''Ogok-bap''
[
*] () or five-grain rice
is a ''
bap
BAP or bap may refer to:
Food
* Bap (bread), a type of bread roll
* Bap (rice dish), a Korean food
Music
* BAP (Basque band), a hardcore punk group (formed 1984)
* BAP (German band), a Colognian rock group (formed 1976)
* B.A.P (South Korean ban ...
'' made of
glutinous rice mixed with
proso millet
''Panicum miliaceum'' is a grain crop with many common names, including proso millet, broomcorn millet, common millet, hog millet, Kashfi millet, red millet, and white millet. Archaeobotanical evidence suggests millet was first domesticated abo ...
,
sorghum,
black beans, and
red beans. It is one of the most representative dishes of ''
Daeboreum
Daeboreum (대보름; literally "Great Full Moon") is a Korean holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the new year of the lunar Korean calendar which is the Korean version of the First Full Moon Festival. This holiday is accompanied by m ...
'', the first full moon of the year in the
Korean lunar calendar.
In the past, the custom of eating ''ogokbap'' with ''boreum-
namul
Namul ( ko, 나물) refers to either a variety of edible grass or leaves or seasoned herbal dishes made of them. Wild greens are called ''san-namul'' (, "mountain namul"), and spring vegetables are called ''bom-namul'' (, "spring namul"). On t ...
'' (vegetables) and ''
bureom'' (nuts) on this day helped people replenish nutrients that have been lost during the winter months, when food was scarce.
Today, ''ogokbap'' is still enjoyed by Koreans for its nutritional and health benefits. It is a common
diet food
Diet food (or dietetic food) refers to any food or beverage whose recipe is altered to reduce fat, carbohydrates, and/or sugar in order to make it part of a weight loss program or diet. Such foods are usually intended to assist in weight loss or ...
, and an increasing number of people replace their daily white rice with ''ogokbap'', due to a rise in
lifestyle diseases like
high blood pressure,
diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...
, and
angina.
See also
* ''
Chalbap'', made of
glutinous rice mixed with
red beans,
chestnut,
jujube
Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus '' Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
Description
It is a smal ...
, and
black beans
* ''
Japgok-bap'', made of rice mixed with various grains
* ''
Kongbap
''Kongbap'' is a Korean dish consisting of white or brown rice cooked together with one or more varieties of soybeans. ''Kongbap'' may be made from scratch by combining and cooking together dried rice and soybeans (usually black soybeans), althoug ...
'', made of rice mixed with
beans
References
{{Rice dishes
Bap
Korean rice dishes