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Maek
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English
Etymology
en ko 맥.
Proper noun
An ancient people that inhabited the northern Korean Peninsula.
en 2021-07-23 Eric Kim Bulgogi, Any Way You Slice It w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20210723191939/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/dining/bulgogi-recipes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/dining/bulgogi-recipes.html July 23, 2021 0362-4331 1645522 Food During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi.
Anagrams
en aekm kame make meak
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