[입이트이는영어] Bean Sprouts / 콩나물

(2020.02.25)

 

# STEP 1

 

Bean sprouts are widely used among Korean food ingredients.

Bean sprouts are dirt cheap. This makes them very accessible, and anyone can eat them.

Bean sprouts are also chock full of vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium, and potassium.

This makes them good for you.

Bean sprouts are tossed in seasoning and eaten as a side dish.

Thanks to their crisp mouthfeel, they are used in a lot of dishes.

They are especially used often in soups and stews.

 

[Kor]

한국 식재료 중에 정말 많이 사용되는 것 중에 하나가 바로 콩나물이다. 콩나물은 가격이 저렴해서 누구나 부담 없이 먹는 보편적인 식재료다. 또한 콩나물에는 비타민과 철분, 마그네슘, 칼륨 등의 미네랄이 풍부하여 건강에도 좋다. 콩나물은 양념에 버무려서 반찬으로 먹는다. 콩나물의 아삭아식한 식감이 좋아서 많은 음식에 쓰인다. 특히 국과 찌개에 자주 사용되는 재료이다.

 

# Key Vocabulary & Expressions

 

widely used 널리 사용되는

dirt cheap 매우 저렴한

chock full of ~함량이 높은

good for you 건강에 좋은

be tossed in ~에 버무려지다

crisp mouthfeel 아삭한 식감

soup and stew 국과 찌개

 

# Pattern Practice

 

1) dirt cheap 매우 저렴한

Bean sprouts are dirt cheap.

The quality isn't great, but it's dirt cheap.

The food at my favorite restaurant is dirt cheap.

 

2) good for you 건강에 좋은

Bean sprouts are good for you.

Fruits are delicious, and they are good for you.

Most Korean food is good for you.

 

3) crisp mouthfeel 아삭한 식감

Thanks to their crisp mouthfeel, they are used in a lot of dishes.

I think a crisp mouthfeel is even more important than the flavor.

These apples have a crisp mouthfeel.

 

# STEP 2

 

I cook bean sprout soup very often.

You don't need a lot of ingredients other than bean sprouts, and it's a snap to make.

It's also easy on the stomach, so I often cook it in the morning. 

It's just what the doctor ordered when I'm hungover after drinking too much, or when I feel queasy.

Just last week, I made bean soup after I had a few too many.

Bean sprouts are used in lots of soups and stews to cure hangovers.

I like that they are widely available in any supermarket, and they are reasonably priced.

 

[Kor]

나는 콩나물국을 매우 자주 끓인다. 콩나물 외에 필요한 재료가 많지 앓고 만들기가 매우 쉽다. 속에 부담도 없어서, 아침에 요리해 먹는 경우가 많다. 과음 후 숙취가 있거나 속이 좋지 않을 때는 콩나물국이 제격이다. 지난주에도 과음을 하고 나서 콩나물국을 해 먹었다. 콩나물은 숙취 해소를 위해 여러 가지 국이나 찌개에 쓰인다. 어느 슈퍼마켓에서도 살 수 있고 가격도 저렴해서 좋다.

 

# Key Vocabulary & Expressions

 

a snap to make 만들기 쉬운

easy on the stomach 속이 편한

just what the doctor ordered 딱 적합한 것

feel queasy 속이 메스껍다

have a few too many 과음하다

widely available 쉽게 구할 수 있는

reasonable priced 가격이 저렴한

 

# Pattern Practice

 

1) easy on the stomach 속이 편한

It's also easy on the stomach, so I often cook it in the morning.

For lunch, I want something that's easy on the stomach.

You should eat foods that are easy on the stomach for a while.

 

2) just what the doctor ordered 딱 적합한 것

It's just what the doctor ordered when I'm hungover after drinking too much.

The weather was cold, so the hot coffee was just what the doctor ordered.

She always seems to bring just what the doctor ordered.

 

3) have a few too many 과음하다

Just last week, I made bean sprout soup after I had a few too many.

I often had a few too many at the end of the year.

When you have a few too many, at least drink plenty of water.

 

# Expression of the Day

 

It's not my thing. 별로 내 취향이 아니야. 

A: We're going to go out for lunch today. Do you want to come?
B: What are you going to eat? Have you decided?
A: We're going to get Jeonju-style bean sprout soup.
B: No thanks. I don't like dishes with bean sprouts. It's not my thing.

A: 오늘 점심 나가서 먹을 건데. 너도 갈이 갈래?
B: 뭐 먹을 거야? 결정했어?
A: 전주식 콩나물 국밥 먹으러 가게.
B: 난 됐어. 콩나물 들어간 음식은 안 좋아하거든. 별로 내 취향이 아니야.