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Jeonju Bibimbap refers to the dish made of warm rice served with minced raw beef, bean sprouts, spinach, crown daisies, bracken, roots of Chinese bellflower, watercress, a raw egg and shiitake mushrooms. The contents are mixed with Gochujang (hot pepper and soybean paste). This popular dish represents the cuisine of Jeolla-do with magnificent taste and color.
Jeonju is famous for its Bibimbap, a traditional mixed vegetable rice dish.
Jeolla-do is located in the Southwestern Region of Korea.
Korea's southwestern region encompasses Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do provinces. The region is relatively flat, containing broad stretches of rice paddies, and its jagged coastline creates many small harbors. It is a fertile and warm region sheltered by high mountains on the east and north and calm seas and many islands on the west and south. Because of the influence of both continental and ocean climates, the region very varied weather.
- Jeot (Jeotgal) : Jeot more popularly known as Jeotgal refers tp
salted fermented food in Korean cuisine. It is made with various seafood, such as shrimp, oysters, shellfish, fish, fish eggs, and fish intestines. Jeotgal (salted seafood) is made by salting and preserving seafood. The Korean Jeotgal has a distinctive taste which is developed in the process of salt-fermentation. Along with soybean paste, soy sauce, Gochujang, and kimchi, Jeotgal is one of the five (5) basic fermented pickles in Korean cuisine. While it is sometimes served as a separate side dish to rice, Jeotgal is also widely used to add flavor to various dishes including kimchi.
Jeotgal comes in many types according to the main ingredient: saewoo-jeot (with shrimp), ojingeo-jeot (with squid), myeongnan-jeot (with pollack egg), and so on.
Deutsch: Dörrfleisch / Español: Carne seca / Português: Carne seca / Français: Viande séchée / Italiano: Carne secca
Jerky in the food context refers to lean trimmed meat that has been cut into strips and dried to prevent spoilage. Typically, this involves marinating the meat in a seasoning solution, which can include a variety of spices, and then drying it at a low temperature. The result is a convenient, high-protein, and long-lasting snack.
Jeruk Purut refers Kaffir lime eleaves in Indonesia which is also known as Daun Jeruk Purut and used in all sorts of Indonesian dishes. If you are planning to plant one, choose the variety where the young leaves are of a blood red colour. This is the variety used in Indonesian cooking. There is also a variety where the young leaves are yellow green, but the flavour of this variety is distinctly different. The leaves can be stored in the freezer.