Dak-kkochi
{{Short description|South Korean street food}}
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| served = Warm
| main_ingredient = Chicken, scallions
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| serving_size = 100 g
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| hangul = {{lang|ko|닭꼬치}}
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| mr = tak-kkoch'i
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Dak-kkochi ({{Korean|hangul=닭꼬치|lit=chicken skewer}}) is a popular South Korean street food consisting of small pieces of chicken and scallions grilled on a skewer.{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/asiatoday/korean-cuisine-introduced_b_14491452.html|title=Korean Cuisine Introduced at JNU International Food Festival|last=AsiaToday|date=31 January 2017|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=14 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/lifestyle/korean-street-food-that-fitted-the-bill-for-starters-1-7893895|title=Korean street food... that fitted the Bill for starters|last=Barnes|first=Brad|date=31 March 2017|work=Peterborough Telegraph|access-date=14 May 2017|archive-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331123758/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/lifestyle/korean-street-food-that-fitted-the-bill-for-starters-1-7893895|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/11/135_146966.html|title=Fresh from the street|last=Yun|first=Suh-young|date=27 November 2013|work=The Korea Times|access-date=14 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/life/food/long-a-go-to-choice-jack-astors-adapts-with-the-culinary-times|title=John Gilchrist: Long a go-to choice, Jack Astors adapts with the culinary times|last=Gilchrist|first=John|date=17 February 2017|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=14 May 2017}}
Dak (chicken) is the most popular type of kkochi (skewered food). Others include sausages, fish cakes, and short rib patties called tteok-galbi.{{Cite web |url=https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FO/FO_EN_6_3_4.jsp |title=Korean Snacks |website=Korea Tourism Organization |access-date=2018-03-01}} The menu is basically charcoal-grilled Dak-kkochis and spicy seasoned Dak-kkochis.{{Cite web|title=닭 꼬치구이 만드는 법|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=48164&docId=1991973&categoryId=48202|access-date=2021-05-03|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko}}{{Cite web|title=닭꼬치 만드는 법|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=48164&docId=1988162&categoryId=48202|access-date=2021-05-03|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko}}
Etymology
Dak ({{lang|ko|닭}}) means chicken, and kkochi ({{lang|ko|꼬치}}) means food on skewers or skewers themselves used for culinary purposes.{{Cite web|url=https://krdict.korean.go.kr/eng/dicSearch/SearchView?nation=eng&ParaWordNo=40680|title=kkochi|website=Korean–English Learners' Dictionary|publisher=National Institute of Korean Language|script-title=ko:꼬치|access-date=19 February 2017}}
See also
References
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Category:Korean chicken dishes
Category:Street food in South Korea
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