bibimbap

American  

[bee-beem-bop, bee-bim-bop] / ˈbi bimˈbɒp, ˈbi bɪmˌbɒp /

noun

Korean Cooking.

1. a dish of rice and cooked vegetables with a red chili paste sauce, often with marinated beef and/or a fried or raw egg on top.

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Etymology

Origin of bibimbap

First recorded in 1975–80; from Korean pibimpap, equivalent to pibim, bibim “to mix” + -bap “cooked rice”

Example Sentences

It’ll instantly elevate any sushi spread, but it’s just as lovely dolloped over sushi rice, spooned onto bibimbap, or smeared over warm toast.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Sheet-pan bibimbap will help you use up the stray vegetables in the crisper.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

It’s where you can bring a copy of Zauner’s memoir, order a bibimbap from the food court, think of family and cry — ignored by other H Mart patrons lost in their own memories.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

K-drama, K-pop, kimchi, bibimbap: Korean culture, in the form of entertainment and food, has long taken hold in California and across the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

When I was younger, she would come over and cook all of her—and my—Korean favorites, bibimbap, kalbi, mandoo, but Dad would never eat them.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller