김밥Kimbap

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gim-bap
Not spicy
Rice dishes

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Rice and fillings rolled in dried seaweed and sliced into bite-size rounds. A cheap, everywhere snack.

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

7 pieces

Rice with sesame oil
Dried seaweedgim
Egg strips
Ham or imitation craboften
Pickled radish
Spinach, carrot
Fish cakein many shops

Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.

Hidden ingredients

Kimbap often has ham (pork), and many shops add fish cake. Imitation crab sticks are made of fish and wheat. Tuna, cheese and bulgogi versions are common.

Hidden ingredients in its usual recipe

Sesame oil 참기름

Common allergens

Allergy-related ingredients

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

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

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

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 in every version: some have Pork, Fish, Shrimp & crab. Ask before ordering.
Some restaurants may offer ingredient changes. Ask before ordering.Removing a visible ingredient does not guarantee that sauces, stock, seasonings or shared equipment are free from it.

Good to know

If you are vegetarian, look for 야채김밥 (vegetable kimbap) and still ask about ham and fish cake. If you are vegan, also ask about egg.

General tip, not based on your settings. Your own order sentence is under "Questions to ask staff". Removing a visible ingredient does not guarantee that sauces, stock, seasonings or shared equipment are free from it.

Questions to ask staff

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

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