Korean Culture & Customs

김

gim

Gim (seaweed)

Dried laver, the seaweed used to wrap rice, is called gim in Korean. One popular folk story traces the name to a man surnamed Kim in Jeolla who is said to have first farmed it, so the food took on his family name.

Examples

Korean	English
이 김은 향이 좋아서 밥이랑 먹으면 정말 맛있어. i gimeun hyangi joaseo babirang meogeumyeon jeongmal masisseo.	This gim smells great, so it's really delicious eaten with rice.

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