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Kimchi Fried Rice
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김치볶음밥Kimchi Fried Rice

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  • gim-chi bok-keum-bap
  • Spicy
  • Rice dishes

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Rice stir-fried with chopped kimchi, often with pork or spam, topped with a fried egg.

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
  • Rice
  • Kimchi
  • Pork, ham or spamoften
  • Fried egg
  • Gochujang or chili flakes
  • Sesame oil

Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.

Hidden ingredients

Many kimchi recipes use fish sauce or salted shrimp, so even meat-free versions are often not vegetarian unless the kimchi is vegan.

Hidden ingredients in its usual recipe

Common allergens

Allergy-related ingredients

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

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

  • usually: Garlic, onion, scallion & chives usually
  • sometimes: Pork 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 as usually made.

Good to know

Ask if they have vegan kimchi (비건 김치) — rare, but some places do.

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

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  • 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)

  • 달걀 들어가나요?

    Is there egg in it? (usually a topping; can often be left off)

  • 참깨, 참기름 들어가나요?

    Is there sesame 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)

  • 돼지고기 들어가나요?

    Is there pork in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 콩 들어가나요?

    Is there soy in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)

  • 밀 들어가나요?

    Is there wheat 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?

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Where to find it

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