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A Plate & A Glass

Siraegi-bap

시래기밥
Si-rae-gi Bap

Dried radish-green rice with soy-paste sauce, a frugal winter dish

About the dish

Siraegi-bap is rice cooked with boiled dried radish greens laid on top, then mixed at the table with a seasoned soy sauce. It was a thrifty way to add nourishment in winter, when fresh vegetables were scarce and siraegi filled the gap.

Key ingredient

Siraegi (dried radish greens) — rich in dietary fiber for regularity and gut health; calcium and iron support the bones and help support healthy iron levels, with vitamins that strengthen immunity. Winter season, mainly from Yanggu.

Ingredients

Main: rice, boiled siraegi, perilla oil · Seasoning: sauce of soy sauce, gochugaru, minced scallion and sesame oil

Simple recipe

  1. Season the boiled siraegi with perilla oil and soup soy sauce.
  2. Lay the greens over the soaked rice and cook.
  3. Let the rice steam through.
  4. Mix the seasoned soy sauce.
  5. Mix it all together and serve savory and hot.

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A Glass · Traditional pairing

Sailro Makgeolli
Sailro Beurueori · Sejong · ABV 10%

Sailro Makgeolri (Sailro Beurueori, Sejong) — a cloudy rice makgeolli at 10% ABV, chosen to pair with today's dish.

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