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day 34flavours & seasonings

unit 5 · food & the kitchen

    flavours & seasonings

    Talk about flavours and seasonings, and say “X and Y alike, everything” with N이고 N이고.

    today’s words

    • 이고 igo · N이고 N이고: X and Y alike, all
    • 요구르트 yogureuteu · yoghurt (drink)
    • 인삼차 insamcha · ginseng tea
    • 잼 jaem · jam
    • 취하다 chwihada · get drunk
    • 치즈 chijeu · cheese
    • 포도주 podoju · (grape) wine
    • 해물 haemul · seafood (in dishes)
    • 해산물 haesanmul · seafood
    • 가루 garu · powder, flour
    • 간 gan · seasoning, saltiness
    • 고춧가루 gochutgaru · chilli powder
    • 구수하다 gusuhada · savoury and nutty (taste, smell)
    • 단맛 danmat · sweetness, a sweet taste
    • 달콤하다 dalkomhada · sweet (pleasantly)
    • 맡다 matda · smell (something)
    • 매운맛 maeunmat · spicy taste, heat
    • 뿌리다 ppurida · sprinkle, spray
    • 소금물 sogeummul · salt water, brine
    • 식용유 sigyongnyu · cooking oil
    • 양념 yangnyeom · seasoning, sauce, marinade
    • 조미료 jomiryo · flavour enhancer, seasoning

    sentences

    • 지호는 고기고 생선이고 다 잘 먹어요. · Jiho eats everything: meat, fish, the lot.
    • 찌개를 끓일 때는 간을 잘 봐야 돼요. · When you make a stew, you have to taste it carefully for salt.
    • 고춧가루를 조금만 뿌려 주세요. · Just sprinkle a little chilli powder on it, please.
    • 이 냄새 좀 맡아 보세요. 정말 달콤해요. · Smell this. It's really sweet.
    • 술에 취한 사람은 운전하면 안 돼요. · Someone who's drunk must not drive.