Tteok-galbi
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| Alternative names | Grilled short rib patties |
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| Type | Galbi,patty |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associatedcuisine | Korean cuisine,Korean royal court cuisine |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 떡갈비 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | tteok-galbi |
| McCune–Reischauer | ttŏk-kalbi |
| IPA | [t͈ʌk̚.k͈al.bi] |
Tteok-galbi(Korean:떡갈비) orgrilled short rib pattiesis aKoreanbeef dish made with mincedbeefshort ribs.[1]Originally aroyal dish,tteok-galbiis now a local specialty ofGyeonggi Provincein the central-west region andSouth Jeolla Provincein the south-west region of theKorean Peninsula.
Etymology
[edit]Tteok-galbi(떡갈비), literally translated to "cake ribs" astteok(떡) means "rice (or other grain) cake" andgalbi(갈비) means "rib". The name comes from the food's similarity in appearance totteok.[2]The process of kneading and shaping the meat is similar to the process of making arice cake.[3]The final dish is also soft and tender, much like a rice cake in texture.
The wordtteok-galbihas a relatively short history that starts in the late 1960s to early 1970s.[4]Before that, the dish was calledhyo-galbi(효갈비), meaning "filial pietyribs ", orno-galbi(노갈비), meaning "elder ribs", as it was often a dish for older people whose teeth were too weak to bite off meat from the rib bones. The term may have been coined at the historic restaurantSinsikdang.[4]Both the termshyo-galbiandno-galbiwere used during theJoseonera (1392–1897).[4]
History
[edit]Tteok-galbiwas a beef dish inKorean royal court cuisine.[2]One story says the dish was created because it was not befitting for kings to gnaw ongalbi-gui(grilled short ribs).[2]Recipes fromGyeonggi Provincethat char-grill the beef are said to have been imparted from court ladies in the late Joseon era, while the recipes fromSouth Jeolla Provincewere reportedly passed on byscholarly-officialsin exile.[2]TheDamyangtteok-galbi,passed on bySong Hui-gyeong(1376–1446) is the most famous among them.[2]
In modernSouth Korea,tteok-galbiis also made with ingredients mixed with or other than beef, such asporkandduck.Tteok-galbimade with half beef and half pork was first created and sold by Choe Jeo-ja in the 1950s, inSongjeong,Gwangju,South Korea.[2]Now there is a "tteok-galbistreet "specializing in the half beef and half pork dish in the Songjeong area.[2]Ori-tteok-galbi(오리떡갈비), made with duck meat, is a popular dish inGwangju.[5]
Preparation
[edit]Meat is separated from beef short ribs, finely minced, and marinated with various seasonings and aromatics, such assalt,groundblack pepper,gingerjuice,soy sauce,mincedgarlic,mincedonion,cheongju(rice wine),sugar,andsesame oil.[6]The marinade is boiled, sifted, and cooled beforehand.[6]The marinated meat is shaped and attached back to the rib bones using a small amount of wheat flour as glue, andchar-grilledover oak.[2][6]Once on thegridiron,the meat patty is brushed with the sauce while it is grilled.[6]
Songjeongtteok-galbiis made by shaping a mixture of beef and pork into rectangles and grilling. Pork is added to make it fattier since the beef is too dry by itself.[2]The recipe of Choe Jeo-ja calls for hand-kneading the meat for a long time in a seasoning made from nearly 20 ingredients includingdasima(kelp),pearandhoney.[2]The sauce is intermittently brushed on the meat while it is slowly grilled over charcoal.
Eating
[edit]Chopsticksare used to cuttteok-galbi.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^National Institute of Korean Language (30 July 2014)."주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안"(PDF)(in Korean).Retrieved22 February2017.
- 주요 한식명 로마자 표기 및 표준 번역 확정안 공지.National Institute of Korean Language(Press release) (in Korean). 2014-05-02.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-06-11.Retrieved2017-02-22.
- ^abcdefghij"Tteok-galbi"떡갈비.Korean Food Foundation(in Korean). Archived fromthe originalon 2 August 2017.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^Ro, Hyo-sun (26 June 2015)."Tteokgalbi (short rib patties)".The Korea Herald.Archivedfrom the original on 20 August 2017.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^abc이, 석희 (5 May 2009)."[백년명가②] 떡갈비, 조선시대에는 '효갈비' 라고 불렀다".The Daily Sports(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2017.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^이, 석희 (5 May 2009)."[백년명가⑥] 오리로 떡갈비를 만들어요?".The Daily Sports(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2017.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^abcd"Tteok-galbi"떡갈비.Doopedia(in Korean).Doosan Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 16 March 2024.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^Bartholomeusz, Rachel (5 May 2016)."Is there a wrong way to use chopsticks?".SBS.Archivedfrom the original on 9 August 2017.Retrieved2 August2017.