What Korea is eating right now

Strongest right now

Relative index with "chicken" set to 100 — simply what gets searched most right now.

1. 01Chicken (치킨)100.0
2. 02Kimbap (김밥)peak95.3
3. 03Samgyetang (삼계탕)rising74.4
4. 04Mala Tang (마라탕)peak64.1
5. 05Cold noodles (냉면)peak62.3
6. 06Kalguksu (칼국수)rising61.4
7. 07Pork belly (삼겹살)peak58.2
8. 08Dakgalbi (닭갈비)peak51.1
9. 09Gamjatang (감자탕)peak49.5
10. 10Sushi (초밥)peak49.2
11. 11Budaejjigae (부대찌개)peak44.1
12. 12Jokbal (족발)peak43.1

Rising

Compared with the same weeks last year — season removed, so what's left is real movement.

1. 01Samgyetang (삼계탕)rising+30%
2. 02Braised anglerfish (아귀찜)rising+27%
3. 03Soybean noodle soup (콩국수)rising+26%
4. 04Kalguksu (칼국수)rising+21%
5. 05Jjamppong (짬뽕)rising+19%
6. 06Bakery Cafe (베이커리카페)rising+19%
7. 07Financiers (휘낭시에)rising+17%
8. 08Cold noodles (냉면)peak+14%

Going out of season

Decline is information too — this is what's fading in Korea right now.

1. 01Dubai Chocolate (두바이 초콜릿)going out-75%
2. 02Spicy marinated crab (양념게장)going out-44%
3. 03Wild vegetable set meal (산채정식)going out-43%
4. 04Dining (다이닝)going out-39%
5. 05Highball (하이볼)going out-35%
6. 06Tanghulu (탕후루)going out-32%
7. 07Spicy fried chicken (양념치킨)going out-32%
8. 08Soy bean paste soup (된장찌개)going out-31%

K-food searched in English

Korean dishes searched in English inside Korea (kimchi = 100). Tourists, students, expats — this is what they look up.

1. 01Kimchi100.0
2. 02Sojugoing out33.3
3. 03Mukbanggoing out31.2
4. 04Gimbap17.1
5. 05Korean bbqgoing out11.7
6. 06Tteokbokki11.4
7. 07Bulgogigoing out7.9
8. 08Kimbapgoing out7.9
9. 09Galbirising4.8
10. 10Japchaegoing out4.5

Where people go

Neighborhood searches track outings, not dishes — a different rhythm, so they sit apart.