bibimbap
noun
bi·bim·bap ˈbē-ˈbēm-ˈbäp 
variants or less commonly bi bim bap
: a Korean dish of rice with cooked vegetables, usually meat, and often a raw or fried egg
In Korea, some foods trickled down from the Imperial palace and others have humbler origins. Bibimbap seems to be somewhere in the middle—a dish thought to have been introduced to Korean monarchy by the court of China, but also served to farmers in their fields.
Debra Samuels
Debra Samuels
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Samosa, bibimbap, soju and kimchi have been added in previous years. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Bap specialized in build-your-own bibimbap (a Korean crispy rice bowl often with meat, mixed veggies like kimchi, spice and soy sauce), along with poke bowls and sushi burritos. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 For Kim, this dish is not only a way to introduce diners to Korea’s unique cold noodle culture, but also part of his larger goal of pushing people to think of Korean food as more than just BBQ and bibimbap. Hana Asbrink, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2022 The menu included bibimbap, dumplings and sous-vide beef ribs. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 22 May 2022 There’s the office caterer turned lunch spot Rootastes and the fast-casual Korean kitchen Perillas, which already sells bibimbap in Somerville’s Bow Market and Allston-Brighton. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022 There’s Korean bibimbap, bowls of warm white rice topped with assorted fresh, marinated and sauteed vegetables with meat. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 Then there is Mandoo Bar in Koreatown on 32nd Street, where Dixon likes bibimbap with an egg. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Ki Kim has scattered winter truffles over bibimbap and reconceived beef galbi using beets at Kinn, his new K-town tasting-menu restaurant. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Bap specialized in build-your-own bibimbap (a Korean crispy rice bowl often with meat, mixed veggies like kimchi, spice and soy sauce), along with poke bowls and sushi burritos. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 For Kim, this dish is not only a way to introduce diners to Korea’s unique cold noodle culture, but also part of his larger goal of pushing people to think of Korean food as more than just BBQ and bibimbap. Hana Asbrink, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2022 The menu included bibimbap, dumplings and sous-vide beef ribs. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 22 May 2022 There’s the office caterer turned lunch spot Rootastes and the fast-casual Korean kitchen Perillas, which already sells bibimbap in Somerville’s Bow Market and Allston-Brighton. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022 There’s Korean bibimbap, bowls of warm white rice topped with assorted fresh, marinated and sauteed vegetables with meat. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 Then there is Mandoo Bar in Koreatown on 32nd Street, where Dixon likes bibimbap with an egg. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Ki Kim has scattered winter truffles over bibimbap and reconceived beef galbi using beets at Kinn, his new K-town tasting-menu restaurant. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Korean pibimpap, from pibim "hash, chopped food" + pap "cooked rice"
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above