이 국물에 멸치나 조개가 들어 있어요?
i gungmure myeolchina jogaega deureo isseoyo?
Is there anchovy or shellfish in this broth?
Why this spelling
This romanisation is not the spelling copied letter by letter. It is built from the National Institute of Korean Language’s Revised Romanization, which writes what the word sounds like once the sounds next to each other have changed it.
When you would say it
The question that reaches the part you can’t see. Ask it even when the dish is vegetables.
The broth is where it hides
A lot of Korean flavor is built before anything visible reaches the bowl. Stock made from dried anchovy, from clams, or from beef bone simmered for hours carries the taste, and none of it can be picked out once the dish is served. **A bowl of noodles in clear broth and a plate of seasoned greens can both be standing on fish.**
From the same chapter
Allergies, and What’s Actually in the Food
- 참기름이나 참깨가 들어 있어요?chamgireumina chamkkaega deureo isseoyo?
- 원재료 표시 좀 볼 수 있을까요?wonjaeryo pyosi jom bol su isseulkkayo?
- 알레르기가 심해요. 조금만 들어가도 안 돼요.allereugiga simhaeyo. jogeumman deureogado an dwaeyo.
- 잘 모르시면 안 먹을게요. 괜찮습니다.jal moreusimyeon an meogeulgeyo. gwaenchansseumnida.
- 젓갈이나 액젓이 들어 있어요?jeotgarina aekjeosi deureo isseoyo?
- 돼지고기가 들어 있어요? 육수도요.dwaejigogiga deureo isseoyo? yuksudoyo.
Card number 37 of the book
The guidebook prints these as numbered cards, so you can hold up a number instead of trying to pronounce it. The Korean edition comes with it and has the same numbers in the same places.
See the guidebook