What does it taste like?
Mild and wheaty.
Grains
All-purpose flour
밀가루
Common aliases
flour · all purpose flour · all-purpose flour · wheat flour
What is All-purpose flour?
A practical Korean cooking ingredient used to build balanced flavor and texture in everyday dishes such as rice meals, soups, stews, and banchan.
How is it used?
Make savory pancake batter and dough.
Where can you buy it?
All-purpose flour is the default.
How should you store it?
Keep airtight and dry.
Possible substitutes
A gluten-free flour blend may work, with a different texture.
Recipes using All-purpose flour
Soups & Stews
Clear Cod Soup(대구지리탕)
A clean, light cod soup with bean sprouts, water dropwort, crown daisy, chilies, and hand-torn mugwort dough in a dried pollock and kelp broth.
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Side Dishes
Green Garlic and Dried Squid Kimchi(풋마늘오징어김치)
Fresh green garlic and dried squid are coated in a lightly thickened spicy seafood seasoning and served fresh or lightly fermented.
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Side Dishes
Kabocha Squash and Yam Pancakes(단호박 마전)
Sweet kabocha squash batter is pan-fried with slices of blanched yam and finished with dried jujube garnish.
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Side Dishes
Mini Tteokgalbi(미니 떡갈비)
Mini beef patties are wrapped around king oyster mushroom pieces, pan-grilled, and finished with finely crushed pine nuts.
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Main Dishes
Perilla Seed Kalguksu(들깨칼국수)
Hand-cut noodles served in a rich perilla seed broth made with dried shrimp, anchovies, kelp, radish, onion, and garlic.
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Side Dishes
Seaweed and Soybean Pancakes(물파래콩전)
Savory pan-fried pancakes made with fresh green seaweed and finely ground yellow soybeans, served with a tangy soy dipping sauce.
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Main Dishes
Spicy Bean Sprout Sujebi(얼큰 콩나물 수제비)
A spicy hand-torn noodle soup with bean sprouts in a roasted dried pollock head broth seasoned with gochujang and red pepper flakes.
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Side Dishes
Sweet Pumpkin Pancakes(단호박전)
Savory pan-fried pancakes made with finely chopped and shredded sweet pumpkin mixed with flour and cooked until golden on both sides.
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Pancakes20 min
Kimchi Pancake(김치전)
A crisp-edged savory pancake with tangy chopped kimchi in every bite.
EasyMild
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