocolate) 쌉쌀하다 to be bitterish, slightly bitter 싱겁다 to be bland, flat, not salty enough 진짜 맛있다 to be delicious 구수하다 to be earthy-smelling / tasting (된장찌개) 비리다 to be fishy, smell fishy 맵다 to be hot, spicy 담백하다 to be light, clean, plain 맛없다 to be not good (literally: lacking taste) 매콤하다 to be pleasantly hot, spicy (떡볶이) 달짝지근하다 to be rather sweet, sweetish 시원하다, 개운하다 to be refreshing 짭조름하다 to be salty (good feeling) 짭잘하다 to be savory, salty (pringles) 시큼하다 to be somewhat sour, tart, acidic 시다 to be sour, tart, acidic, vinegary 달다 to be sweet 상큼하다 to be sweet and cool, refreshing (lemonade / orange juice) 달콤하다 to be sweet (chocolate) 달달하다 to be sweet (sugared water, etc) 칼칼하다 to be thirsty, dry, parched 느끼하다 to be too fatty, greasy, oily, rich, nauseating 짜다 to be too salty 고소하다 to have a nutty flavor (smell or taste of roasted sesame newly-baked bread) 맛있다 to taste good, be tasty (literally: to have taste) Eating, Going Out, & Related Nouns Word Meaning 입맛 appetite 계산서 bill or check 대리 운전 designated driving 음주 drinking 술자리 drinking party/event, banquet 음주운전 drunk driving 포장마차 food cart with seating 차림표, 메뉴 menu 해장 something to relieve a hangover (food or drink) 배달하다 to deliver Verbs Word Meaning 건배 cheers, a toast 음주(하다) drinking, to have a drink. 씹다 to chew 나눠서 내다 to divide the check (3+ people) 장을 보다 to do grocery shopping 마시다 to drink 먹다 to eat (can be used drinks like 소주 as well) 들다 to eat (honorific) 드시다 to eat (honorific) 식사하다 to have a meal 예약하다 to make a reservation 따다 to open (a bottle, etc) 주문하다 to order food 붓다 to pour 따르다 to pour (저녁을) 굶다 to skip a meal, to starve 반반 씩 내다 to split in half / go dutch (2 people) 맛을 보다 to taste 건을 보다 to taste (to see if food is too salty / bland) Adjectives Word Meaning 알딸딸하다 slang for being buzzed or tipsy 아깝다 to be a waste (used when there are leftovers) 배 부르다 to be full 배고프다 to be hungry 목이 마르다 to be thirsty 얼큰하다 to be tipsy, drunk (~에) 취하다 to get drunk Counter Words Counter Items Counted 조각 a slice (pizza/pie), a piece (of something) 병 bottles 그릇, 볼 bowls 장, 컵 cups 통 plastic bottles 인분 servings, portions Nutrition & Related Words Word Meaning 칼슘 calcium 열량 calorie 탄수화물 carbohydrate 콜레스테롤 cholesterol 영양사 dietician 지방 fat 식이섬유 fibers, dietary fibers 철분 iron 영양소 nutrient 영양 nutrition 영양성분 nutritional ingredients 영양제 nutritional supplements 영양가 nutritional value 단백질 protein 포화지방 saturated fat 나트륨 sodium 당/당류 sugars 불포화지방 unsaturated fat 비타민 vitamin Korean Food Names Word Meaning 김치 Kimchi, made by salting vegetables such as napa cabbages, white radishes, etc., and seasoning and fermenting them. 겉절이 Fresh Kimchi 깍두기 Kimchi made of salt-pickled radish chopped in small cubes mixed with seasonings such as red pepper powder, etc. 나박김치 Chilled Water Kimchi, made by cutting slices of radishes in square shapes, salting them, adding chopped vegetables and spices, and finally soaking all these ingredients in seasoned water. 배추김치 Kimchi made with napa cabbages. 백김치 White Kimchi, made without chili pepper. 보쌈김치 Wrapped Kimchi, made by seasoning radishes, vegetables, etc., sliced in fixed sizes, and wrapping them with a large napa cabbage leaf. 오이소박이 Cucumber Kimchi, made by cutting cucumbers twice lengthwise, leaving one end uncut, and then stuffing them with chopped chives and onions seasoned with chopped scallions, minced garlic, red pepper, etc. 두부김치 Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi Word Meaning 밥 Cooked White Rice 콩밥 Rice with beans 김밥 Dried Seaweed Rolls, made by rolling rice and various other ingredients in dried laver seaweed and cutting them into bite-size slices. 김치볶음밥 Kimchi fried rice, made by stir-frying chopped kimchi, meat, vegetables, etc., with rice. 돌솥비빔밥 Stone Pot Bibimbap. Bibimbap served in a sizziling-hot earthenware bowl. 불고기덮밥 Bulgogi with Rice 비빔밥 Rice topped with sliced meat, mushrooms, eggs, seasoned vegetables, some seasonings, etc., of which all the ingredients are stirred before eating. 산채비빔밥 Mountain Vegetable Bibimbap 쌈밥 Leaf wraps and rice, eaten after wrapping rice, several side dishes, and ssamjang, condiments, on a leaf of lettuce, sesame, etc. 영양돌솥밥 Nutritious Stone Pot Rice 오징어덮밥 Spicy Sautéed Squid with Rice 콩나물국밥 Bean Sprout Soup with Rice Word Meaning 볶음 Stir-fried dish 낙지볶음 Stir-Fried Octopus 오징어볶음 Stir-Fried Squid 제육볶음 Stir-Fried Pork Word Meaning 죽 Porridge 잣죽 Pine Nut Porridge 전복죽 Rice Porridge with Abalone 호박죽 Pumpkin Porridge 흑임자죽 Black Sesame and Rice Porridge Word Meaning 찌개 Korean stew made by putting tofu, vegetables, etc., in a small amount of broth with soybean or red pepper paste, and then boiling it with some spices or seasonings to taste a little salty. 김치찌개 Kimchi Stew 된장찌개 Soybean Paste Stew 부대찌개 Spicy Sausage Stew 순두부찌개 Spicy Soft Tofu Stew 청국장찌개 Rich Soybean Paste Stew 해물순두부찌개 Seafood Soft Tofu Stew |Word |Meaning| |—|—|| |탕 |Soup| |삼계탕 |Ginseng Chicken Soup| |보신탕 |Dog soup| |갈비탕 |Short Rib Soup| |감자탕 |Pork-on-the-Bone Soup with Potatoes| |곰탕 |Thick Beef Bone Soup| |매운탕 |Spicy Fish Soup| |설렁탕 |Ox Bone Soup| |우거지갈비탕 |Cabbage and Short Rib Soup| |육개장 |Spicy Beef Soup| |해물탕 |Spicy Seafood Soup|
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