Ingredients used in Bibimbap (비빔밥)

Different regions in Korea add different ingredients to their Bibimbap. Here are just some popular options for you that you can add to your Bibimbap. 

Vegetables:

Some vegetables can be served raw as they are, stir-fried, seasoned, or pickled to add more dimension to your bibimbap.

• Seasoned spinach (시금치)
• Bellflower root (도라지)
• Fern brake (고사리나물)
• Stir-fried squash/zucchini (애호박)
• Pickled or stir-fried radish (무생채/무나물)
• Mushrooms (표고버섯)
• Bean sprouts (mung or soybean)
• Stir-fried or raw perilla leaves (깻잎)
• Stir-fried carrot (당근)
• Seasoned salted cucumber (오이지무침)
• Sweet potato stems (고구마줄기)
• Stir-fried eggplant (가지나물)
• Sliced raw Lettuce (상추)
• Sliced plain Cucumber (오이채)
• Salt sandspurry (세발나물)
• Water dropwort (미나리)
• Chwinamul (취나물)
• Radish sprouts (무순)
• Sliced raw pear (배)

Proteins:

• Beef bulgogi
• Boiled Clams (참꼬막)
• Ground pork
• Ground beef
• Raw seasoned beef
• Salmon (연어)
• Tuna Mayo

Bibimbap Garnish

You can garnish your Bibimbap with an egg yolk, a fried egg, or a basted egg.

Some other garnishes that you can add are pine nuts, dried shredded seasoned seaweed (맛김), sesame seed salt, sesame seeds, sesame oil, or a yellow jelly (황포묵).