Bap (rice dish)

Bap

Place of origin	Korea
Associated cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Rice or other grains
Food energy (per 1 serving)	85 kcal (356 kJ)[1]
Media: Bap

Bap (Korean: 밥)^[2][3] is a Korean name for cooked rice prepared by boiling rice or other grains, such as black rice, barley, sorghum, various millets, and beans, until the water has cooked away.^[4][5] Special ingredients such as vegetables, seafood, and meat can also be added to create different kinds of bap.^[6] In the past, except for the socially wealthy class, people used to eat mixed grain rice together with beans and barley rather than only rice.^[7]

In Korea, grain food centered on rice has been the most commonly used since ancient times and has established itself as a staple food in everyday diets.^[8]

In Korean, the honorific terms for bap (meal) include jinji (진지) for an elderly person, sura (수라) for a monarch, and me (메) for the deceased (in the ancestral rites).