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Albap

Korean dish

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Albap (Korean: 알밥; lit. 'roe rice') is a type of bibimbap made with one or more kinds of roe, most commonly flying fish (commonly Cheilopogon agoo) roe, and served in a sizzling hot ttukbaegi (earthenware) or dolsot (stone pot). It is a dish of Korean origin that is found in Japanese restaurants in South Korea, but not in Japan.

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Hoe-deopbap

Hoe-deopbap or raw fish bibimbap is a Korean dish consisting of steamed rice mixed with sliced or cubed saengseon hoe (raw fish), various vegetables such as lettuce, cucumber and sesame leaves, sesame oil, and chogochujang (a sauce made from vinegar, gochujang, and sugar). The fish used for making hoedeopbap is generally either halibut, sea bass, rockfish, tuna, salmon, or whitefish.