국류 Soup

1. 왕탄스프 Won ton Soup ......................................................... 6000 The country with the world’s worst drink problem

2. 왕탄 새우 스프 Shrimp Won ton Soup ................................. 7000 South Korea has more alcoholics than any other country,

3. 헛사어 스프 Hot and Sour Soup ............................................ 6000 but it seems unlikely to quit the drink any time soon.

4. 토마토 계란탕 Tomato and Egg Soup ................................... 5000 In Seoul, A young woman is hunched over a toilet bowl in a coffee

5. 새우탕 Shrimp and Vegetable Soup ....................................... 7000 shop in downtown Seoul, her dishevelled hair masking her face.

6. 중식 야채국 Chinese Vegatable Soup .................................... 6500 A police officer tries to rouse her, but there is no response.

7. 누롱지게살국 Crab Sizzling Rice Soup ................................ 9000 “I think she’s totally passed out,” says Officer Hazel Chang.

8. 미소두부국 Miso Tofu Soup ................................................... 4000 “Chang and her colleague carry the woman to their car, ”

9. 김치두부국 Kimchi Tofu Soup ............................................... 4000 and take her to the police station where medics examine her.

만두류 Dumplings

10. 왕만두 King Dumplings 3p ................................................... 6000 It is just one of many alcohol-fuelled incidents the police see

11. 성젠바오 Shengjian Bao 4p .................................................. 7000 during a typical night on the streets of Seoul, the South Korean

12. 모듬 성젬바오 Mix Shengjian Bao 6p ................................. 8500 capital, where people can be seen staggering about precariously

13. 샤오롱바오 Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumplings 6p ................ 6500 and veering dangerously into traffic. Here, alcohol is an essential

14. 새우샤오롱바오 Shrimp Xiao Long Bao 6p ....................... 7500 part of daily life for many, with South Koreans drinking more hard

15. 모듬 샤오롱바오 Mix Xiao Long Bao 6p ............................ 8500 liquor than anyone else in the world, according to the research firm

16. 꿔티에 Gyoza 8p .................................................................... 7000 Euromonitor. It is cheap, considered amust if you want to get ahead

17. 챠우셔우 Steamed Dumplings in Hot Sauce 6p .................. 6000 in business and viewed as a way to relieve stress in a society with

18. 찐만두 Steamed Dumplings 8p ............................................. 7000 some of the world’s longest working hours. But South Korea is also

19. 군만두 Pan Fried Dumplings 8p ........................................... 7000 home to more alcoholics than any other country, and alcohol-

20. 물만두 Boiled Dumplings 10p ............................................... 6000 related social costs amount to more than $20 billion a year.

냉채류 Cold Vegetables Dishes

21.오향닭 Five Spice Chicken with Cucumber .... 小12000 中20000 Every few days, Suh Seung-Beom, a banker in Seoul, gets business

22. 오향장육 Five Spice Beef.................................. 小16000 中26000 contacts and friends together for drinking sessions. Most Koreans,

23.냉채 Chilled salad .............................................. 小15000 中25000 their drink of choice is soju, a spirit made from rice. On a recent

24. 톡냉채 Sliced Chicken Breast Salad Bowl ......................... 33000 night out, it was not long before Suh and his associates were feeling

25. 돼지귀무침 Pork Salad ......................................................... 8000 the effects of the potent liquor. But he denies that getting drunk is

26. 해파리냉채 Jellyfish Salad .................................................... 8000 the goal of these marathon drinking sessions. “It’s just a means to

27. 피단두부 Tofu with Fermented Egg...................................... 7000 build bonds in business and with people. At work we can’t be so

28. 오이냉채 Cucumber Salad..................................................... 5000 open. But here we can make memories,” Suh’s drinking partners

29. 양장피 Seafood Vegetable Bowl........................................... 25000 does not believe that he and his friends drink too much.

채소류 Vegetables Dishes

21.계란목이버섯 Sauteed Eggs Black Mushrooms ................ 12000 Some say drinking alcohol is beneficial to society because it helps

22. 가장식두부 Bean Curd with Pepper................................... 16000 people relieve stress. The police officers who patrol Seoul’s busiest

23.부추계란볶음 Leek Sprouts and Egg ................................. 15000 entertainment district disagree. ‘I think drinking is a problem’

24. 마라두부 Spicy Hot Bean Curd .......................................... 15000 Their beat is the busiest in the country, and almost every call they

25. 마늘새싹볶음 Garlic Pea Greens ....................................... 10000 get involves someone who has drunk too much. Officer Chang,

26. 마늘소스갓볶음 Garlic & Broccoli .................................... 12000 a former schoolteacher, has been shocked by the level of drinking

27. 굴소스갓볶음 Broccoli in Oyster Sauce ............................. 12000 she has encountered since joining the force two months ago.

28. 굴소스 버섯볶음 Mushroom in Oyster Sauce ................... 12000 “I think drinking is a problem … a big problem,” she says.

고기류 Meat Dishes

30. 탕수육 Pork in Sweet and Sour ...................... 小12000 中18000 In the recent years there has been an increase in the number of

34. 탕추갈비 Pork Fillets in Sweetand Sour ....... 小16000 中26000 calls police receive involving people who have drunk too much.

31. 꿔바육 Pork Cutlet .......................................... 小12000 中18000 “We’re especially seeing more women taking to the bottle heavily.

32. 라조육 Stirfried Pork in Hot Sauce ................ 小16000 中26000 It’s really heartbreaking,” says Officer Choi. “We are not making

33. 동파육 Dong Po Rou Braised Pork Belly ....... 小16000 中26000 much difference out here. People are drinking and partying harder.

36. 경장육슬 Peking Shredded Pork......................小23000 中33000 And often in cases when we intervene to help, they get violent.”

34. 홍소육 Braised Pork ........................................ 小16000 中26000 Public health experts say part of the problem is that there are no

34. 어향고기 Szechuan Spicy Eggplant with Beef ............. 中22000 laws restricting binge drinking. On average, South Koreans

34. 소고기안심볶음 Chinese Style Beef ............................. 中23000 consume 14 shots of hard liquor a week, while Americans drink

34. 굴소스소고기볶음 Oyster Sauce Beef .......................... 中16000 about three and Russians about six, according to Euromonitor

34. 두시갈비 Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce .. 小23000 中33000 statistics. “It leads to all kinds of illnesses including liver disease,

34. 후추갈비 Pepper Salt Spareribs ..................... 小21000 中31000 yet there are no government guidelines to say how much is too

34. 두시갈비찜 Spareribs with Black Bean & Pepper .......中39000 much,” says Chun Sung-soo, Korea Public Health Association.

닭류 Chicken Dishes

37. 깐풍기 Spicy Fried Chicken ............................ 小16000 中26000 Chun says there is a lack of awareness about the health risks of

38. 라조기 Stir-Fried Chicken in Hot Sauce........ 小 16000 中26000 drinking heavily. He says the government invests only a small

39. 유린기 Pepper Fried Chicken ......................... 小16000 中26000 fraction of what it makes in taxes from the sale of alcohol in public

40. 총칭라즈찌 Pepper Stir-Fried Chicken ......... 小18000 中28000 awareness campaigns. “For 20 years, we’ve been proposing

41. 궁부계정 Sauteed Diced Chicken with Peanuts ........... 中29000 policies that can drastically reduce alcohol consumption –

42. 생강파유린기 Green Onion Chicken ............ 小15000 中25000 like increasing the price, regulating how much is sold, limiting ads

43.카레치킨 Curry Chicken ................................. 小15000 中25000 … but they never pass in the national assembly,” he says.

면류 Noodle Dishes

41. 우육탕면 Yong-Kang Beef Noodle Soup......... 小16000 中26000 Chun believes politicians are under pressure from liquor companies

42. 완탕면 Won Ton Noodle Soup.......................... 小16000 中26000 not to take action. One man taking on the big liquor firms is Kim.

43. 짜장면 Noodles in Black Bean Sauce............... 小16000 中26000 Kim is the first in Korea to launch a class-action lawsuit against

44. 삼선짜장면 Seafood Black Bean Noodles ...... 小16000 中26000 firms using celebrities in advertisements to promote alcohol.

45. 삼선짬뽕 Spicy Seafood Noodles ..................... 小16000 中26000 “People obviously look at these advertisements and see celebrities

46. 삼선짬뽕밥 Spicy Seafood Rice Noodles ........ 小16000 中26000 downing liquor. Because they’re so famous, naturally this

47. 중식냉면 Chinese Cold Noodles ...................... 小16000 中26000 encourages consumers to drink more. It leads to overdrinking

48. 중식비빔면 Chinese Style Bibimbap .............. 小16000 中26000 and people getting knocked out.” ‘A culture of drinking to excess’

밥류 Rice Dishes

49. 동파육덮밥 Fried Soy Sauce Pork Belly Rice Bowl........... 11000 Kim now suffers from cirrhosis of the liver, a chronic condition

50. 소고기덮밥 Beef Rice Bowl ................................................. 11000 caused by overdrinking, and admits that he is still drinking.

51. 어향가지덮밥 Szechuan Spicy Eggplant ............................ 11000 Korea’s younger generation shows no sign of letting go of the

52. 마파두부덮밥 Mapa Tofu Rice Bowl.................................... 8000 culture of drinking to excess. Jiyeon, a university student, says she

53. 잡탕밥 Steamed Rice Mix Seafood and Vegetables............ 12000 often studies 18 hours a day and says stress is what drives her and

54. 잡채밥 Stir-fried Glass Noodles Vegatables with Rice ........ 8000 her friends to drink.“Maybe now I’ve become a bit of an alcoholic,”

55. 중식치킨까스 Chinese Style Pork Cutlet............................. 8000 Asked whether she could ever imagine a day when South Koreans

56. 볶음밥 Fried Rice ................................................................... 6000 drink less, she is adamant. “Not really. Liquor is something that’s

57. 삼선볶음밥 Seafood Fried Rice ............................................ 7500 shared between friends and family. The Korean drinking culture is

58. 새우볶음밥 Shrimp Fried Rice ............................................. 7500 veryuplifting. So I don’t think the day we have less will ever come."

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