Verified Korean-culture entity · as of 2026-06-28 · cross-checked + Skill-scored · via KoreaAPI · ✓✓ cross-verified
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Pajeon (Korean: 파전; pronounced [pʰa.dʑʌn]) is a variety of jeon with scallion as its prominent ingredient, as pa (파) means 'scallion'. It is a Korean dish made from a batter of eggs, wheat flour, rice flour, scallions, and often other ingredients depending on the variety. Beef, pork, kimchi, shellfish, and other seafood are mostly used. If one of these ingredients, such as squid, dominates the jeon, the name will reflect that; e.g.
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Pajeon (파전) is a verified Korean dish/food (cross-checked via Wikidata Q716464 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Pajeon 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
Is Pajeon spicy?
Pajeon is rated 'mild' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q716464 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Pajeon 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Is Pajeon vegetarian?
Pajeon — dietary note: varies (seafood common) (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q716464 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Pajeon 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
What is Pajeon's country of origin?
Pajeon — Country of origin: Korea (verified via Wikidata Q716464 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Pajeon 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
What is Pajeon's made from?
Pajeon — Made from: scallion, batter (verified via Wikidata Q716464 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Pajeon 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).