bulgogi

plural bulgogis · alternative bul'gogi

1. uncountableusuallyA Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables.

   Later that day, when you sat down to a meal of bulgogi, you spat out the second mouthful and picked out something glittering.

   2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 19

   2 more examples

   Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized^([sic]) tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.

   2010 August 9, Justine Rude, The Washington Post

   For Ms. Park, a forensic chemist for the New Jersey State Police who has since retired, bulgogi was a weeknight workhorse, even without the convenience of pre-sliced meat.

   2021 July 23, Eric Kim, “Bulgogi, Any Way You Slice It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021, Food

2. broadlyuncountableusuallyAny of various Korean dishes of grilled meat in this style.
3. uncountableusuallyThe meat in these dishes, traditionally grilled at the table.

   Synonyms: Korean barbecue