Cultural background
Mung Bean Pancake is traditionally enjoyed as a popular food in markets and is a favorite simple side dish with Makgeolli.
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Ingredients
How it's made
- 1Soak the mung beans and grind them to make a batter.
- 2Prepare pork, bean sprouts, and kimchi.
- 3Mix the prepared ingredients into the mung bean batter.
- 4Heat oil in a pan and fry the batter until golden brown.
Nutrition
* Estimated values per serving.
Allergens
Not suitable for vegetarian, halal, or gluten-free diets as it contains pork and flour.
How to order
녹두전 주세요
Nok-du-jeon ju-se-yo
Mung Bean Pancake, please