Yukpo
is a type of po or dried meat, made from beef. It is a traditional Korean food, commonly eaten as snack food, banchan or anju. It is also one of the foods prepared for traditional occasions such as pyebaek and jesa.
Name
The Sino-Korean word is a compound of , meaning "meat", and , meaning "dried meat or fish". Because beef is the default meat in Korean cuisine, many beef dishes such as yukpo and bulgogi are referred using the words or , meaning "meat", rather than or , meaning "cow meat".History
Varieties
Dried thinly sliced beef is usually called , while when the meat is pounded flat and dried it is called . When the beef is seasoned with salt and pepper, it is called , while the dried beef seasoned or marinated with soy sauce-based seasonings are called , , , or , according to the methods.- – thinly sliced beef or pork, seasoned and dried on on fire
- – thick slices of lean meat is repeatedly grilled to sear skin, beaten with bats, and seasoned with aged soy sauce, until thoroughly cooked
- – thinly sliced beef, parboiled in water and jeotguk and dried
- – thinly sliced beef, seasoned, beaten, cut into circles, stuffed with a few pine nuts and sealed into half-moon shape, dried and grilled
- – beef is pounded flat with knife, and dried
- * – pounded beef is shaped into a size and shape of a jujube
- * – beef pounded and marinated with soy sauce
- * – thinly sliced beef, marinated with oil, soy sauce, and salt, and eaten raw or grilled without being dried
- – sliced pieces of beef is massaged with salt and sun-dried
- – meat is thinly sliced, seasoned with soy sauce, oil, sugar, and pepper, massaged, and dried on ''sokuri''
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