Soju refers to Korean clear, distilled liquor made of rice, sweet potatoes and other ingredients similar to Vodka. Together with Makgeolli, this is the most popular alcoholic beverages in Korea and is also the base liquor for many other drinks. Soju has 20-25% alcohol content. Sojus ia great accompaniment for various Korean dishes.

Ssamjang is another type of Korean sauce which comprises Gochujang, Doenjang (crushed, dried and fermented soybeans), sesame oil, onion and garlic. Ssamjang sauce is typically used when eating barbecue dishes wrapped in lettuce.

Sogogi-gukpap refers to a Korean dish of boiled rice served with beef soup. It is a Korean favorite rich and hearty soup made by boiling beef bones seasoned with red pepper. Bean sprouts, beef brisket and Seonji are added too to make the dish more tasty. The recommended side dish for Sogogi-gukpap is Modeumjeon , a Korean pancake containing various ingredients, such as egg, fish, pumpkin, pepper, and fried meatballs.

English: Salted and fermented seafood / Deutsch: Gesalzenes und fermentiertes Meeresfrüchte / Español: Mariscos salados y fermentados / Português: Frutos do mar salgados e fermentados / Français: Fruits de mer salés et fermentés / Italiano: Frutti di mare salati e fermentati /

Seonji refers to beef-blood lumps in Korean which is one of the ingredients added to make Sogogi-Gukpap more tasteful. It is a clotted blood from slaughtered cows; a jelly made from the blood of cow. Seonji is like red tofu which is very soft and this is made from cow’s blood. So some people who know about Seonji don’t want to eat this food, because they think that seonji is disgusting! But when you eat this food with rice and kimchi, your thinking will be changed. Seonjiguk (???) - made with seonji (??, coagulated ox blood). In addition to seonji soup’s good taste, seonji soup contains lots of iron and many vegetables are in this soup, so it is good for our blood. seonji gukbap, another favorite of Koreans. Made by mixing congealed ox blood (seonji) with dried radish greens, the taste of this soup is quite unique. Moreover, being a rich source of iron, vitamins, and protein, seonji is helpful to revitalize the body and mind after heavy drinking, and to recover from an anemic condition. It is also made into a soup called Seonji Guk and other dishes like

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Salmonella refers to a type of bacterial foodborne illness found in undercooked poultry, eggs, and contaminated fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Deutsch: Kurz / Español: Corto / Português: Curto / Français: Court / Italiano: Corto /

Short refers to a culinary term indicating a high proportion of fat to flour, examples are shortbread, short crust. It is a description of any pastry with a high content of fat. Fat makes pastry tender and flaky. Likewise, "Short" is a term used to describe bread, cake or pastry that has a high proportion of fat and is very tender or crisp. Shortbread is a good example, it is described as a short crumbly cookie. Short doughs are typically rich and crumbly.