Bambap (Chestnut Rice)

About the dish

Bambap, chestnut rice, is new-crop rice cooked with autumn chestnuts, marrying the nut's sweetness and floury texture with the grain. A seasonal rice for Sanggang, when the first frost falls.

Key ingredient

Chestnut & rice (bam, ssal) — chestnut is a sweet autumn nut rich in carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals, fluffy when cooked. In season Sep-Oct, from Chungcheong and South Jeolla.

Ingredients

Main: rice, glutinous rice, chestnut · Seasoning: salt (optional)

Simple recipe

1. Peel the chestnuts of outer and inner skin.
2. Wash and soak the rice and glutinous rice 30 min.
3. Place the rice in the pot and spread the chestnuts on top.
4. Cook over high heat, then steam on low.
5. Mix gently and serve.

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