Jeon (food)
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Jeon (also spelled jun), buchimgae, jijimgae, or jijim refer to many pancake-like dishes in Korean cuisine. It has been also called jeonyueo or jeonyuhwa, especially in Korean royal court cuisine. Sometimes, jeonya (hangul:저냐) is used as an abbreviated term for the two. Jeon is made with various ingredients such as sliced meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables depending on the style and mixed with flour batter or coated with egg batter and then pan-fried with oil.
Jeon is commonly eaten as an appetizer, as banchan (small side dishes), or as anju (food to eat while drinking). Jeon is also served as an important food for jesasang (제사상, 祭祀床, ceremonial table setting for jesa, ancestor worship) and janchi (hangul:잔치, feast, or festival). The jeon used for jesa is called gannap (hangul:간납, hanja: 干納 or 肝納) or gannam (hangul:간남, hanja:肝南) which is made with beef liver, omasum, or fish along with vegetables and green onions on a skewer. [1]
Jeon sometimes is eaten as a sweet dessert such as hwajeon (literally flower jeon). Bindaetteok (mung bean pancake), pajeon (green onion pancake), and kimchijeon are popular jeon in South Korea. The jeon name commonly follows its main ingredient.
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[edit] Types
[edit] Meat
- Yukjeon (육전 肉煎), made with shredded beef
- Wanjajeon (완자전) or wanja (완자), small ball shaped jeon comprising of minced beef, tofu, and vegetables, coated with wheat flour and egg batter.
- Ganjeon (간전), made with beef liver.
- Cheonyeopjeon (처녑전), made with omasum.
[edit] Seafood
- Saengseonjeon (생선전 生鮮煎) refers to all kind of jeon made with fish. Generally, white fish is preferred for making jeon. Whereas haemul jeon (해물전 海物煎) includes jeon made with not only fish but also paeryu (패류 shellfish), shrimp and octopus.
- Mineojeon (민어전 民魚煎), made with croaker
- Daegujeon (대구전 大口煎), made with pacific cod
- Guljeon (굴전), made with oyster
- Daehajeon (대하전 大蝦煎), made with fleshy prawn
- Saewoojeon (새우전), made with shrimp
[edit] Vegetables and mushrooms
- Kimchijeon (김치전), made with kimchi
- Pajeon (파전), made with green onions
- Gamjajeon (감자전), made with grated potato
- Hobakjeon (호박전), made with squash
- Yeongeunjeon (연근전), made with lotus root
- Gochujeon (고추전), made with chili peppers
- Dubujeon (두부전), made with tofu
- Pyogojeon (표고전), made with shiitake mushrooms and beef[2]
[edit] Flowers
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yoon, Seoseok (윤서석) (1991). 간납 (Korean).
- ^ Chung, Soon Yung (2001). Korean Home Cooking (in English). Tuttle Publishing, 65p. ISBN 0794650066. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
