Nuance Dictionary / Modern Taste Combos
찍먹 jjing-meok
Dipping the sauce; someone who prefers their fried food crispy
What does 찍먹 mean?
찍먹 (jjing-meok) means: Dipping the sauce; someone who prefers their fried food crispy.
A core personality trait in the fierce Korean 'Sweet and Sour Pork' debate.
🎙️ 찍먹은 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [찡먹]로 소리나요 (비음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 나는 무조건 찍먹이야, 소스에 부어 먹으면 눅눅해지잖아.
naneun mujogeon jjikmeogiya, soseue bueo meogeumyeon nugnukhaejijanha.
I'm strictly team dip; if you pour the sauce over it, it gets soggy.
💡 A definitive statement in the dipping vs. pouring debate. - 부먹파랑 찍먹파가 만나서 탕수육 먹을 때마다 소스 부어야 하나 말아야 하나 고민해요.
bumeokparang jjikmeogpara mannaseo tangsuyuk meogeul ttaemada soseu bueoya hana maraya hana gominhaeyo.
When the 'pour' and 'dip' factions meet, we always debate whether to pour the sauce over the sweet and sour pork or not.
💡 Refers to the classic culinary debate in Korea. - 탕수육 소스 부어버리면 안 돼, 난 무조건 찍먹이야.
Tangsuyuk soseu bueobeorimyeon an dwae, nan mukojeon jjikmeogiya.
Don't pour the sweet and sour pork sauce over the meat; I'm strictly a dipper.
💡 States a firm preference in the classic Korean culinary debate.
Related words in Modern Taste Combos
부먹 bu-meok맵단 maep-dan맛도리 mat-do-ri치맥 chi-maek소확행 so-hwak-haeng