Ssam
| Ssam | |
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 Galbi and kimchi on a lettuce leaf ssam |
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| Hangul | 쌈 |
| Hanja | none |
| Revised Romanization | ssam |
| McCune–Reischauer | ssam |
Ssam, literally meaning "wrapped," refers to a dish in Korean cuisine in which usually leaf vegetables are used to wrap a piece of meat such as pork.[1] It is often accompanied by a condiment known as ssamjang and can also be topped with raw or cooked garlic, onion, green pepper or a banchan (small side dishes) such as kimchi.
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[edit] History
According to the book of customs, Dongguk Sesigi, ssam was eaten by the women of the Goryeo era who had been taken as maids or ladies of the court to China and by the end of the Joseon era, ssam had become an established seasonal dish. On the day of Daeboreum, the ssam that was eaten on that holiday was called bokssam (복쌈, good fortune ssam).[1]
[edit] Variations
Various vegetables are used as ingredients such as lettuce, cabbage, bean leaves, and pumpkin leaves, which as either used raw or blanched. Seaweed such as miyeok (sea mustard seaweed) and gim (dried laver) are also used. Ssam is also used to refer to dishes using beef tongue, roe, pork, clams, or sea cucumbers wrapped and cooked in eggs.[1]
The version made with steamed pork is commonly known as bossam and is a popular dish throughout Korea.[2] Ssambap is a dish in which rice is included.[3] Ssam is also slowly gaining popularity outside of Korea and is being served at restaurants in New York City and Tokyo.[4][5]
Specific types:[6]
- Gim ssam (김쌈), wrapped with gim, seaweed
- Sangchu ssam (상추쌈), wrapped with lettuce
- Baechu ssam (배추쌈), wrapped with napa cabbage leaf
- Kkaenip ssam (깻잎쌈), wrapped with perilla leaf
- Chwi ssam (취쌈), wrapped with chwinamul
- Hobakip ssam (호박잎쌈), wrapped with pumpkin leaf
- Kimchi ssam (김치쌈), wrapped with kimchi
- Jeonbok ssam (전복쌈), wrapped with sliced and soaked dried abalone
- Muneo ssam (문어쌈), wrapped with sliced octopus
- Po'ssam (포쌈), wrapped with seasoned raw beef
- Gotgam ssam (곶감쌈), wrapped with dried persimmon
- Milssam (밀쌈), wrapped with a thin crepe made from wheat flour
- Eossam (어쌈), wrapped with thin fish filet
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (Korean) 쌈 (Ssam) Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (Korean) Bossam's continuous popularity, Money & Business, 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ (Korean) Ssambap, National Institute of the Korean Language's Korean dictionary
- ^ (Korean) Restaurant opens in Sapporo, Financial News, 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-23
- ^ Momofuku Ssam, Columbia Daily Tribune, 2010-06-23
- ^ (Korean) 쌈 (Ssam) at Doosan Encyclopedia
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