Gimbap (김밥): Korea's Everyday Seaweed Rice Roll — and Why It Isn't Sushi
Walk into any Korean neighborhood and you’re never far from gimbap (김밥) — the seaweed-wrapped rice roll sold at every corner bunsik (snack) shop, packed into school lunchboxes, and grabbed by the piece at the market. In one line: gimbap is cooked rice and fillings rolled in dried seaweed and seasoned with sesame oil rather than vinegar — Korea’s cheap, portable, everyday meal. And in 2023 it did…

















