A ''dolsot'' () or ''gopdolsot'' () is a small-sized piece of
cookware
Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stove or range cooktop, while bakeware is used in an oven. Some utensils are considered both cookwar ...
or
serveware made of
agalmatolite, suitable for one to two servings of ''
bap
BAP or bap may refer to:
Food
* Bap (bread), a bread roll
* Bap (rice dish), of Korea
People
* Bap Kennedy (1962–2016), Northern Irish singer-songwriter
* Bronze Age Pervert, Romanian-American right-wing writer and podcaster
Music
* BAP (Germa ...
'' (cooked rice).
In
Korean cuisine
Korean cuisine is the set of foods and culinary styles which are associated with Korean culture. This cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient Prehistoric Korea, agricultural and nomad ...
, various hot rice dishes such as
bibimbap
Bibimbap
* ( ; ), sometimes Romanization of Korean, romanised as bi bim bap or bi bim bop, is a Korean rice dish.
The term ''bibim'' means "mixing" and ''Bap (rice dish), bap'' is cooked rice. It is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped wi ...
or ''
gulbap'' (oyster rice) as well as plain white rice can be prepared and served in ''dolsot''. As a ''dolsot'' does not cool off as soon as removed from the stove, rice continues to cook and arrives at the table still sizzling.
On the bottom of a ''dolsot'', there is a thin crust of
scorched rice, to be scraped off and eaten in the case of bibimbap or made into ''
sungnyung
''Sungnyung'' () is a Traditional food, traditional Korean infusion made from boiled scorched rice.
Preparation
This drink is typically made from ''nurungji'', the roasted (but not charred) crust of rice that forms on the bottom of a pot after ...
'' (숭늉, infusion) in the case of unseasoned rice dishes. In the former case, ''dolsot'' can be brushed with
sesame oil
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. The oil is one of the earliest-known crop-based oils. Worldwide mass modern production is limited due to the inefficient manual harvesting process required to extract the oil. ...
beforehand to facilitate scraping.
To make ''sungnyung'', the unscorched part of rice is scooped and transferred into another serving bowl right after being served, and hot water or tea (usually mild-grain teas such as
barley tea
Barley tea is a roasted-grain-based infusion made from barley. It is a staple across many East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea. It has a toasty, bitter flavor.
In Korea, the tea is consumed either hot or cold, often taking the ...
or
corn tea)
is poured into the ''dolsot'' while it is still blistering hot. The infusion with loosened chunks of scorched rice remains warm until the end of the meal, when it is typically savored.
Gallery
Korea-Icheon-Dolsotbap-Cooked rice in a stone pot-01.jpg, ''Bap
BAP or bap may refer to:
Food
* Bap (bread), a bread roll
* Bap (rice dish), of Korea
People
* Bap Kennedy (1962–2016), Northern Irish singer-songwriter
* Bronze Age Pervert, Romanian-American right-wing writer and podcaster
Music
* BAP (Germa ...
'' (rice) cooked and served in ''dolsot''
Korean.cuisine-Yukhoe bibimbap-01.jpg, ''Yukhoe-bibimbap
Bibimbap
* ( ; ), sometimes Romanization of Korean, romanised as bi bim bap or bi bim bop, is a Korean rice dish.
The term ''bibim'' means "mixing" and ''Bap (rice dish), bap'' is cooked rice. It is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped wi ...
'' (beef tartare bibimbap) in ''dolsot''
Dolsotbap (stone pot rice).jpg, ''Dolsot'' in a wood container to prevent injury caused by the heat
See also
* ''
Gamasot
(), or simply (), is a large, heavy pot or cauldron commonly used in Korean cuisine.
Origin
The modern Korean descends from the ancient ''jeong'' (鼎), which is made of bronze. Bronze ''sot'' are frequently unearthed as remains of the T ...
''
*
List of cooking vessels
This is a list of cooking vessels. A cooking vessel is a type of Cookware and bakeware, cookware or bakeware designed for cooking, baking, roasting, boiling or steaming. Cooking vessels are manufactured using materials such as steel, cast iron, ...
* ''
Ttukbaegi''
References
Cooking vessels
Serving vessels
Crockery
Korean cuisine
Korean food preparation utensils
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