- Kongbap
infobox Korean name
caption=A bowl of "kongbap"
hangul=콩밥
hanja=none
rr=kong bap
mr=kong bap|"Kongbap" is a Korean dish consisting of white or brown
rice cooked together with one or morebean s (and sometimes also other grains). "Kongbap" may be made from scratch by combining and cooking together dried rice and beans, although it is also commercially available premixed in dried form, in clear plastic packages, in grocery stores throughout Korea, as well as in Korean grocery stores in other nations. [http://www.lotteplaza.com/product/product_view.php?lan=ENG&Category=48&id=746 photo] Although the exact mixture may vary, typical ingredients include short-grain brown rice, greenpea s,azuki bean s, blacksoybean s, Job's tears, blackglutinous rice ,barley , and sorghum. Another typical mixture consists only of white rice and green peas. [http://cook.dreamwiz.com/images/Recipe_new/R1181.jpgphoto] The dried "kongbap" mixture is generally soaked in water for several hours, or overnight, before cooking, in order that the beans will become soft enough to eat during cooking.Kongbap in culture
Although it is generally acknowledged as a healthful and nutritious food, "kongbap" is not universally enjoyed and is not generally available in Korean restaurants,Fact|date=November 2007 being associated with
imprisonment ("kongbap" had long been a staple of Korean prison food [ko icon [http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?total_id=2685876 The reason why "kongbap" was replaced with "boribap"] fromJoongAng Ilbo ] ). Indeed, the Korean phrase "kongbap meokda" (콩밥 먹다; literally "to eat "kongbap") translates colloquially as "to be imprisoned." [ko icon [http://kordic.empas.com/dicsearch/view.html?i=38790500 Definition and common phrases of "kongbap"] from empas Korean dictionary]References
External links
*ko icon [http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/life1199/1130 General information and recipe of "hyeonmi kongbap"]
ee also
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Rice and beans
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