''Bugak'' () is a variety of vegetarian '' twigim'' (deep-fried dish) in

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. It is made by

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dried vegetables or

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coated with ''chapssal-pul'' (; glutinous rice paste) and then drying them again. It is eaten as '' banchan'' (accompaniment to cooked rice) or '' anju'' (accompaniment to alcoholic beverages). Common ingredients are green chili peppers, perilla

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, inflorescence, camellia leaves,

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leaves,

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leaves, tree of heaven shoots,

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, '' gim'' (laver), and ''

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'' (kelp). Vegetable oils such as perilla oil or soybean oil are typically used for frying. ''Bugak'' is a relatively rare culinary technique in Korean cuisine, along with '' dasima twigak'' (; deep fried vegetables without coating). It is often associated with Korean temple cuisine.

Varieties

* ''dangeun-bugak'' () – made with

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s * ''dasima-bugak'' () – made with kelp * ''deulkkae-songi-bugak'' () – made with perilla inflorescence * ''dongbaek-ip-bugak'' () – made with camellia leaves * ''dureup-bugak'' () – made with angelica tree shoots * ''eumnamu-sun-bugak'' () – made with castor aralia shoots * ''gajuk-bugak'' () – made with tree of heaven shoots * ''gamja-bugak'' () – made with potatoes * ''gamnnip-bugak'' () – made with persimmon leaves * ''gim-bugak'' () – made with

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* ''gochu-bugak'' () – made with green chili peppers * ''gukhwa-ip-bugak'' () – made with

leaves * ''kkaennip-bugak'' () – made with perilla leaves * ''mosi-ip-bugak'' () – made with ramie leaves * ''ogapi-ip-bugak'' () – made wit
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leaves * ''parae-bugak'' () – made with green laver * ''ssuk-bugak'' () – made with Korean mugwort * ''ueong-ip-bugak'' () – made with

Gallery

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References

Deep fried foods Korean vegetable dishes {{Korea-cuisine-stub

Varieties

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See also

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