Ssamjang Steak Sandwich
Korea's leaf wrap rebuilt inside bread: seared steak over a thin coat of ssamjang, the fermented doenjang-and-gochujang paste, with perilla and pickle keeping the weight in motion.
Ssam
Ssam (쌈) — Lettuce Wrap
Korea's original 'sandwich': grilled meat (pork belly or beef) wrapped in lettuce or perilla with rice, garlic, chili, ssamjang. Predates...
Perilla Leaf Sandwich (깻잎 샌드위치)
A cool minty, anise-warm Korean perilla leaf (kkaennip) laid raw between soft white bread with grilled pork. Kept raw and cold on purpose, because heat would cook the herb's loudest note straight off.
Galbi Ssam (갈비 쌈)
Grilled short ribs wrapped in lettuce/perilla with accompaniments. The premium ssam. Galbi ssam at a high-end Korean BBQ restaurant is on...
Bossam Ssam (보쌈 쌈)
A salted cabbage leaf, a slice of warm boiled pork, ssamjang, raw garlic, a pinch of spicy radish, folded closed by hand: bossam is the Korean wrap you build yourself, one bite at a time.