{"id":12077,"date":"2018-07-06T07:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimchimari.com\/?p=12077"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T22:19:55","slug":"bossam-korean-boiled-pork-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimchimari.com\/bossam-korean-boiled-pork-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bossam – Korean Boiled Pork Belly Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bossam is a crunchy cabbage wrap filled with unctuous Korean boiled pork belly and refreshing spicy radish salad.\u00a0Great as a one dish meal but also great for parties, you just can’t stop eating it, especially if you are a pork and kimchi lover.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bossam – Korean Pork Belly Wrap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I think of Bossam, I think of Kimjang because it was traditionally eaten around Kimjang<\/a> (in the fall, Koreans make kimchi to last through winter) time when I was growing up. After a long day of pickling cabbages, chopping and making the kimchi stuffing, with your whole body smelling of Kimchi, everyone deserves a good dinner.\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

And Bossam was what moms made to feed the helpers who worked hard all day. It was such a wonderful way to end the day.<\/p>\n

Once pork was cooked, all we needed was some leftover pickled cabbages and kimchi stuffing. OH MY.. …sooo amazing… all the different textures of crunchy and chewy, and the explosion of garlicky and spicy goodness of the kimchi stuffing in between the fatty pork..and a hint of sweetness somewhere… it was SIMPLY HEAVEN in every bite.<\/p>\n

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So next time you make Kimchi, you should make it a Bossam day!!<\/p>\n

Meaning of Bossam – What is it?<\/h2>\n

One theory is that Bossam comes from a combination of the two letters, \ubcf5 bok and \uc308 ssam where bok means good fortune and ssam means to wrap. Koreans considered pork to bring good luck and so bok+ssam and then eventually bo+ssam meant that you were wrapping good luck in leaves.<\/p>\n

Another theory states the name comes from the word Bossam \ubcf4\uc308 itself which literally means “to wrap”. Whichever you want to go with, it’s fine as there seems to be no hard evidence to support one or the other.<\/p>\n

How to eat Bossam<\/h2>\n

What does it consist of?<\/h3>\n

As I mentioned above, Bossam consist of the following parts:<\/p>\n