Samgyeopsal

Samgyeopsal (삼겹살; Korean pronunciation: [samɡjʌp̚sal]) is a popular Korean dish. Commonly served as an evening meal, it consists of thick, fatty slices of pork belly meat (similar to uncured bacon). The meat, usually neither marinated nor seasoned, is cooked on a grill at the diners' table. Usually diners grill the meat themselves and eat directly from a grill. The literal meaning of the word is "three (sam; 삼) layered (gyeop; 겹) flesh (sal;살)," referring to the ostensible three layers that are visible in the meat. One can also find ogyeopsal (오겹살), with o meaning "five". Samgyeopsal is one of the most expensive parts of pork even though the price of pork in South Korea changes continuously. The high popularity of Samgyeopsal makes it...