kimbap

Or gim·bap

[keem-bop]

noun

Korean Cooking.

1. boiled short-grain rice seasoned with sesame oil, cooled, and rolled in a seaweed wrapper with stir-fried vegetables and other cooked ingredients, as thin slices of sautéed beef, scrambled egg, canned tuna, or crabmeat, creating a cylinder-shaped roll that is sliced into bite-size pieces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kimbap¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Korean kimbap, gimbap, equivalent to gim “an edible seaweed, nori” + -bap “cooked rice”

Example Sentences

She loves to eat kimbap and tteokbokki, earns excellent grades in school and has an impeccable sense of fashion.

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Applehans is married to Korean American author Maureen Goo, who provided inspiration to how Rumi is seen practically inhaling a roll of kimbap instead of eating it one at a time in slices.

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Korean food has become so familiar worldwide that Trader Joe’s even carries kimbap, japchae and galbi in its freezer section.

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The most recognizable food is kimbap – rice, vegetables, pickles and protein rolled up in sheet of dried seaweed – which is seen in many k-dramas, including “Squid Game.”

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“You’d just chug a kimbap like a hot dog.”

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