A ''dolsot'' () or ''gopdolsot'' () is a small-sized piece of

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or serveware made of

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, suitable for one to two servings of ''

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'' (cooked rice). In Korean cuisine, various hot rice dishes such as

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or '' gulbap'' (oyster rice) as well as plain white rice can be prepared and served in ''dolsot''. As a ''dolsot'' does not cool off as soon as removed from the stove, rice continues to cook and arrives at the table still sizzling. On the bottom of a ''dolsot'', there forms a thin crust of

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, to be scraped off and eaten in the case of bibimbap, or made into ''

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'' (숭늉, infusion) in the case of unseasoned rice dishes. In the former case ''dolsot'' can be brushed with

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beforehand to facilitate scraping. To make ''sungnyung'', the unscorched part of rice is scooped and transferred into another serving bowl right after served, and hot water or tea (usually mild grain teas such as barley tea or corn tea) is poured into the ''dolsot'' when it is still blistering. The infusion with loosened chunks of scorched rice remains warm til the end of the meal, when it is typically savoured.

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