A Korean menu can be a wall of Hangul, and machine translation turns “addictive gimbap” into “gimbap with drugs”. MenuSum explains each dish in plain English: what's in it, how spicy it is, whether it suits your diet, and how to order it.
How we write the dish pages
Each dish page describes the usual restaurant version, based on common recipes and Korean food references, and the English names follow the official principle of using the Korean name with an English description. Recipes differ between restaurants and regions, so we write “usually” and “often” — and we give you the Korean to ask. If something matters to you, ask before you order.
Who we are
MenuSum is made in Korea by the team behind KoreaSum, calculators and guides for foreigners living in Korea. The site is supported by advertising.
Photos
Dish photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences (Creative Commons, public domain or KOGL Type 1). Each photo shows its author and licence, and all of them are listed on the photo credits page. A photo shows one typical version of a dish — restaurants vary.
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