Food Detective / South Korea / Kongnamul-gukbap
Kongnamul-gukbap (bean sprout soup with rice) · 콩나물국밥 콩나물국밥 · Kongnamul-gukbap
Soybean sprout soup with rice, seasoned with salted shrimp and topped with green onion and chilli; the Jeonju style is the best known. Often eaten as a hangover soup.
Kind Soup & stew, Rice Cooking In broth Taste Light bite, Breakfast · Not spicy Served · texture Hot · Crunchy sprouts in light broth INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones Main ingredient Vegetables, Rice Usually included Shrimp paste, salted or dried shrimp, Onion, scallion, Chili Seasoned with salted shrimp (saeu-jeot). Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
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PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One bowl Budget — Typical — Premium — Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering 새우는 빼 주세요 Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo) 해산물은 빼 주세요 Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo) 멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요? Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?) 돼지고기는 못 먹어요 I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo) 소고기는 못 먹어요 I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo) 계란은 빼 주세요 Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo) 견과류 알레르기가 있어요 I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo) 안 맵게 해 주세요 Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo) 알레르기가 있어요 I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: 위키백과 — 콩나물국밥 (2026-10-21). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.