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Bibim Guksu
Also known as: 비빔국수
Korean spicy mixed noodles with beef, shiitake, cucumber, egg and a sesame-gochujang dressing.
About Bibim Guksu
Bibim guksu is Korean spicy mixed noodles. This profile follows the Institute of Traditional Korean Food recipe published by Korea.net, combining plain noodles with beef, shiitake mushrooms, cucumber and egg.
Gochujang brings the main fermented chilli heat, while soy sauce seasons the beef and mushrooms. Sesame oil and ground sesame make the dressing nutty and aromatic, with sugar rounding the spice and cucumber adding freshness.
The noodles are glossy and lightly coated rather than soupy. Thin strips of beef, mushroom, cucumber and egg sit through the tangled noodles, giving a mix of chew, tenderness and crispness against the thick red dressing.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Sesame, Soy, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bibim Guksu
Institute of Traditional Korean Food bibim guksu with beef, shiitake and cucumber.
- Somyeon wheat noodlesNoodle base
- WaterNoodle cooking and rinsing liquid
- Sesame oilNoodle and dressing seasoning
- CucumberFresh vegetable topping
- SaltCucumber seasoning
- Beef rumpSavoury protein topping
- Shiitake mushroomsMarinated mushroom topping
- Soy sauceBeef and mushroom marinade
- SugarBalancing sweetness
- Green onionMarinade aromatic
- GarlicMarinade aromatic
- Ground sesame with saltMarinade and dressing seasoning
- Ground black pepperMarinade spice
- EggStrip garnish
- Canola oilTopping cooking oil
- GochujangSpicy dressing base
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Somyeon wheat noodles: . The official English recipe calls these plain noodles; the approved somyeon link represents the thin Korean wheat noodles selected for this bibim guksu profile.
- Water: . The boiling and cooling allocations are consolidated.
- Sesame oil: . The noodle, first marinade and spicy dressing allocations are consolidated. Sesame remains positive.
- Cucumber:
- Salt:
- Beef rump: . Mapped to the approved generic beef link; the source prefers rump.
- Shiitake mushrooms:
- Soy sauce: . Soy is confirmed; the exact soy-sauce formula and any additional allergens are unspecified.
- Sugar: . Sugar type is not specified.
- Green onion:
- Garlic:
- Ground sesame with salt: . Mapped to the approved sesame-seed link; the two sesame-salt allocations are consolidated and Sesame remains positive.
- Ground black pepper: . Mapped to the approved black-pepper link; the English source says ground pepper.
- Egg: . Yolk and white are cooked separately and both remain part of the garnish.
- Canola oil: . The exact refined-oil product is unspecified.
- Gochujang: . The Korean pepper paste is mapped to the approved gochujang link. Soy is confirmed by its fermented-soy identity; the exact product formula and any additional allergens remain unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Korea.net describes bibim guksu as a popular Korean mixed-noodle dish and notes historical forms under the name goldongmyeon. It cites both the nineteenth-century Dongguk Sesigi and a royal protocol associated with Queen Hyegyeonggung Hong, while also distinguishing older soy-seasoned forms from the spicy recipe selected here. The complete selected recipe was published in cooperation with the Institute of Traditional Korean Food and credited to The Beauty of Korean Food: 100 Best-Loved Recipes.
Countries
- South Korea
- South KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Korean Cuisine
- Seoul and Gyeonggi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.