SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign visitors to South Korea chose "samgyeopsal," or grilled pork belly, as their favorite Korean food, a survey showed Monday.
According to the online survey of 1,984 foreigners who have visited the country, 558 respondents, or 28.1 percent, said they prefer samgyeopsal the most. Grilled at the table, it can be wrapped in lettuce with a mixture of sesame oil and salt or red soy paste dip.
Involving 952 people from English-speaking countries, 870 from Chinese-speaking countries and 162 Japanese, the survey was conducted for five weeks from Sept. 13 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
According to the online survey of 1,984 foreigners who have visited the country, 558 respondents, or 28.1 percent, said they prefer samgyeopsal the most. Grilled at the table, it can be wrapped in lettuce with a mixture of sesame oil and salt or red soy paste dip.
Involving 952 people from English-speaking countries, 870 from Chinese-speaking countries and 162 Japanese, the survey was conducted for five weeks from Sept. 13 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
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| "Samgyeopsal," or Korean grilled pork belly, is cooked at the customers' table. (Yonhap file photo) |
Kimchi, a spicy fermented side dish, and kimchi-based dishes came second with 16.7 percent, followed by "topokki," one of the most famous street snacks here, where rice cake is broiled in hot pepper paste, with 15.8 percent, and bibimbap, a casserole of rice, vegetables, meat and hot pepper paste, with 11.6 percent, according to the survey.
Also on the list were "samgyetang," a whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng, sticky rice and garlic, which is widely recognized in the country as an energy-boosting meal during the summer, and "so-galbi," Korean barbecued beef and short ribs often marinated in a seasoned soy sauce, the survey showed.
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| Foreigners visiting Seoul learn how to make kimchi, Korea's spicy fermented staple side dish. (Yonhap file photo) |
"We will take the survey result as a basis for creating diverse online contents to promote Korean food and tourism more," Shin Myun-ho from the city government said.
In an earlier survey conducted in August by the government on the city's attractions, diverse and delicious foods earned the highest mark from foreign visitors. Those who gave top marks to Korean food said they were fascinated by the abundance of side dishes, which outnumber the main dish of a meal, and especially enjoyed so-galbi.
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