bulgogi

[ buhl-goh-gee, buhl-goh-gee ]

noun

, Korean Cooking.

1. a dish of thinly sliced meat, usually beef, marinated and grilled on a barbecue or stir-fried.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulgogi¹

First recorded in 1955–60; from Korean bulgogi, equivalent to bul, pul “fire” + gogi, kogi “meat”

Example Sentences

A mile southeast, BON Korean Cuisine serves the trendy ox bone soup seolleongtang and an array of seafood pancakes, fried chicken, bulgogi and rice cakes.

From Seattle Times

The tour ended with everyone gathering for lunch: Bulgogi beef.

From Los Angeles Times

But that complaint was quickly followed by a list of Korean foods with which they’ve fallen in love: the bulgogi beef, the ample seafood options and most things found at the night markets.

From Los Angeles Times

Mandu-Ya has nine versions dressed up various ways, with fillings ranging from corn to bulgogi beef, adorned with mayo and red sauce to finish.

From Seattle Times

While many Americans may automatically think of Korean barbecue when the notion of Korean food comes up, or other staples like bulgogi, Korean fried chicken or tteokbokki, Park's deep focus and exploration on banchan and Hansik at large — both throughout the book and also in his restaurants — shines a light on other areas of Korean food that may not be as well known.

From Salon