Dosirak

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Dosirak

도시락

Packed meal

About this dish

Dosirak (Korean: 도시락) refers to a packed meal, often for lunch. It usually consists of bap and several banchan (side dishes). The lunch boxes, also called dosirak or dosirak-tong (dosirak case), are typically plastic or thermo-steel containers with or without compartments or tiers. Dosirak is often home-made, but is also sold in train stations, convenience stores, and some restaurants. Dosirak is derived from the Early Modern Korean word dosik (도슭). Records dating to the 18th century attest to this as well as other variations such as bapgori (밥고리), and bapdonggori (밥동고리). The practice of packing food as done with dosirak is not a unique practice to Korean cuisine, and the modern dosirak can be seen as the Korean form of lunch boxes.

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