Korean food label decoder
Paste or type the Korean text from your pack. We highlight the cooking words we know, translate them, and turn amounts like 550ml, 700W and 3분 30초 into cups, watts and minutes.
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All the words
Cooking steps
조리방법jori bangbeophow to cook (cooking directions)
조리예joriyeserving suggestion (the photo is only an example)
물mulwater
끓는 물kkeulleun mulboiling water
뜨거운 물tteugeoun mulhot water
찬물chanmulcold water
넣고neokoput in, then …
넣어 주세요neo-eo juseyoplease add / put in
끓여 주세요kkeuryeo juseyoplease boil
끓인 후kkeurin huafter boiling
분간bun-ganfor … minutes
분bunminute(s)
초chosecond(s)
약yakabout, approximately
더deomore, further (e.g. 2분 더 = 2 more minutes)
저어 주세요jeo-eo juseyoplease stir
잘 섞어jal seokkeomix well
비벼bibyeomix together (toss, as in bibim)
볶아bokkastir-fry
부어bu-eopour
데워dewoheat up, warm
익혀ikyeocook through
드세요deuseyoeat, enjoy
해동haedongthaw, defrost
해동하지 말고haedonghaji malgodo not thaw (cook from frozen)
냉동 상태 그대로naengdong sangtae geudaerostraight from frozen
중불jungbulmedium heat
약불yakbullow heat
센불senbulhigh heat
뒤집어dwijibeoflip over
노릇노릇noreunnoreutgolden brown
벗겨beotgyeopeel off
뜯어tteudeotear open
개봉gaebongopen (the package)
살짝saljjakslightly, lightly
1인분irinbunone serving
2인분iinbuntwo servings
건더기geondeogidried solids (vegetable or meat bits)
분말스프bunmal seupeusoup powder packet
액상스프aeksang seupeuliquid soup base packet
소스soseusauce
후레이크hureikeudried topping flakes
반죽banjukbatter or dough
이스트iseuteuyeast
속sokfilling
기름gireumoil
식용유sigyongnyucooking oil
큰술keunsultablespoon
작은술jageunsulteaspoon
스푼seupunspoon(ful)
컵keopcup
Pots, pans and microwaves
전자레인지jeonjareinjimicrowave
전자레인지 조리 시jeonjareinji jori siwhen using a microwave
와트wateuwatts (microwave power)
냄비naembipot
프라이팬peuraipaenfrying pan
에어프라이어eeopeuraieoair fryer
오븐obeunoven
찜기jjimgisteamer
용기yonggicontainer, tray
뚜껑ttukkeonglid
필름pilleumplastic film seal
점선jeomseondotted line
표시선pyosiseonfill line
물 붓는 선mul bunneun seonwater fill line
주의juuicaution
화상hwasangburns (risk of burning yourself)
뜨거우니tteugeouniit's hot, so …
금속geumsokmetal (keep out of the microwave)
기준gijunbased on (700W 기준 = for a 700-watt microwave)
Common ingredients
밥bapcooked rice
쌀ssalrice (uncooked)
떡tteokrice cake
면myeonnoodles
만두mandudumplings
군만두gunmandupan-fried dumplings
찐만두jjinmandusteamed dumplings
물만두mulmanduboiled dumplings
즉석밥jeukseokbapinstant cooked rice
호떡hotteokfilled sweet pancake
찹쌀chapssalglutinous (sticky) rice
팥patred beans
두부dubutofu
단무지danmujiyellow pickled radish
우엉ueongburdock root
시금치sigeumchispinach
김gimseaweed (laver)
김치gimchikimchi
김밥gimbapseaweed rice roll (kimbap)
떡볶이tteokbokkispicy stir-fried rice cakes
라면ramyeoninstant noodles
볶음밥bokkeumbapfried rice
국guksoup
찌개jjigaestew
어묵eomukfish cake
고추장gochujangred chili paste
된장doenjangsoybean paste
쌈장ssamjangdipping paste for lettuce wraps
간장ganjangsoy sauce
고춧가루gochutgarured chili flakes
참기름chamgireumsesame oil
깨kkaesesame seeds
설탕seoltangsugar
소금sogeumsalt
마늘maneulgarlic
파pagreen onion
양파yangpaonion
치즈chijeucheese
Storage and dates
보관방법bogwan bangbeopstorage
보관bogwanstore, keep
냉동 보관naengdong bogwankeep frozen
냉장 보관naengjang bogwankeep refrigerated
실온 보관siron bogwanstore at room temperature
직사광선을 피해jiksagwangseoneul pihaeaway from direct sunlight
서늘한 곳seoneulhan gota cool place
개봉 후gaebong huafter opening
빨리 드세요ppalli deuseyoeat soon
소비기한sobigihanuse-by date
유통기한yutonggihansell-by date
제조일자jejoiljaproduction date
까지kkajiuntil, up to
별도 표기byeoldo pyogiprinted elsewhere on the pack
Label and nutrition
제품명jepummyeongproduct name
식품유형sikpum yuhyeongfood type (category)
원재료명wonjaeryomyeongingredients
내용량naeyongnyangnet contents
영양정보yeongyang jeongbonutrition facts
1회 제공량ilhoe jegongnyangserving size
열량yeollyangcalories (energy)
나트륨nateuryumsodium
탄수화물tansuhwamulcarbohydrate
당류dangnyusugars
지방jibangfat
트랜스지방teuraenseu jibangtrans fat
포화지방pohwa jibangsaturated fat
콜레스테롤kolleseuterolcholesterol
단백질danbaekjilprotein
원산지wonsanjicountry of origin (of an ingredient)
국산guksangrown in Korea
수입산suipsanimported
제조원jejowonmade by
판매원panmaewonsold by
수입판매원suip panmaewonimporter and seller
Allergens
알레르기 유발물질allereugi yubal muljilallergens
함유hamyucontains
같은 제조시설gateun jejo siseolmade in the same facility as …
알류allyueggs
우유uyumilk
메밀memilbuckwheat
땅콩ttangkongpeanut
대두daedusoybean
밀milwheat
고등어godeungeomackerel
게gecrab
새우saeushrimp
돼지고기dwaejigogipork
복숭아boksungapeach
토마토tomatotomato
아황산류ahwangsannyusulfites
호두hoduwalnut
닭고기dakgogichicken
쇠고기soegogibeef
오징어ojingeosquid
조개류jogaeryushellfish (clams and similar)
굴guloyster
전복jeonbokabalone
홍합honghapmussel
잣jatpine nut
Taste and spice
매운맛maeunmatspicy
순한맛sunhanmatmild
보통맛botongmatmedium
덜 매운맛deol maeunmatless spicy
매우 매운맛maeu maeunmatvery spicy
맵기maepgispiciness level
매운맛 등급maeunmat deunggeupheat grade (1 to 5, on gochujang)
보통 매운맛botong maeunmatmedium hot (gochujang grade 3)
국물gungmulbroth, soup
비빔bibimmixed, no broth
볶음bokkeumstir-fried
짜장jjajangblack bean sauce
카레karecurry
채식chaesikvegetarian diet
비건bigeonvegan
할랄hallalhalal