Common ingredients for South Korea

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in South Korea. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• MSG (monosodium glutamate)

  msg

  Commonly referred to as 'miwon' (brand name)

• 간장 (soy sauce)

  ganjang

• 꿀 (honey)

  kkul

• 달걀 (egg)

  dalgyal

• 대파 (green onion)

  daepa

• 돼지고기 (pork)

  dwaejigogi

• 돼지기름 (pork fat)

  dwaejigireum

  Also known as ra-deu (lard)

• 마늘 (garlic)

  maneul

• 멸치 (anchovy)

  myeolchi

• 멸치 육수 (anchovy broth)

  myeolchi yuksu

• 멸치액젓 (anchovy extract)

  myeolchiaekjeot

• 물엿 (corn syrup)

  mullyeot

• 삼겹살 (pork belly)

  samgyeopsal

• 새우 (shrimp)

  saeu

• 생강 (ginger)

  saenggang

• 설탕 (sugar)

  seoltang

• 소고기 (beef)

  sogogi

• 소고기 육수 (beef stock)

  sogogi yuksu

• 소고기 육수 (beef broth)

  sogogi yuksu

• 식초 (vinegar)

  sikcho

• 액젓 (fish sauce)

  aekjeot

  Often made from anchovies or sand eels

• 양파 (onion)

  yangpa

• 젤라틴 (gelatin)

  jellatin

• 조개 (clam)

  jogae

• 참기름 (sesame oil)

  chamgireum