쌈장
Also: Ssamjang
The paste eaten with grilled meat in a leaf wrap at a Korean barbecue. The Korea Tourism Organization describes ssam as meat placed on lettuce or perilla with ssamjang added, eaten in one bite — so it is a condiment assembled at the table rather than a sauce for the grill.
What it is
- Base
- other
- When it goes on
- table sauce
- Burn risk over the fire
- low
Where it comes from
A documented association, qualified. BBQHQ records which source documents the link and does not make claims about authenticity.
- Korean grilled meat — documented in
What it goes with
Grouped by how the pairing is known rather than by how good it is. The first group is somebody else’s statement; the last is ours, and says so.
A source pairs them
A named source says this sauce or seasoning is used with this food. Follow the citation and you will find somebody stating it.
- Pork belly slices — The retrieved source describes ssamjang with samgyeopsal, which is pork belly, wrapped in a leaf at the table.
Structurally compatible
A structural fact rather than a cultural one: what the sauce is made of against what the cook does to it. Sugar burns over a long direct cook whoever is doing the cooking.
- Halved romaine lettuce — The wrap is half the dish rather than a garnish. This is the leaf BBQHQ models; the pairing is structural — a table paste needs something to be eaten on.
What this rests on
- Samgyeopsal, grilled pork belly, is described by the Korea Tourism Organization as the most popular Korean meat dish, and ssam — meat wrapped in lettuce or perilla with ssamjang and eaten in one bite — is described as a distinct part of the eating.