Korean Foreign Language Translation and Notation Handbook
Situations where Korean food is explained to foreign friends in English-speaking countries or
Have you ever thought about the following when you need to translate it into English?
Is the soup/soup/stew stew or soup?
Is the bedbug cake a pancake or a rice cake
Should I express it as old jelly?
Through several posts, I shared my concerns about food translation with you.
Maybe when expressing from Korean to English and from English to Korean Because there is no clear standard for Korean food labeling
I think I found it difficult to communicate with foreigners about Korean food.
To help you in this situation, I would like to introduce the standards and examples of Korean translation specified by the Korea Tourism Organization.
In the summer of 2021, through public-private collaboration between Korea Tourism Organization and various private sector experts <Korean Foreign Language Translation Guide> has been compiled Based on existing dictionaries of foreign language notation and the National Institute of Korean Language's foreign language notation standards, with the participation of professional faculty and supervision of foreign advisors familiar with Korean culture”Food name foreign language translation standards” was published.
The biggest feature of this notation standardIt is significant that it is written so that even foreigners who have a poor understanding of Korean food culture can easily understand it. It is said that they paid a lot of attention to whether it is OK to translate scientific names as they are, whether food names with Chinese characters are appropriate for translation, and to reflect ingredients, recipes, and flavor characteristics unique to Korean food rather than mechanical translation so as not to cause misunderstandings due to cultural differences.
Also, it is said that words that are already known overseas as their Korean names or are listed in the Oxford English Dictionary and need to be preserved are described by using the Korean language as it is, and explanations are added. Based on this, I'll look at a post about how to translate and classify soup/soup/stew/hot pot, etc., which are often confused. We've also prepared a simple quiz for each menu, so I hope you get the right insight into “Korean English Translation”!
Soup/soup/stew/hot pot/steamed word rules
bureaus
Soup is a dish made by pouring a lot of water into meat, fish, vegetables, etc. and seasoning them, and is eaten together with the broth.
The soup soup It is translated as and classified as “cold soup, miso soup, seaweed soup,” etc. according to the ingredients. A soup with 1 ingredient is shown as ingredient name+soup, and soup with 2 ingredient names is shown as ingredient name 1, + and + ingredient name 2 +soup.
So here's the question! How do you translate beef bureau? (The answer is at the bottom!)
bang
Tang is a dish prepared with more ingredients such as meat, fish, and vegetables than soup, and is eaten together with broth. Depending on the ingredients, soup is classified as “rib tang, spicy soup, samgyetang,” etc.
Soup and soup are divided by the degree of thickening of the soup; less thick soup is translated as soup, and thick soup is translated as stew.
If so! How do you translate gamjatang? (The answer is at the bottom!)
stew
Stew contains less broth than soup or soup, and is cooked with plenty of “meat, fish, shellfish, and vegetables.”
Jjigae I'll translate it to They are classified as “miso soup, kimchi stew, and sundubu stew” according to the ingredients that give off the flavor.
If so! How do you translate miso soup? (The answer is at the bottom!)
Hot pot
A hot pot is eaten by putting meat, vegetables, or seafood in a pot or hot pot, pouring broth, and simmering it on top. Fresh rice pot with a similar recipe is included in hot pot,
What is a hot pot Hot potIt is translated as and classified as “OO hot pot” according to the ingredients.
If so! How do you translate gyoza hot pot? (The answer is at the bottom!)
wishlist
Steamed food is made by seasoning “meat, seafood, and vegetables” and simmering it with a little water for a long time or steaming it with water vapor. Generally, it is classified as a “method of steaming ingredients.”
Steamed in sauce is Braised + ingredient nameTranslate and write as
Steamed on a pan and steamed with steam is Steamed + is the name of the ingredientTranslated and expressed as
Steamed ingredients are steamed after boiling the ingredients + the name of the ingredientsIt is translated and expressed as
If so How do you translate steamed pork with kimchi? (The answer is at the bottom!)
Additionally, after going through the above process, How to translate fried chicken soupShould I do it?
Is it Stew because it doesn't have a lot of soup and it feels thick?
If you think about the way it's made, it's steamed and steamed, so maybe it's Braised +?
I'm curious how you translated it 😊
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In this way, I examined the translation expressions for soup/stew based on Korean foreign language translation standards.
It's a translation of Korean food introduced at the tip of the iceberg, but I think it was helpful to use some standards to express it.
For more details, <2021 한식 외국어 번역 표기 편람> check out the Korea Tourism Organization Food Tourism Platform website.
👉 Korea Tourism Organization Food Tourism Platform
Today's Post Review [Correct Answer Revealed]
음식번역
| 복습정리 |
퀴즈정답 |
| 국: Soup |
소고기무국: Beef and Radish Soup |
| 탕: (걸쭉한 정도에 따라) Stew/Soup |
감자탕: Pork Backbone Stew |
| 찌개: Jjigae |
된장찌개: Soybean Paste Jiigae 또는 doenjang jjigae |
| 전골: Hot Pot |
만두전골: Dumpling Hot Pot 또는 Mandu Hot Pot |
| 양념에 졸이는 찜: Braised + 재료명 I
증기로 쪄낸 찜: Steamed + 재료명 I
재료를 푹 삶은 찜: Boiled + 재료명 |
돼지고기김치찜: Braised Pork and Kimchi |
| 탕이라고 불리지만, 찜과 더 가까운 |
닭볶음탕: Braised Chicken |
Cf) Bedbug mochi is represented by pancake, jelly is represented by “ingredient+jelly,” and jelly sauce is represented by jelly salad.
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I hope it was helpful to those who were curious about the English expressions in Korean food. We'll meet in the next post~
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