Difference between pork and grilled pork belly in Korean
돼지고기·삼겹살
돼지고기pork
Pork is meat from a pig. In Korean, 돼지고기 means pork and is used when talking about meals, cooking, or buying meat. You can use it in simple sentences like "I like pork" or "Please buy some pork."
How to say pork
삼겹살grilled pork belly
Samgyeopsal (삼겹살) means pork belly, and people usually eat it grilled. It is a very popular Korean food, often cooked at the table and eaten with vegetables or sauce. You can use this word when talking about meals, restaurants, or shopping for meat.
How to say grilled pork bellyThe difference
This means pork in general, not one specific cut. 삼겹살 is pork belly, a specific part of the pig that people often grill.
