Dak-kkochi

Dak-kkochi (Korean: 닭꼬치; lit. chicken skewer) is a popular South Korean street food consisting of small pieces of chicken and scallions grilled on a skewer.^[1][2][3][4]

Dak-kkochi

Type	Gui kkochi
Place of origin	South Korea
Associated cuisine	Korean cuisine
Serving temperature	Warm
Main ingredients	Chicken, scallions
Media: Dak-kkochi

Korean name
Hangul	닭꼬치
Revised Romanization	dak-kkochi
McCune–Reischauer	tak-kkoch'i
IPA	[tak̚.k͈o.tɕʰi]

Dak (chicken) is the most popular type of kkochi (skewered food). Others include sausages, fish cakes, and short rib patties called tteok-galbi.^[5] The menu is basically charcoal-grilled Dak-kkochis and spicy seasoned Dak-kkochis.^[6][7]

Etymology

Dak (닭) means chicken, and kkochi (꼬치) means food on skewers or skewers themselves used for culinary purposes.^[8]

See also

• Jūjeh kabāb
• Shish taouk
• Yakitori
• List of chicken dishes

References

1. AsiaToday (31 January 2017). "Korean Cuisine Introduced at JNU International Food Festival". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
2. Barnes, Brad (31 March 2017). "Korean street food... that fitted the Bill for starters". Peterborough Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
3. Yun, Suh-young (27 November 2013). "Fresh from the street". The Korea Times. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. Gilchrist, John (17 February 2017). "John Gilchrist: Long a go-to choice, Jack Astors adapts with the culinary times". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
5. "Korean Snacks". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
6. "닭 꼬치구이 만드는 법". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
7. "닭꼬치 만드는 법". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
8. "kkochi" 꼬치. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 19 February 2017.