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Morkovcha

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Morkovcha served plain

Morkovcha (UK: /mɔːrˈkɒfə/, US: /mɔːrˈkvə/),[a] also known as Korean-style carrots[b] or Korean carrot salad,[c] is a spicy marinated carrot salad. It is a dish in Koryo-saram cuisine, and is a variant of kimchi.[1][2][3]

History

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Morkovcha and other salads at Tolkuchka Bazaar, Turkmenistan

Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans located in post-Soviet countries) created the dish as they did not have supplies of napa cabbage, the main ingredient in traditional kimchi. In Central Asia, where many Koryo-saram have lived since the deportation of 1937, the salad is also named morkovcha, which is a combination of Russian morkov ("carrot") and Koryo-mar cha, derived from Korean chae () meaning salad-type banchan. The salad was unknown in South Korea until recently, when Russo-Koreans' return migration as well as Russian and Central Asian immigration became common. However, it has gained an international following, being served in most cafeterias throughout post-Soviet countries, sold in many supermarkets, and featured regularly as an appetizer (zakuska) and a side dish on dinner tables and in holiday feasts set by all ethnicities of the former Soviet Union.[1][2]

Ingredients

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The typical ingredients are finely julienned carrots, garlic, onion,[4] ground red pepper, ground coriander seeds, vinegar, vegetable oil (or olive oil), salt and pepper. It may also include sesame seeds.[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Koryo-mar: 마르코프차, Cyrillic: марковча, pronounced [mɐɾˈkoɸtɕɐ]; Russian: морковча, romanized: morkovča, IPA: [mɐrˈkoftɕə]
  2. ^ Russian: морковь по-корейски, romanized: morkovj po-korejski, IPA: [mɐrˈkofʲ pə‿kɐˈrʲejskʲɪ]; Uzbek: Корейс услубида тайёрланган сабзи, romanized: Koreys uslubida tayyorlangan sabzi
  3. ^ Uzbek: корейсча сабзили салат, romanized: koreyscha sabzili salat

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tammy (31 March 2012). "Korean Carrots (Koreyscha Sabzili Salat)". Zenkimchi, the Korean Food Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Katz, Solomon H.; Weaver, William Woys (2003). Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, Volume 3: Obesity to Zoroastrianism. Scribner. p. 282.
  3. ^ Moskin, Julia (18 January 2006). "The Silk Road Leads to Queens". The New York Times. p. F1. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Korean carrot salad, recipe". Falktime. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.