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Korean words on food labels표시사항 단어
220 words you’ll meet on Korean packs — cooking, storage, allergens, taste — with the romanization and a recorded Korean voice. Paste a whole label into the label decoder to find them in context.
Cooking steps
- 조리방법jori bangbeophow to cook (cooking directions)
- 조리예joriyeserving suggestion (the photo is only an example)
- 물mulwater
- 끓는 물kkeulleun mulboiling water
- 뜨거운 물tteugeoun mulhot water
- 찬물chanmulcold water
- 넣고neokoput in, then …
- 넣어 주세요neo-eo juseyoplease add / put in
- 끓여 주세요kkeuryeo juseyoplease boil
- 끓인 후kkeurin huafter boiling
- 분간bun-ganfor … minutes
- 분bunminute(s)
- 초chosecond(s)
- 약yakabout, approximately
- 더deomore, further (e.g. 2분 더 = 2 more minutes)
- 저어 주세요jeo-eo juseyoplease stir
- 잘 섞어jal seokkeomix well
- 비벼bibyeomix together (toss, as in bibim)
- 볶아bokkastir-fry
- 부어bu-eopour
- 따라 버리고ttara beorigopour off (the water), then …
- 남기고namgigoleaving (some behind)
- 데워dewoheat up, warm
- 익혀ikyeocook through
- 드세요deuseyoeat, enjoy
- 해동haedongthaw, defrost
- 해동하지 말고haedonghaji malgodo not thaw (cook from frozen)
- 냉동 상태 그대로naengdong sangtae geudaerostraight from frozen
- 중불jungbulmedium heat
- 약불yakbullow heat
- 센불senbulhigh heat
- 뒤집어dwijibeoflip over
- 노릇노릇noreunnoreutgolden brown
- 벗겨beotgyeopeel off
- 뜯어tteudeotear open
- 개봉gaebongopen (the package)
- 살짝saljjakslightly, lightly
- 1인분irinbunone serving
- 2인분iinbuntwo servings
- 건더기geondeogidried solids (vegetable or meat bits)
- 분말스프bunmal seupeusoup powder packet
- 액상스프aeksang seupeuliquid soup base packet
- 과립스프gwarip seupeugranulated seasoning packet
- 스프seupeusoup base, seasoning packet
- 소스soseusauce
- 후레이크hureikeudried topping flakes
- 반죽banjukbatter or dough
- 이스트iseuteuyeast
- 속sokfilling
- 기름gireumoil
- 식용유sigyongnyucooking oil
- 조미유jomiyuseasoning oil (the oil packet)
- 큰술keunsultablespoon
- 작은술jageunsulteaspoon
- 스푼seupunspoon(ful)
- 컵keopcup
- 재워jaewomarinate (leave it in the sauce)
- 최소choesoat least
Pots, pans and microwaves
- 전자레인지jeonjareinjimicrowave
- 전자레인지 조리 시jeonjareinji jori siwhen using a microwave
- 전자레인지 조리불가jeonjareinji jori bulgacan’t be cooked in a microwave
- 와트wateuwatts (microwave power)
- 냄비naembipot
- 프라이팬peuraipaenfrying pan
- 에어프라이어eeopeuraieoair fryer
- 오븐obeunoven
- 찜기jjimgisteamer
- 용기yonggicontainer, tray
- 뚜껑ttukkeonglid
- 필름pilleumplastic film seal
- 점선jeomseondotted line
- 표시선pyosiseonfill line
- 물 붓는 선mul bunneun seonwater fill line
- 주의juuicaution
- 화상hwasangburns (risk of burning yourself)
- 뜨거우니tteugeouniit's hot, so …
- 금속geumsokmetal (keep out of the microwave)
- 기준gijunbased on (700W 기준 = for a 700-watt microwave)
Common ingredients
- 밥bapcooked rice
- 쌀ssalrice (uncooked)
- 떡tteokrice cake
- 면myeonnoodles
- 만두mandudumplings
- 군만두gunmandupan-fried dumplings
- 찐만두jjinmandusteamed dumplings
- 물만두mulmanduboiled dumplings
- 즉석밥jeukseokbapinstant cooked rice
- 호떡hotteokfilled sweet pancake
- 찹쌀chapssalglutinous (sticky) rice
- 팥patred beans
- 두부dubutofu
- 단무지danmujiyellow pickled radish
- 우엉ueongburdock root
- 시금치sigeumchispinach
- 김gimseaweed (laver)
- 김치gimchikimchi
- 김밥gimbapseaweed rice roll (kimbap)
- 떡볶이tteokbokkispicy stir-fried rice cakes
- 라면ramyeoninstant noodles
- 우동udongudon (thick wheat noodles)
- 볶음면bokkeummyeonstir-fried noodles (no soup)
- 신라면sillamyeonShin Ramyun (the product name)
- 짜파게티jjapagetiChapagetti (the product name)
- 볶음밥bokkeumbapfried rice
- 국guksoup
- 찌개jjigaestew
- 어묵eomukfish cake
- 고추장gochujangred chili paste
- 된장doenjangsoybean paste
- 쌈장ssamjangdipping paste for lettuce wraps
- 간장ganjangsoy sauce
- 고춧가루gochutgarured chili flakes
- 참기름chamgireumsesame oil
- 깨kkaesesame seeds
- 설탕seoltangsugar
- 소금sogeumsalt
- 마늘maneulgarlic
- 파pagreen onion
- 양파yangpaonion
- 불고기bulgogimarinated grilled beef
- 양념yangnyeomseasoning, marinade
- 맛김치matgimchicut napa cabbage kimchi, in bite-size pieces
- 포기김치pogigimchiwhole-cabbage kimchi
- 멸치액젓myeolchi aekjeotanchovy fish sauce
- 메주mejublock of fermented soybeans
- 진간장jinganjangall-purpose soy sauce (a common name, not a food type)
- 국간장gukganjangsoup soy sauce (a common name)
- 소맥분somaekbunwheat flour
- 치즈chijeucheese
Storage and dates
- 보관방법bogwan bangbeopstorage
- 보관bogwanstore, keep
- 냉동 보관naengdong bogwankeep frozen
- 냉장 보관naengjang bogwankeep refrigerated
- 실온 보관siron bogwanstore at room temperature
- 직사광선을 피해jiksagwangseoneul pihaeaway from direct sunlight
- 서늘한 곳seoneulhan gota cool place
- 서늘하고 건조한 곳seoneulhago geonjohan gota cool, dry place
- 개봉 후gaebong huafter opening
- 빨리 드세요ppalli deuseyoeat soon
- 소비기한sobigihanuse-by date
- 유통기한yutonggihansell-by date
- 제조일자jejoiljaproduction date
- 까지kkajiuntil, up to
- 별도 표기byeoldo pyogiprinted elsewhere on the pack
Label and nutrition
- 제품명jepummyeongproduct name
- 식품유형sikpum yuhyeongfood type (category)
- 유탕면yutangmyeonfried noodles (a food type)
- 원재료명wonjaeryomyeongingredients
- 내용량naeyongnyangnet contents
- 영양정보yeongyang jeongbonutrition facts
- 1회 제공량ilhoe jegongnyangserving size
- 열량yeollyangcalories (energy)
- 나트륨nateuryumsodium
- 탄수화물tansuhwamulcarbohydrate
- 당류dangnyusugars
- 지방jibangfat
- 트랜스지방teuraenseu jibangtrans fat
- 포화지방pohwa jibangsaturated fat
- 콜레스테롤kolleseuterolcholesterol
- 단백질danbaekjilprotein
- 원산지wonsanjicountry of origin (of an ingredient)
- 국산guksangrown in Korea
- 수입산suipsanimported
- 제조원jejowonmade by
- 판매원panmaewonsold by
- 수입판매원suip panmaewonimporter and seller
- 중국산jungguksangrown or made in China
- 한식간장hansik ganjangKorean traditional soy sauce (a food type)
- 양조간장yangjo ganjangbrewed soy sauce (a food type)
- 산분해간장sanbunhae ganjangacid-hydrolyzed soy sauce (a food type)
- 혼합간장honhap ganjangblended soy sauce (a food type)
- 한식된장hansik doenjangKorean-style doenjang, made only from traditional meju (a food type)
- 재래식jaeraesiktraditional-style (part of a product name, not a food type)
Allergens
- 알레르기 유발물질allereugi yubal muljilallergens
- 함유hamyucontains
- 같은 제조시설gateun jejo siseolmade in the same facility as …
- 알류allyueggs
- 우유uyumilk
- 메밀memilbuckwheat
- 땅콩ttangkongpeanut
- 대두daedusoybean
- 밀milwheat
- 고등어godeungeomackerel
- 게gecrab
- 새우saeushrimp
- 돼지고기dwaejigogipork
- 복숭아boksungapeach
- 토마토tomatotomato
- 아황산류ahwangsannyusulfites
- 호두hoduwalnut
- 닭고기dakgogichicken
- 쇠고기soegogibeef
- 오징어ojingeosquid
- 조개류jogaeryushellfish (clams and similar)
- 굴guloyster
- 전복jeonbokabalone
- 홍합honghapmussel
- 잣jatpine nut
Taste and spice
- 매운맛maeunmatspicy
- 순한맛sunhanmatmild
- 보통맛botongmatmedium
- 덜 매운맛deol maeunmatless spicy
- 매우 매운맛maeu maeunmatvery spicy
- 맵기maepgispiciness level
- 매운맛 등급maeunmat deunggeupheat grade (1 to 5, on gochujang)
- 보통 매운맛botong maeunmatmedium hot (gochujang grade 3)
- 안매운anmaeunnot spicy
- 굵은gulgeuncoarse (gochugaru for kimchi)
- 고운gounfine (gochugaru for gochujang and sauces)
- 김치용gimchiyongfor kimchi
- 양념용yangnyeomyongfor seasoning
- 불닭buldakfire chicken (the Buldak name)
- 국물gungmulbroth, soup
- 비빔bibimmixed, no broth
- 볶음bokkeumstir-fried
- 짜장jjajangblack bean sauce
- 카레karecurry
- 채식chaesikvegetarian diet
- 비건bigeonvegan
- 할랄hallalhalal