korean food & ingredients

South Korean cuisine has become renowned across the world for its tongue-tingling spicy dishes, including kimchi, buldak chicken and super hot Samyang noodles. Delve into a range of other tasty flavours with our favourite Korean ingredients, snacks and drinks. 

South Korean cuisine has become renowned across the world for its tongue-tingling spicy dishes, including kimchi, buldak chicken and super hot Samyang noodles. Delve into a range of other tasty flavours with our favourite Korean ingredients, snacks and drinks. 

health benefits of korean food 

Korean food or ‘hansik’ is defined by balance and attention to flavours.  It is believed that the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) play a vital role in Korean cuisine. 

The medicinal properties of different ingredients also play an important part in Korean food, with ginseng used in many recipes due to its antioxidant properties; many also enjoy ginseng herbal tea for its health benefits. 

popular korean ingredients, dishes & drinks

As the national dish of Korea, kimchi is a testament to the diversity of Korean cuisine. With over 200 different types of kimchi, there is a lot of choice when it comes to this fermented favourite. The fermentation process that’s key for making kimchi is also used to produce other popular foods such as doenjang (soybean paste), gochujang (chilli paste) and ganjang (soy sauce). 

Fermentation is also important for the creation of soju – Korea’s national drink. Soju is available in a wide variety of flavours and is ideal for accompanying your food and drinking with friends.

While there are many traditional meat and fish-based dishes, such as samgyeopsal, bulgogi and gejang, available in Korea, you’ll also find a lot of traditional vegetarian Korean dishes. Perhaps most notable is bibimbap, which blends rice with vegetables and is topped with an egg. 

As an online Korean supermarket, we stock and deliver the essential ingredients for countless popular Korean dishes, along with all manner of snacks and drinks too. Whether you’re after something spicy or sweet, we know you’ll find a new favourite at our Korean grocery store!