A traditional Korean meal comes with several small side dishes, which are known as banchan. They’re placed at the middle of the table for everyone to share. The most popular of these dishes is kimchi. These dishes go well with warm sticky rice. Meals can come with anywhere between two to 12 banchan. A general rule of thumb means that more formal meals come with more small side dishes. Where have we had an impressive banchan spread? Mirocjo Korean restaurant in Ellicott City, Md.. Just look at the selection in the photos. The Mixed Stew likes banchan since the servings are shared and usually arrive before the main course dishes. Here are a few:
Gam-ja Salad - a sweet potato salad that’s seasoned with mayonnaise
Kong-na-mul - bean sprouts that have been seasoned with sesame oil
Ma-nul Kim-chi – green onion kimchi
Doo-boo Cho-rim – seasoned and fried tofu
Kak-tu-gi – cubed radish kimchi
Kket-nip Cho-rim – seasoned sesame leaves
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