So I personally love cooking. The food is one of the main reasons I began studying Korean. A lot of the Korean cooking shows are great sources, but are not subtitled, so here’s a quick list to help start you off!
썰다 – to chop
네모꼴로 썰다 – to dice
얇게 썰다 – to slice
채를 썰다 – to julienne
다지다 – to mince / finely chop
볶다 – to stir-fry
지지다 – to sauté / panfry
튀기다 – to deep fry (think 감자 튀김 / french fries!)
부치다 – to fry, griddle
끓다 – to boil
굽다 – to to roast
훈제되다 – to smoke (food)Let me know if you have any words / sets you’d like to add or learn about!
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Vocab for my favorite thing – FOOD!
씹는 맛 – the chewing texture of a food
바삭바삭하다 – to be crispy (fried foods)
아삭아삭하다 – to be crunchy (fruits & vegetables)
쫄깃쫄깃하다 – to be chewy
끈적끈적하다 – to be sticky
말랑말랑하다 – to be soft (marshmallow, rice cakes)
칼칼하다 – to be spicy & parching (because of red pepper powder)
얼큰하다 – to be spicy but refreshing (spicy soup when you’re sick)The next 3 are not actually chewing textures, but still food adjectives:
부글부글 – to be boiling / heavy bubbles (soup)
보글보글 – to be bubbling / light bubbles (soup)
지글지글 – to be sizzling (frying meat)
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