Japchae recipe comparison
9 chefsRecipes by chef
Baek Jong-won's Japchae
Soak glass noodles thoroughly and cook them to the right texture, then mix with separately stir-fried meat and vegetables to create a classic japchae that maintains its chewy texture even when eaten the next day.
glass noodlesporkspinachonioncarrot
home cookingholiday foodrice companion
Seonkyoung Longest Japchae
A traditional Korean japchae made by evenly mixing colorful vegetables, beef, and chewy sweet potato noodles in a soy sauce seasoning.
sweet potato noodlesbeefeggsonioncarrot
holiday foodbanquet foodguest entertaining
Kim Ho-yoon's Japchae
A super-simple one-pan japchae where the glass noodles are simmered directly in the seasoning liquid instead of being boiled separately, so they stay firm and never turn mushy even after cooling.
glass noodleswood ear mushroomsspinachonioncarrot
super simpleholiday foodguest-worthy
Maeil Matna Japchae
Glass noodles simmered in a soy sauce glaze until glossy, staying chewy and not swelling over time
glass noodlesdried wood ear mushroomsshiitake mushroomsspinachonion
guest-worthy dishholiday foodlunchbox side dish
School Chef's Japchae
Easy japchae that doesn't require stir-frying vegetables separately, and the sesame oil coating keeps the noodles from getting soggy over time, maintaining a chewy texture.
glass noodlessquare fish cakecarrotmushroombeef
holiday foodeasy japchaehome meal
Okjubu's Japchae
Golden recipe japchae with rich meat and vegetables infused with a custom soy sauce seasoning—tasty even when cooled.
glass noodlespork for japchaespinachcarrotonion
banquet foodholiday dishnoodle dish
Fabri Japchae
Michelin-starred chef Fabri presents a traditional japchae with chewy glass noodles and crunchy vegetables, infused with Italian flair.
dangmyeonporkspinachonioncarrot
Holiday FoodParty DishKorean Food
This Man's Cook Japchae
A neat and clean japchae that stays fresh even after time, made by mixing stir-fried fresh vegetables and meat with glass noodles coated in toasted sesame oil.
glass noodlespork bellydried shiitake mushroomsspinachcarrot
holiday foodrice companionentertaining guests
Aha Bujang's Japchae
A restaurant-style japchae where the glass noodles are blanched, the ingredients are stir-fried, and everything is tossed with oil and seasoning so the noodles stay soft and never get soggy even after sitting.
glass noodlesbeefspinachoyster mushroomscarrot
holiday foodlarge quantitynoodle dish
Time listed in each recipe
Preparation, marinating and waiting time may be included differently. Check each recipe’s steps when planning your time.
- Baek Jong-won PAIK JONG WON40 min
- Seonkyoung Longest40 min
- Chef Hoyoon40 min
- Maeil Matna delicious day40 min
- School Chef40 min
- Salrimwang Okjubu35 min
- Italy Fabri30 min
- This Man's Cook50 min
- Aha Bujang_JOHNCOOK30 min
Main ingredients listed in all 9 recipes
- carrot
- glass noodles
- sesame oil
Main ingredients by recipe
Based on the main ingredient lists. ● means listed; · means not listed, not necessarily unused.
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| Ingredient | Baek Jong-won PAIK JONG WON | Seonkyoung Longest | Chef Hoyoon | Maeil Matna delicious day | School Chef | Salrimwang Okjubu | Italy Fabri | This Man's Cook | Aha Bujang_JOHNCOOK |
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| spinach8 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| onion7 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| soy sauce5 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| pork bellyIncludes pork for japchae4 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| bell pepper4 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| shiitake mushrooms4 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| garlicIncludes minced garlic3 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| wood ear mushrooms3 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| beef3 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| whole sesame seeds3 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| mushrooms2 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| sugarIncludes brown sugar2 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| Jin-ganjang2 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| dried shiitake mushrooms1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| soup soy sauce1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| oyster sauce1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| yellow bell pepper1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| oyster mushrooms1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| eggs1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| large green onion1 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| dried wood ear mushrooms1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| starch syrup1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| mirin1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| red bell pepper1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| square fish cake1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| beef dasida1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient |
| cooking oil1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| soy sauce1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| Jocheong1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| caramel1 chefs | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| Korean piman pepper1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |
| black pepper1 chefs | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient | Not listed as a main ingredient |