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Korean lunchbox ideas to inspire your daily<\/em> lunches<\/em>! The list includes banchan (side dishes) that make the classic Korean Dosirak, but also some simple one-dish meals that can be packed easily in a container.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>What is Dosirak?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dosirak \ub3c4\uc2dc\ub77d means Lunchbox in Korean. Korean Dosirak is usually comprised of Rice + Banchan (side dishes). It usually has side dishes that keep well at room temperature and they are usually seasoned well so that a little goes a long way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunchbox containers were first made with bamboo and then it was made with metal until the 70’s or so (if my memory serves me right). And then as plastics became more readily available in Korea, plastic Dosirak containers along with thermos round ones became the main stream as I went to high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korean Lunchbox (Dosirak \ub3c4\uc2dc\ub77d) is something I totally grew up with – from elementary all the way to high school. Korean schools didn’t have cafeterias back then and so everyone brought lunchboxes to school. And so lunchtime was the highlight of everyone’s day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And recently, Korean lunchboxes have received a burst in popularity due to K dramas like Crash Course in Romance (it’s a Netflix Korean drama that my followers asked me about) where you see how Korean’s language of love is often through Dosirak. Haha..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>My Korean Lunchboxes (Dosirak) story<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Going back to my school days, back in elementary school, we would swap our banchan a lot because.. not only is the ‘grass greener on the other side<\/em>‘, my friend’s ‘dosirak banchan looked always tastier on the other side<\/em>‘. \ud83d\ude1d\ud83d\ude1d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also when I was in high school, I remember that we were all very hungry teenagers and we could never wait until lunchtime (period 4 or 5) to have our dosirak. So we all started eating our lunches after the first 2 or 3 periods which was around 10-11am.. lol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because our recess time was only 10 min max, sometimes my friend wasn’t able to finish all of her lunch. But instead of stopping and putting her lunchbox away, she told me that she had to finish eating cause she hates stopping in the middle of her meals. So she secretly had the lunchbox under the desk and tried to finish eating her lunch while the teacher was getting ready for class. Good thing we were sitting way back of the class!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what was the worst was she made me hold her banchan on my lap so she could continue eating!!! OMG – that stressed me out soo much! Because I hated getting into trouble!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also remember one time, a teacher came into the class and complained that we should not be eating our lunches so early. This teacher said, ‘Ok, I get it, I know you guys are just too hungry to wait until lunchtime but can you guys at least have the decency to OPEN THE WINDOWS???’ HAHAHA… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine 72 students and their lunchboxes with all the smells of kimchi and banchan in one classroom ~~ Bless our teachers~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, hope this post of Korean Lunchbox Ideas is helpful. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n

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