I went to a Korean restaurant yesterday and I experienced a new banchan which my friend I absolutely loved. I asked what is was and was told it was seaweed salad. I Googled it, found a photo that looked similar to what we were having and asked if that was it. She said yes however all seaweed salads recipes are different 😩 it was very vinegary and refreshing. Second pic was taken after we devoured it lol but I thought it may be useful. Pics 3 and 4 are Google pics it closely matched with. My questions are is there a specific name for it (I've seen many) and is there any recipes you may want to share? I need this in my life again lol thank you!!
by Material-Jelly5455
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It’s called 미역초무침 which roughly translates to seaweed vinegar salad. Some people make theirs spicy but the non spicy ones are more conventional. Here’s a recipe!
https://www.koreanbapsang.com/miyeok-muchim-seaweed-salad/
Theres also cold seaweed soup.
It has similar taste but with more liquid.
Its very popular during summer time.
미역초무침.
미역’s English name comes from Japanese, which is wakame.
Of all the banchan here, that’s probably the simplest to make. Also very cheap. Wakame comes in big bags in dried form. You just tear off a hunk, soak it in room temp water, drain and dress with sushi vinegar (my cheat – has salt and sugar already added) and maybe a little sesame oil and sesame seeds. If you wanna do it up like in your pics, add some julienne radish, cucumber and/or carrot.
I make this regularly, it goes amazing in almost any context. Delicious and nutritious.