Gukbap

Gukbap (Korean: 국밥; lit. soup rice) is a Korean dish made by putting cooked rice into hot soup or boiling rice in soup. It is commonly served in a ttukbaegi. Whereas soup and rice is generally eaten separately in Korea, in gukbap, rice is expected to be mixed into the soup.

Gukbap
Dwaeji-gukbap (pork and rice soup) with a cube of kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi)
Place of originKorea
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsGuk (soup), bap (cooked rice)
Similar dishesNoodle soup
Korean name
Hangul
국밥
Revised Romanizationgukbap
McCune–Reischauerkukpap
IPA[kuk̚.p͈ap̚]

As inns appeared, gukbap became popular at the end of the Joseon Dynasty. It was a food that the common people ate often.

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