1. Ingredients for Galbijjim

- Primary ingredients: Beef or pork short ribs
- Secondary ingredients: Basic seasoning (soy sauce, sugar, garlic and ginger) and additional vegetables (chestnut, carrot and mushroom)

2. Taste evaluation

-Spicy: ☆☆☆☆☆
-Salty: ★★★☆☆
-Sweet: ★★★☆☆
-Sour: ☆☆☆☆☆

3. Introduction to Galbijjim

Gambijjim is popular that it has been chosen as best 10 Korean food by foreigners every year.

Galbi refers to beef or pork short ribs and Galbijjim refers to the ribs marinated with soy sauce and braised for a long time. Beef ribs are expensive so it is a feat food for special occasions such as national holidays, weddings or birthdays.

Galbijjim was originated in Joseon Dynasty era that the King used to enjoy. It was introduced to people as the cook who used to prepare food for the King started to run a restaurant when he left the palace in 1907. It was sold at a nicest Korean food restaurant that only rich people could afford whilst most people used pork meat instead. Even today, beef Galbijjim is quite expensive.

Galbijjim is a dish of thick meat with bones in it marinated with sweet and salty sauce and braised.

When the ribs are heated for a long time, the meat becomes very soft that it almost melts in your mouth and the bones produce deep flavors.

In order to make Galbijjim, you’re going to have to ripen the meat marinated with a Korean traditional sauce called soy sauce, sugar, garlics and gingers for removing the smell of meat for a day. During that time, the sauce is absorbed in meat while it softens the meat.

Pre-marinated meat becomes delicious when it is braised for a long time.

Sweet and salty sauce has a special flavor. Salty taste comes from a traditional sauce, soy sauce. Soy sauce is a condiment made from a fermented paste of boiled soybeans and salt that stimulates people’s appetite.

It must be very special to spend time in Korea for tourists who visit Korea. Korean people eat Galbijjim on special days. I’d like you to try Galbijjim and feel the Korean-style party.

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4. Kinds of Galbijjim

There are not many kinds of Galbijjim.

Depending on the meat parts used, there are pork Galbijjim, beef Galbijjim, and spicy Galbijjim with pepper powder.

Lastly, there is Galbigui which refers to ribs marinated with the same soy sauce and grilled.

5. How to enjoy Galbijjim even more

As mentioned above, Galbijjim is a quite expensive food. To enjoy it at a reasonable price is to order pork ribs or imported beef ribs from the U.S. or Australia. Most restaurants offer both Korean beef and imported beef ribs.

If you try Galbijjim, you’d better order a bowl of rice so you can eat it with the sauce. It would be delicious as well.