Today, we're going to help you find out what Korean food is best for you.

Answer the following 10 questions, add up the scores, then check your results! This quiz is just for fun, so please don't take it too seriously.

Responses: 0 - Definitely not / 1 - Yes / 2 - Definitely Yes

Questions

1. I like noodle dishes.

2. I like to eat meat.

3. I can eat food with garlic in it well.

4. I'm not picky about food, and I'm not afraid to try food I've never tried before.

5. I like eating warm food.

6. I can eat spicy food well.

7. I enjoy eating food with a group of people.

8. I enjoy the taste of many ingredients mixed in one dish.

9. I like soju/somaek (soju and beer cocktail).

10. I like dishes made with rice.

Results

0-3 Points: Garaetteok (가래떡)

You're still a little unfamiliar with Korean food, so why don't you start with the simplest and most plain tasting of garaetteok (rice cake)?

Garaetteok is a simple food made of steamed rice dough and is a snack that Koreans like. Depending on your taste, you can grill the rice cakes or dip them in a sweet sauce, like honey.

Garaetteok doesn't contain any ingredients other than rice, so it's not burdensome at all and doesn't have a strong taste. Garaetteok, with its savory taste and chewy texture, is a light dish that even those who are new to Korean food can enjoy without any trouble.

4-8 Points: Japchae (잡채) 

You are now ready to experience Korean food. I recommend japchae (stir-fried glass noodles), Korea's representative traditional dish that is loved by many!

Japchae is a dish that is cooked by mixing boiled glass noodles, vegetables, eggs, and meat with soy sauce and sesame oil, and is an indispensable dish during Korean holidays. Since there are no spicy ingredients in it, even those who can't eat spicy food can easily enjoy it.

You can change the ingredients for japchae according to your preference. If you don't like meat, you can take out the meat, or if you want it to be spicier, you can add red pepper powder and stir-fry it. It's all up to you! 

Since the appealing characteristic of japchae is that the taste can change depending on the ingredients, I highly recommend japchae to those still in the process of getting used to Korean food.

9-12 Points: Tteokbokki (떡볶이)

You already understand the characteristics of Korean food to some extent! Tteokbokki (spicy rice cake), the soul food of Koreans, is perfect for you.

Tteokbokki is a food made by stir-frying garaetteok (rice cake), various vegetables, minced garlic, fish cake, and eggs with a spicy and sweet sauce. If you are ready to try some spicy and hot dishes, you will enjoy tteokbokki.

Don't worry, even if you can't eat spicy food, you can still eat tteokbokki! Koreans love tteokbokki so much that they have developed countless versions of tteokbokki.

Thanks to this, many non-spicy tteokbokki, such as cream tteokbokki, soy sauce tteokbokki, rose tteokbokki, and jjajang (black bean sauce) tteokbokki have been created, so even those who don't like spicy food can eat tteokbokki. Rather than just focusing on spicy tteokbokki, if you try various kinds of sauces and toppings in tteokbokki, you will fall deeper in into the charm of Korean food.

13-16 Points: Dakgalbi (닭갈비)

For those of you who have already eaten Korean food several times and are familiar with the characteristics of Korean food, I recommend dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken)!

Dakgalbi is a food that is made by stir-frying chicken with onions, cabbages, strong-scented perilla leaves, garlic, spicy sauce, and noodles. Therefore, it is more suitable to eat with many people rather than eating alone.

Since you are already an expert on the taste of Korean food, I recommend trying dakgalbi so you can properly experience the local food culture of Korea. If you want to feel the noisy atmosphere of a dakgalbi restaurant and see how local Korean restaurants get friendlier and warmer after everyone has had a drink, a dakgalbi restaurant will be perfect for you.

17-20 Points: Samgyeopsal Jungsik (삼겹살 정식)

Samgyeopsal (pork belly) is the perfect food for you, who have become a master of Korean food. What? You think samgyeopsal is too common?

No need to worry! The dish I recommend is a samgyeopsal set meal, which means it's a full course meal where you eat grilled pork belly wrapped in lettuce with raw garlic, ssamjang (spicy paste), and seasoned green onion. Then, you perfectly end the meal by eating kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew), doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), or bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles).

Of course, there will be time for a toast with your soju glasses with the people you're eating with. 

The fact that you can enjoy this full course meal means that you can easily adapt to the noisy Korean barbecue restaurant atmosphere, can handle foods with strong scents such as raw garlic, green onions, and ssamjang, and can easily finish kimchi jjigae, doenjang jjigae, or bibim naengmyeon afterwards. You have the eating habits of a true Korean

In other words, your experience and understanding of Korean food are at the highest level.

Did you enjoy our little quiz to help you find the Korean food that best suits your tastes?

There are a wide variety of Korean foods and recipes, so don't be afraid to try them and build your knowledge and experience of Korean food!