Mung bean sprouts (숙주나물)

🔍 What is it?

Sprouts grown from mung beans. They have smaller heads than soybean sprouts, plumper stems, and are very juicy.

👅 Taste and Aroma

Cool, clean, and juicy crunch. Softer than soybean sprouts.

🍳 How to use it

For sukju-muchim (seasoned mung bean sprouts), pho topping, dumpling filling, or as a base vegetable in gopchang (intestine) and jeongol (hot pot) dishes. They cook quickly, so blanching for just 1 minute is enough.

🛒 Buying/Substitution Tips

Most 'bean sprouts' in regular supermarkets are mung bean sprouts. They spoil very quickly, so it's best to use them the day you buy them.