PSY's Wiki Korea asks, what are the most popular type of Yasik in Korea?
Here's my answer:
Have you ever heard the word “Yasik”?
Well, Yasik is a Korean term for late-night meals. If you stay awake late at
night, you need something to energize yourself and that is the time when you
will give a call to a restaurant for some “Yasik”. There are many restaurants
in Korea that offers Yasik, just give them a call and they will deliver your yasik
at your doorstep. This Yasik culture in Korea still continues because many
people stay awake late at night, for example, students studying, workers having
overtime, others just stay awake because they’re having fun. Yasik also becomes
popular during major sporting events like the world cup.
With this Yasik culture of Korea, the
foods for Yasik have become popular. There are many foods that you can have as
a Yasik, but there are popular ones that you can try. The most popular types of
Yasik in Korea are the following:
RAMYEON
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| Bought a Ramyeon |
Ramyeon, a food with curly noodles in a
hot bowl of soup. This meal/snack is very popular in Korea, not only as a Yasik
but also a food that you can eat anytime. It is a popular Yasik because it is
easy to prepare, you, yourself can prepare this meal. With just little time, you
can cook this meal. Ramyeon is available in restaurants and grocery stores. In
grocery stores, they’re available in cups and pouches. This type of food is
very popular, as what I have read in Korea Tourism Organization’s website, this
food is hailed as the food of the people. If you’re health conscious, you
can add vegetables, and mushrooms in this kind of meal.
TTEOKBOKKI
Tteokbokki, a popular Korean snack
food made of cylindrical shapes of rice cakes, spices, and hot sauce. This
snack is also a popular type of Yasik because it is affordable and you can
purchase it everywhere, like in street food stalls and pojang machas. Because
of its spiciness, Tteokbokki can be great for the cold atmosphere at night.
Also if you eat tteokbokki while you’re studying, this food can take off your
drowsiness.
CHICKEN
Chicken is also a very popular yasik
in Korea, especially fried chicken. From what I have read in Korea Tourism Organization’s
website, in every small town in Korea, there are at least two or three fried
chicken franchises that offer delivery services. The chicken is best
when accompanied with beer. Today, there are many varieties of chicken in Korea;
you can choose what kind of cooked chicken you will buy. The chicken in Korea
ranges from the light-tasting rice bake to the traditional Korean chicken
covered in hot and spicy sauce.
HOPPANG
Steamed white buns with beans or
vegetables as filling, a really good snack to eat especially during winter.
KIMBAP
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| I made my Kimbap. |
Kimbap or
Korea sushi is a popular Korean dish made from steamed white rice (bap) and various other ingredients, rolled in gim (sheets of dried laver seaweed) and served in
bite-size slices. If you want a healthy type of Yasik, then Kimbap would
be good for you. You can order Kimbap or you
can make your own. It is good to make your own because you can decide on what
ingredients you would like to put in. I think Kimbap is also popular as a yasik
because based on what I have seen in some Korean dramas, they eat Kimbap also
late at night. Although Kimbap can be classified as a Yasik, you can also eat
Kimbap at anytime, day or night.
Sources:
Korean
Cuisine by Korea Tourism Organization
