are marinated and seasoned in advance.
This way, the grilled meat is able to show the five flavors, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty.
The special thing about Korean barbecue is that the meat is marinated in advance. Soy sauce, green onions, garlic, sesame oil, sugar, onions, and in some cases sesame seeds, pepper, and fruit juices are added to the meat.
There are two ways to eat Korean barbecue meat, one is to eat it directly with the sauce and the other is to eat it wrapped in lettuce.
The two ways of eating Korean barbecue are different, depending on your preference.
The common dipping sauce is salt and pepper in sesame oil. However, because the grilled meat has been marinated and has a heavier flavor, the dipping sauce instead does not need much.
Eating it wrapped in lettuce is one of the marvelous things about Korean barbecue. I don't think there's another way to eat barbecue in the world that's exactly the same.
The vegetables used to wrap the meat are usually lettuce and perilla leaves, which are mostly used in China.
The standard Korean way to eat the freshly grilled meat is to place the whole leaf in the palm of your hand and dip it in some bao rice sauce or other sauce. Bulgogi sauce is unique to Korea, a spicy seasoning made from dashi, chili paste, sesame oil, onions, sugar, scallions and garlic.
Place the meat on a leaf, add some chili pepper rings, garlic, onion slices, cucumber, etc., and then, like a gift wrapper, fold and wrap the meat, put it in your mouth, and eat it in one bite.
Note that the standard Korean way is to eat the meat in one bite, not several!