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Speaking
 
Korean:
 
How
 
to
 
Order
 
Food
 
in
 
a
 
Restaurant
 
You’ve probably learned a bit about Korea’s flavorful food and the etiquette involved in dining withyour colleagues and friends. Now, you need to know how to order just what you’d like off themenu in your local restaurant!
First, some useful vocabulary:
Kimchi
 
(
김치
):
 
vegetables
 
(usually
 
cabbage,
 
white
 
radish,
 
or
 
cucumber)
 
commonly
 
fermented
 
in
 
a
 
brine
 
of 
 
ginger,
 
garlic,
 
green
 
onion,
 
and
 
chili
 
pepper.
 
Bibimbap
 
(
비빔밥
,
 
"mixed
 
rice"):
 
rice
 
topped
 
with
 
seasoned
 
vegetables
 
such
 
as
 
spinach,
 
mushrooms,
 
sea
 
tangle,
 
carrots,
 
or
 
bean
 
sprouts,
 
and
 
served
 
with
 
a
 
dollop
 
of 
 
gochujang
 
(red
 
pepper
 
paste).
 
Jeon
 
(
):
 
a
 
Korean
 
pancake
like
 
dish.
 
Fermented
 
kimchi
 
or
 
seafood
 
is
 
mixed
 
into
 
a
 
flour
based
 
batter
 
and
 
then
 
fried
 
in
 
an
 
oiled
 
pan.
 
Gogi
 
gui
 
(
고기구이)
:
 
refers
 
to
 
a
 
variety
 
of 
 
grilled
 
dishes
 
(
gui 
)
 
that
 
have
 
meat
 
as
 
the
 
basic
 
ingredient.
 
Gui 
 
made
 
with
 
fish
 
is
 
called
 
saengseon
 
gui
 
(
생선구이
),
 
which
 
literally
 
means
 
"grilled
 
fish",
 
while
 
grilled
 
shellfish
 
are
 
called
 
seokhwa
 
gui
 
(
석화구이
)
 
or
 
 jogae
 
gui
 
(
조개구이
).
 
Insam
 
cha
 
(
인삼차
):
 
Korean
 
ginseng
 
tea
 
One
 
useful
 
resource
 
for
 
learning
 
about
 
Korean
 
dishes
 
will
 
be
 
the
 
many
 
take
out
 
menus
 
you’ll
 
get
 
on
 
your
 
doorknob.
 
See
 
the
 
links
 
at
 
the
 
end
 
of 
 
this
 
article
 
for
 
more
 
online
 
resources,
 
including
 
video
 
tutorials!
 
Look over the dialogue below to see a basic way to order food in Korean.
English:Waiter:
Hello, what will you order?
You:
Hi, I would like to order ___________.
 Waiter:
Anything else?
You:
Nope, thank you.
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