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Korean jeon and makgeolli

by KnowingKorea

Makgeolli, Korean rice wine, goes best with some traditional dishes, first of which is pancake, called ‘jeon’ in Korean. There are many various kinds of pancakes of various sizes, and a dish of assorted pancakes is both good to taste and good to look at. Other conventional accompaniments to makgeolli include tofu with stir-fried kimchi and seasoned jelly salad.