빈대떡Bindaetteok (Mung Bean Pancake)

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bin-dae-tteok
Not spicy
Pancakes (jeon)

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Thick, crispy pancake of ground mung beans, famous at Gwangjang Market.

Usual recipe onlyEverything on this page is the typical recipe. It never tells you a restaurant's dish is safe; for that, check the restaurant menu or ask staff.

What's in it

6 pieces

Ground mung beans
Pork
Kimchi
Bean sprouts
Fern
Soy dipping sauce

Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.

Hidden ingredients

Often thought vegetarian, but traditional recipes include ground pork and kimchi.

Common allergens

Allergy-related ingredients

usually: Fish usually
usually: Shrimp & crab usually
usually: Soy usually
sometimes: Wheat sometimes
sometimes: Egg sometimes

Dietary restrictions (meat, alcohol, garlic and onion family, honey)

usually: Pork usually
usually: Garlic, onion, scallion & chives usually

Gluten (for gluten avoidance; a wheat allergy is listed above)

sometimes: Gluten (wheat, barley, rye) sometimes

Cross-contact: shared oil, grills and tools are not covered by any recipe. Ask staff.

Not vegan as usually made.
Not vegetarian as usually made.

Questions to ask staff

Point to the Korean. Set what you avoid to get your own questions.

돼지고기 들어가나요?
Is there pork in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
생선 들어가나요?
Is there fish in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
새우, 게 들어가나요?
Is there shrimp/crab in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
콩 들어가나요?
Is there soy in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
마늘·양파·파·부추 들어가나요?
Is there garlic, onion, scallion, chives in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
밀 들어가나요?
Is there wheat in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
달걀 들어가나요?
Is there egg in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
글루텐 들어가나요?
Is there gluten in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
국물이나 양념에도 들어가나요?
Is it in the broth or the seasoning too?

These are general questions about this dish. Set what you avoid to get a Korean order sentence for you. We never ask staff to leave out things you didn't choose. Set my needs

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