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Japgokbap

Also known as: 잡곡밥

Korean short-grain rice cooked with a nutty mixture of barley, millet and black rice.

About Japgokbap

Japgokbap is Korean multigrain rice, a home-style staple made by cooking short-grain white rice with a varied grain mixture. This profile fixes a balanced barley, millet and black-rice combination from the selected cook's recommended grains.

Barley brings a firm nutty chew, millet softens the mixture, and black rice adds an earthy flavour. Mild short-grain rice keeps the grains cohesive without seasoning or sauce.

The cooked rice is fluffy but visibly mixed, with pale grains, golden millet and purple-black kernels. Black rice tints the bowl lavender-purple while barley gives the surface a plump, chewy texture.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Barley (gluten).

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

Ingredients in Japgokbap

Korean Three-Grain Japgokbap with Short-Grain Rice.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Short-grain white rice:
  • Barley:
  • Millet:
  • Black rice:
  • Water:

Origins & food traditions

Korean Bapsang defines japgokbap as short-grain rice mixed with grains such as barley, millet, sorghum, brown or black rice and beans. Beyond Kimchee supplies the complete 1:1 multigrain-to-white-rice method and recommends starting with two to four grains; this profile fixes barley, millet and black rice as its named three-grain version.

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Sources & references
  1. Beyond Kimchee - Korean Multigrain Rice (Japgokbap)
  2. Korean Bapsang - Start Here