Boiled pork belly served with napa cabbage, radish kimchi and ssamjang to wrap and eat. It is commonly said to trace back to dishes enjoyed during the kimchi-making (gimjang) season.
🇰🇷 Korean: 보쌈🔤 Romanization: bossam📍 Nationwide🏷️ boiled pork · wraps · pork
Taste & texture
Tender, de-greased boiled pork balanced by spicy radish salad and ssamjang — clean and refreshing rather than heavy.
How to eat it
- Place a slice of pork on a pickled cabbage or lettuce leaf.
- Add radish salad, salted shrimp and ssamjang, and wrap into one bite.
- Often enjoyed with soju as a drinking dish.
Where to try it
Common at bossam specialists and by delivery nationwide; a 2–3 person spread runs about ₩25,000–40,000.
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Frequently asked questions
What is bossam?
A Korean dish of boiled pork wrapped with kimchi and greens, commonly said to originate from gimjang-season cooking.
How is it different from jokbal?
Jokbal is pig's trotters braised in soy; bossam is boiled, de-greased pork belly simmered with spices.