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injo-gogi-bap
Injo gogi bap is a North Korean street food with rice inside a soybean-based wrapping.
About injo-gogi-bap
Injo gogi bap is a North Korean street food with rice inside a soybean-based wrapping. The rendition documented by Reuters has a sandy-coloured outer layer and a chilli-sauce topping.
The soy-based layer gives the snack its meat-like character and chewy texture, with rice providing the filling. The sauce brings a spicy flavour, although its exact composition varies between the regional accounts.
The dish is associated with North Korea’s market food culture. A rice-filled portion gives the wrapping and sauce a central role in a compact snack.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in injo-gogi-bap
The rice-filled injogogi documented by Reuters.
- Soybean-oil residueBaseIngredient page not linked
- Rice fillingFilling
- Chilli sauceTopping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Soybean-oil residue: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Actual22 dregs left from making soybean oil, pressed/rolled into wrapping. Soy identity explicit; exact prepared material/product/manufacturing formula unresolved, not equated to tofu skin or fermented soybean paste.
- Rice filling: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22 rice stuffed into soy wrapping; rice variety/grade/full prior cooking formula unprovided, no invented Water/Salt/SesameOil.
- Chilli sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22 named prepared sauce, full intended formula unprovided. Distinct regional anchovy/sand-eel/pepper variants55 do not establish membership of this unqualified sauce; no allergen absence assertion.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- North Korea
- North KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- North Korean
- North Korean CuisineCatalogue link pending review