''Dak-galbi'' (), or spicy stir-fried chicken, is a popular Korean dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a ''

gochujang ''Gochujang'' (, from Korean: , ) or red chili paste * is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in Korean cooking. It is made from gochu-garu (chili powder), glutinous rice, ''meju'' (fermented soybean) powder, ''yeotgireum'' ...

''-based sauce with

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, cabbage, perilla leaves,

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, ''

tteok ''Tteok'' ( ko, 떡) is a class of Korean rice cakes made with steamed flour made of various grains, including glutinous rice, glutinous or non-glutinous Japonica rice, rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ''tt ...

'' (rice cake), and other ingredients. * In Korean, galbi means rib. But Dak-galbi is not actually chicken's rib. Many ''dak-galbi'' restaurants have round hot plates that are built into the tables.

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and perilla leaves are served as ''

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'' (wrap) vegetables.

History and etymology

Although ''dak'' and ''

galbi ''Galbi'' * (), ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs, is a type of ''gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another meat is used ...

'' translate into "chicken" and "rib" respectively, the term ''dak-galbi'' does not refer to chicken ribs. This dish was developed in the 1960s as grilled chicken-pieces, an inexpensive '' anju'' accompaniment to alcoholic drinks in small taverns on the outskirts of

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...

. It replaced the comparatively expensive ''

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'' dishes which were grilled over charcoal. ''Dak-galbi'' spread to Chuncheon's main districts, where the livestock industry was thriving and offered fresh ingredients with no need for refrigeration. As a relatively cheap dish served in large portions, it gained popularity with soldiers and students on a budget and earned the nickname "commoners' ''galbi'' " or "university student's ''galbi'' " in the 1970s. The dish is a local specialty of Chuncheon, and is often referred to as Chuncheon-''dak-galbi''. An annual festival dedicated to ''dak-galbi'' is held in Chuncheon, where there is also a ''dak-galbi'' alley with a large number of ''dak-galbi'' restaurants.

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* (Official website) {{Chicken dishes, state=collapsed Chuncheon Chicken dishes Korean cuisine Table-cooked dishes

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