Japchae

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Korean dish made of sweet-potato dangmyeon cellophane noodles, vegetables and other ingredients. uncountable

    "There are no precise rules governing the precise assortment of vegetables in japchae, but most recipes won’t stray far from the standard collection of mushrooms, carrots, spinach, onions, and leeks."

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"There are no precise rules governing the precise assortment of vegetables in japchae, but most recipes won’t stray far from the standard collection of mushrooms, carrots, spinach, onions, and leeks."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 잡채(雜菜) (japchae). Doublet of chap chye.

Related phrases

cellophane noodle

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