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kkongboribap (꽁보리밥)
What is it? 
A Korean dish made from plain barley rice, eaten without mixing in white rice. Associated with periods of rice shortage, kkongboribap reflects a time when barley replaced rice as the main staple and was eaten with simple side dishes.
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Korean
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