Koreans' favourite Korean dishes
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Kimchi jjigae · Bulgogi · Doenjang jjigae. (Updated Nov 5, 2025.)
Korean dishes in the order they were picked in Gallup Korea's survey 'Foods Koreans like' (2024, 1,777 people). Kimchi stew came first with 14%.
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Top 15
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1
Kimchi jjigae
Stew of well-fermented kimchi, pork and tofu. Number one (14%) in Gallup Korea's 2024 survey.
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2
Bulgogi
Beef marinated in soy sauce and grilled. The favourite Korean dish of teens and twenty-somethings.
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3
Doenjang jjigae
Soybean paste stew with tofu, courgette and potato. The favourite of people over 60.
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4
Kimchi
Napa cabbage fermented with chilli flakes, salted seafood and garlic; kimjang culture is UNESCO intangible heritage.
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5
Bibimbap
Rice topped with vegetables, meat and egg, mixed with gochujang. Jeonju bibimbap is famous.
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6
Japchae
Glass noodles stir-fried with spinach, carrot, mushroom and beef; a party dish.
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7
Samgyeopsal
Grilled pork belly wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang, the nation's favourite night out.
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8
Galbi gui
Marinated beef or pork ribs grilled over charcoal. Suwon's king galbi is famous.
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9
Tteokbokki
Rice cakes in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce, the king of bunsik snack food.
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10
Galbi jjim
Beef short ribs braised in soy sauce with radish, carrot and chestnuts; a holiday dish.
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11
Naengmyeon
Buckwheat noodles in icy broth (mul) or spicy sauce (bibim), a summer favourite; Pyongyang and Hamhung styles.
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12
Samgyetang
Young chicken stuffed with sticky rice, ginseng, jujube and garlic, eaten on the hottest days.
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13
Sundubu jjigae
Spicy stew of silken tofu with seafood or meat.
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14
Miyeokguk
Seaweed soup with beef, always eaten on birthdays.
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15
Budae jjigae
'Army stew' with ham, sausage and ramyeon noodles, said to come from Uijeongbu.
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16
Korean fried chicken
Yangnyeom and fried chicken enjoyed with beer ('chimaek') as a late-night snack.
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Comments (4)
삼계탕은 복날에만 먹는 게 아니에요 ㅎㅎ
날씨가 쌀쌀해지니 김치찌개가 생각나요
Bibimbap only 5th? It's the first thing I ate in Jeonju and the best I've ever had.
김치찌개 1위 인정합니다. 집밥은 역시 김치찌개죠.