''Golbaengi-muchim'' () or moon snail salad is a type of ''
muchim
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'' (salad) made by mixing
moon snails
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with vegetables.
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South Korea
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, it is an ''
anju'' (food served and eaten with alcoholic drinks) typically made with red, spicy sauce and served with boiled ''
somyeon'' (wheat noodles). Like other ''anju'', it is sold in ''
pojangmacha
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'' (street stalls).
Preparation
Moon snail
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s are washed, boiled, and shelled.
Bigger ones are halved, and the snail meat is mixed with vegetables (most commonly
julienned
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scallion
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s, carrots, onions, and sliced
cucumber
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hwangtae-po'' (yellow dried pollock), and seasonings (most commonly
chili paste
Chili sauce and chili paste are condiments prepared with chili peppers.
Chili sauce may be Scoville scale, hot, Sweetness, sweet or a combination thereof, and may differ from hot sauce in that many sweet or mild varieties exist, which is typic ...
,
chili powder
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,
soy sauce
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, minced garlic, vinegar, and
sesame oil
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).
It is served with toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
Often, boiled ''
somyeon'' (wheat noodles) to be mixed with the spicy salad is served together.
Gallery
Golbaengi-muchim preparation.jpg, Preparing ''golbaengi-muchim''
Golbaengi-muchim.jpg, ''Golbaengi-muchim'' served with '' somyeon''
See also
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Bún ốc
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Escargot
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List of salads
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* ''
Luósīfěn''
References
Salads
Seafood dishes
Snail dishes
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