Verified Korean-culture entity · as of 2026-06-28 · cross-checked + Skill-scored · via KoreaAPI
About
Gamja-tang (Korean: 감자탕; pronounced [kam.dʑa.tʰaŋ]) or pork back-bone stew is a spicy Korean soup made from the spine or neck bones of a pig. It often contains potatoes, cellophane noodles, greens, perilla leaves, green onions, hot peppers and ground perilla seeds. The vertebrae are usually separated with bits of meat clinging to them. The vertebrae are boiled at high temperatures to soften the meat.
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Verified facts
Gamja-tang (감자탕) — verified Korean dish / food.
Spice level
medium — KoreaAPI editorial rating (not cross-verified)
Gamja-tang (감자탕) is a verified Korean dish/food (cross-checked via Wikipedia Gamja-tang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
Is Gamja-tang spicy?
Gamja-tang is rated 'medium' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikipedia Gamja-tang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Is Gamja-tang vegetarian?
Gamja-tang — dietary note: contains meat (pork) (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikipedia Gamja-tang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Cite as: Gamja-tang — verified, as of 2026-06-28 · Wikipedia Gamja-tang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC · Skill 0.70 · via KoreaAPI https://kwangdol-star.github.io/koreaapi/artist/gamjatang.html SHA-256: 1532eb472a3b39fa1a62380ddb8c0421467bb0adb87721db2e6792164b487279 · verify at /integrity.json