jjigae
Noun
Meaning
jjigae (uncountable)
A Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood or vegetables in a seasoned broth and served boiling hot.
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Examples
Meals are usually accompanied by a soup or stew, such as galbitang (stewed ribs) and doenjang jjigae (fermented bean paste soup).
Other common varieties of jjigae contain kimchi ( kimchi jjigae ) or tofu ( sundubu jjigae ).