What does it taste like?
Flavor and texture vary by variety, freshness, and preparation.
Vegetables
Ginger
생강
Common aliases
ginger · fresh ginger · ginger syrup
What is Ginger?
Ginger appears in Korean soups, stir-fries, salads, and side dishes. The source recipe may use a particular cut or form, so check the Korean ingredient note before cooking.
How is it used?
Use the form and amount listed in the recipe; trim or rinse as needed.
Where can you buy it?
Look for fresh ginger with no off smell or sliminess.
How should you store it?
Refrigerate promptly and follow the package date when one is provided.
Possible substitutes
Ground ginger works in a pinch but is sharper and less fresh.
Recipes using Ginger
Side Dishes
Bok Choy Kimchi(청경채 김치)
Fresh bok choy is lightly salted and coated with a pear, plum extract, chili, garlic, and ginger seasoning.
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Rice Dishes
Bulgogi Rice Bowl(불고기덮밥)
A savory beef bulgogi rice bowl topped with stir-fried peppers, onion, enoki mushrooms, scallions, egg, and sesame seeds.
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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
Doenjang-Seasoned Amaranth Greens(비름나물 된장무침)
Blanched amaranth greens and onion tossed with a doenjang, gochujang, mayonnaise, garlic, and ginger dressing, then finished with sesame oil and sesame seeds.
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Side Dishes
Fresh Napa Cabbage Kimchi Salad(배추겉절이)
Fresh baby napa cabbage and scallions tossed in a spicy dressing of potato, chili powder, plum syrup, fish sauce, salted shrimp, radish, onion, ginger, and garlic.
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Side Dishes
Fresh-Seasoned Eggplant Kimchi(가지겉절이)
Tender eggplant is lightly salted with fish soy sauce, squeezed dry, and tossed with onion, scallions, chilies, and a tangy gochujang seasoning before a short rest.
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Rice Dishes
Garlic Fried Rice with Jumbo Shrimp(대하마늘볶음밥)
Fried rice with steamed jumbo shrimp, garlic, vegetables, jujubes, and perilla leaves, seasoned lightly with low-sodium soy sauce.
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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
Grilled Hairtail with Gochujang Glaze(갈치고추장구이)
Pan-grilled hairtail brushed with a savory-spicy gochujang glaze flavored with onion, garlic, plum extract, ginger, and sesame.
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