Many Korean people are loving their country so it turns out to be resistive to Korean food recommendation. We Korean have many menus foreign people also like to eat, however, it turns out to be disappointment when eating them actually. It is not by foreign people, I think many Korean people unconsciously do it. Many Korean daily meals are also favourable for foreign friends.
It is similarly that the most famous food Kimchi has secret to its spicy taste. Kimchi is healthy food. Spice is what young Korean child also do not like to eat. Many Korean cooks use remedy for this to new recipe that changes Kimchi for favourable to foreign people too. To be specific, seasonings are washed by water, in addition to sesame oil and sugar, stir fry it and serve it with risotto or noodle dishes. This kind of process is what Korean people have to introduce foreign friends, I know foreign people also want to respect Korean cultures.
In my site, I would like to provide information about these kind of process, including menus that are favourable for every people. People who want to eat but resistive is what I am concerning to assist for, when your Korean friends call you to go Korean restaurant together, call for the menus I recommend in this site. Then, it is good for you and your friends too.
It is what many foreign friends would like to entertain is to know daily meal Korean people commonly eat. The following menus are highly recommended for try.
(1) Beef radish soup (소고기무국, sogogee mooggook)
This is popular soup by Korean too, soup comprises of meaty and radish stock with rice put into it. Meaty and radish stock is tasty, while sticky rice starch is immersed into the stock, it is typical experience commonly shared by Korean daily meals. The large scoop of the stock and other side dish put on the scoop, altogether takes combinatively tasty experience foreign friends also will like it. Most Korean restaurant has similar soup, I recommend this menu at the first line.
(2) Stir-fried anchovy (잔멸치볶음, jahn myul chee boggeum)
This is made of tiny anchovy. The tiny anchovy is crunch, adding sweet sugar and soy sauce make it tasty side dish when we eat steamed rice. Korean people call this side dish 밥도둑 (rice thief) as a metaphor much rice is demanded as it addicts people. It is also favourable by foreign friends.
(3) Young chicken soup with ginseng (삼계탕, samgwetang)
Korean ginseng is famous for its world-class quality for medical purpose. It is famous for Korean food’s ingredient. Young chicken soup with ginseng is popular soup for summer days. Young chicken’s meat and ginseng regenerate health at summer days. The chicken stock is appropriate for beginners too.
(4) Japchae (잡채, starch noodle with vegetables)
This is the most popular noodle menu every people would experience without reading this writing, what is served at home ceremony and easy to make. Oily starch noodle is mildly chewable, vegetables are healthy and good for try. Spinach, carrot, onions and mushrooms, altogether tasty for what we can recommend it not only for taste, healthy effect too.
(5) Yukhoe (육회)
Yukhoe is literally raw meat in Korean word, commonly made of raw beef in addition to sesame oil, ginger, eggyolk, pepper and garlic. It is made of fresh raw meat, so usually safe, it takes tasty experience similarly tartare in Western sense. Sesame oil makes the taste as common Korean seasoning, if you go to Hotel restaurant or course menu restaurant, must try.
(6) Preserved spicy squid (오징어 젓갈, o jing uh juht ggal)
Korea is peninsula three sides are ocean. Squid is one of the popular ingredient for making foods. Squid are often preserved by adding salt and other ingredient, the spice used to make this side dish is appropriate for foreign people too. Korean barbecue restaurant has this option to serve with, order and try it then sweet, hot, chewy flavor are what you are addictive to it.
There are still many other menus by selection. The following sites would provide more information about Korean foods:
Emiltube: https://www.youtube.com/c/에밀티쳐
영국남자: https://www.youtube.com/user/koreanenglishman
These people are from British and have lived or are living in Korea many years and speak English and know much about Korean culinary cultural things, real introduction for people who want to explore Korean eating cultures. Many recommendations for it.
Maangchi: https://www.youtube.com/user/Maangchi
This woman is Korean American who teaches how to make Korean foods. Her way is good for try and many common foods are introduced. The highly popular menu such as 짜파구리, or many other cuisines clearly and detailed explanation is banging for beginners too. If you want to make Korean foods by yourself, this site is also great assistant for it.
I am not sure this introductory writing would help your choice. I will keep writing in another menus soon. Please try what you want to, it will be no failure.