General Knowledge

Then and Now


A little history:

To appease the Chinese polities, many noble Korean women were sent to the Chinese Royal Court either as hostages or as tribute. When the hostages were there, they ate food that later became known as Ssam. A number of these hostages eventually returned to Korea, and Ssam became an established seasonal dish by the end of the Joseon era.

Did you know?

In Korea, Ssam has been served in Korean BBQ Restaurants for decades, however, outside of Korea it remained fairly obscure. The success of David Chang's restaurant, Momofuku, in New York City changed this. Seemingly overnight many people began actively seeking out Korean Grill restaurants looking for those that offered assorted wraps for Ssam style dining. Throughout the United States and the world Korean restaurant owners capitalized on this by offering Ssam as a "new" way of enjoying Korean grill options.

The "wrap" may consist of thin sliced cucumber or carrot (softened by blanching in simmering water) or lettuce, cabbage, bean leaves, or pumpkin leaves, which may be used raw or blanched.

Seaweeds such as miyeok and kim can also be used as wraps for ssam.

Egg-wrapped and cooked foods may also be known as ssam.

In Korea, bossam is a popular dish made with steamed pork and kimchi leaves, steamed cabbage, or other leaf.

Rice is included in ssambap.




Ssam Style by hannaone
A Few Specific types:
Kim ssam (김쌈), wrapped with kim, seaweed
Sangchu ssam (상추쌈), wrapped with lettuce
Baechu ssam (배추쌈), wrapped with napa cabbage leaf
Kkaenip ssam (깻잎쌈), wrapped with perilla leaf
Chwi ssam (취쌈), wrapped with chwinamul
Hobakip ssam (호박잎쌈), wrapped with pumpkin leaf
Kimchi ssam (김치쌈), wrapped with kimchi
Jeonbok ssam (전복쌈), wrapped with sliced and soaked dried abalone
Muneo ssam (문어쌈), wrapped with sliced octopus
Po'ssam (포쌈), wrapped with seasoned raw beef
Gotgam ssam (곶감쌈), wrapped with dried persimmon
Milssam (밀쌈), wrapped with a thin crepe made from wheat flour
Eossam (어쌈), wrapped with thin fish filet
Oissam , wrapped with thin sliced cucumber

Ssam 

Ssam in pictures.

Kimchi Ssam

Kimchi Ssam

Sangchu ssam with galbi fingers

Ssam Bite

Sangchu ssam with Bulgogi and  grilled Mushroom

Ssamgyeopsal

Air Fried Porkbelly and ssamjang on perilla leaves and leaf lettuce

leaf lettuce

Leaf Lettuce for wraps

perilla leaves

Perilla Leaves for wraps

spicy pork

Spicy Pork with Leaf Lettuce

Pork Belly in Perilla

Pork Belly and rice wrapped in Perilla and Leaf Lettuce

bossam

Bossam - Porkbelly and kimchi seasoning wrapped in par-boiled napa cabbage leaf

pork belly

Porkbelly and ssamjang on perilla leaves

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