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Gamjasaelleodeu is a traditional potato salad originating from South Korea. Although there are many variations, the salad is usually made with a combination of potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, onions, hard-boiled eggs, Fuji apples, mayonnaise (Kewpie is preferred), salt, and black pepper.
The potatoes and carrots are cut into cubes and boiled until fully cooked. The cucumbers and onions are diced and sprinkled with salt. The potatoes are gently mashed and mixed with the carrots, cucumbers, onions, eggs, apple chunks, and mayonnaise.
The salad is seasoned with salt and pepper to taste before serving.
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Japanese potato salad is a traditional salad that's a staple at izakayas (informal bars), but it's also often prepared at home. Although there are many variations and many ingredients can be added to the salad, it's usually made with a combination of half-mashed potatoes, sliced carrots and cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs, and sometimes ham.
The salad is seasoned with Japanese kewpie mayonnaise and sometimes rice vinegar. It's often enjoyed as a side dish in bento lunch boxes. Japanese potato salad can be served warm or cold, but what's important is that it should always be both creamy and crunchy.
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Gamja jorim is a traditional South Korean dish of braised potatoes. Although there are many variations, the dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes, soy sauce, garlic, vegetable oil, sesame oil, sugar, black pepper, and hot peppers.
The potatoes are sliced or cubed and stir-fried in vegetable oil for a few minutes over medium heat. The rest of the ingredients (except the hot peppers) are added to the pan and everything is simmered for a few minutes. The hot peppers are added to the pan and the dish is simmered until the potatoes are fully cooked.
Before serving, gamja jorim is often garnished with roasted sesame seeds and it's enjoyed as a side dish.
Nikujaga is a Japanese dish consisting of meat (niku) and potatoes (jagaimo) as its main ingredients. Like most dishes in the Japanese cuisine, the meat is added for flavor, rather than substance. The most common type of meat used in nikujaga is thinly sliced beef simmered in soy sauce, sake, and mirin, although pork is more popular in the eastern parts of the country.
Nikujaga is Japanese comfort food that is often cooked at home, and it is one of the most popular dishes in the family of Japanese stewed dishes, called nimono. It is said that nikujaga was created by Togo Heihachiro, who studied naval science in Great Britain, where he discovered a variety of European food, including beef stews.
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