ssam
Korean lettuce wrap
Ssam is a Korean dish consisting of meat, rice, or other fillings wrapped in leafy vegetables—typically lettuce, perilla leaves, or cabbage.
The wrap is assembled at the table, with diners adding condiments like ssamjang (a spicy paste) before folding the leaf around the filling: We ordered bossam and made ssam with the pork belly.
Leafy salad vegetable
- perillaAromatic Asian mint-family herb
- cabbageLeafy vegetable head
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- fillingMaterial placed within
wrapped · bundle · enclose · fold · package · handheld · bite · roll
Pig as food
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
- sesame oilPressed seed extract for cooking
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
rice · soybean paste · chili paste · onion · radish · fermented · cured · steamed
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
filling · wrapped · bundle · enclose · fold · package · handheld · bite · roll · assemble
pork
Pig as food
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
- sesame oilPressed seed extract for cooking
ginger · rice · soybean paste · chili paste · onion · radish · fermented · cured · steamed · braised
banchan
Korean meal accompaniments
- gochujangKorean fermented chili paste
- kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
- bulgogiKorean marinated grilled meat
Seoul · soju · pork belly · grilled meat · Korean cuisine
communal
Shared by a community
- sharedHeld in common
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
grill · tabletop · social · feast · barbecue · DIY · assembly · customization · hands-on · casual