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Bulgogi (불고기; bool-GOH-gee; from Korean bul-gogi [pul.ɡo.ɡi]), literally " fire meat ", is a gui (구이; Korean -style grilled or roasted dish ) made of thin, marinated slices of beef or pork grilled on a barbecue or on a stove -top griddle. It is also often stir- fried in a pan in home cooking. Sirloin, rib eye or brisket are frequently used cuts of beef for the dish. The dish originated from northern areas of the Korean Peninsula, but is a very popular dish in South Korea where it can be found anywhere from upscale restaurants to local supermarkets as pan-ready kits.

Etymology

Bulgogi came from the Korean word bul-gogi (불고기), consisting of bul (" fire ") and gogi (" meat "). The compound word is derived from the Pyongan dialect, as the dish itself is a delicacy of Pyongan Province, North Korea. After the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japanese forced occupation in 1945, the dish became popular in Seoul and other parts of South Korea, by refugees from Pyongan. It was then listed in the 1947 edition of the Dictionary of the Korean Language, as meat grilled directly over a charcoal fire.In the Standard Korean Language Dictionary published by the National Institute of Korean Language, the word is listed as meat such as beef that is thinly sliced, marinated, and grilled over the fire. The word is also included in English- language dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary of English. Merriam-Webster dated the word 's appearance in the American English lexicon at 1961.