9/8 Ssam Culture

Dialog>>  You use them to wrap the meat. 

What are these lettuce and sesame leaves for?

You use them to wrap the meat before you eat it.

It tastes good if you do that.

Take a lettuce leaf and put a piece of meat on it.

Add some sauce and side dishes, wrap it up, and put it in your mouth.

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One very fresh and healthy eating habit of Koreans is to use ssam.

Ssam refers to wrapping meat in veggie wraps.
* wrap: 감싼 것, 쌈.
ex> Tacos require the wrapping of meat and veggies in tortilla wraps.

The most common types of vegetables used are lettuce and sesame leaves.
* lettuce: 상추
* sesame leaf: 깻잎
ex> Chop up the lettuce to make a salad.

One favorite dish among Koreans is samgyeopsal.

Ssam really makes this meat dish more tasteful.
ex> Adding fresh herbs can make it tasteful.
= tasty

Koreans often use different sauces to spice things up.
ex> I usually add hot sauce to spice it up.

Ssamjang is the most common one, which is a combo of doenjang and gochujang.
* combo (=combination) 합한 것, 세트
ex> I'm a combo of my mom's looks and dad's personality.

After wrapping your food with a leaf about the size of your hand, stuff it into your mouth.
* stuff into: ~에 밀어넣다.
ex> Stuff the money into your pockets.

People often do the same thing when they eat raw fish.


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1. The restaurant is famous for its tasteful dishes.
2. Why don't you add hot sauce to spice it up.
3. This is a combo of a computer and a smart phone.
4. He stuffed so many things into his bag.