Yukhoe facts for kids

Yukhoe
Yukhoe served with separate egg yolk
Quick facts for kids Korean name
Hangul	육회
Hanja	肉膾
Revised Romanization	Yukhoe
McCune–Reischauer	Yukhoe

Yukhoe (Korean: 육회 [jukʰø]) is a special Korean dish made with raw meat. Most often, it's made from beef, but you can also find it made with other types of meat.

The name Yukhoe literally means 'raw meat' in Korean. While it can refer to any raw meat dish, it usually means a dish of raw beef slices that have been marinated. Even though it's not as common today, Yukhoe can be made from many different kinds of meat. If it's made from something other than beef, the name will tell you what kind of meat it is. For example, kkwong-yukhoe is made from pheasant, and mal-yukhoe is made from horse meat.

Yukhoe is often made from lean cuts of beef, like the eye of round, but softer cuts can also be used. The beef is cut into thin strips, and any fat is removed. Then, it's seasoned with salt, sugar, sesame oil, pepper, and garlic. People often add Korean pear, a raw egg yolk, and pine nuts on top. It's a bit like steak tartare from Western cooking or kibbeh nayeh from the Middle East.

Sometimes, Yukhoe is made with other parts of the beef, such as liver, kidney, heart, cheonyeop (a part of the stomach), or yang (another part of the stomach). When these parts are used, the dish is called gaphoe (Hangul: 갑회, hanja: 甲膾). These ingredients are cleaned very well, salted, then rinsed and dried to get rid of any strong smells. Gaphoe is usually seasoned with sesame oil, salt, and pepper, and it's served with a spicy mustard sauce.

What is the History of Yukhoe?

Yukhoe with thin slices of cucumber and Korean pear

According to an old cookbook from the 1800s called Siuijeonseo (시의전서), Yukhoe was made by soaking thin, soft slices of beef to remove blood. After that, the beef was shredded very finely. The shredded beef was then mixed with a special sauce. This sauce included chopped spring onion, minced garlic, pepper, oil, honey, pine nuts, sesame, and salt. A dipping sauce called chogochujang (a chili pepper sauce mixed with vinegar and sugar) could be added to taste, with more pepper or honey if desired.

Different Kinds of Yukhoe

Beef Yukhoe Varieties

Other Meat Yukhoe Varieties

Mal-gogi-yukhoe (Yukhoe made with horse meat)

Images for kids

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  Malgogi-yukhoe (horse meat tartare)

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  Malgogi-yukhoe (horse meat tartare)

See also

In Spanish: Yukhoe para niños