When to use to steam in Korean

When to use it

찌다 means to cook food with hot steam. It is used for foods like dumplings, eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and vegetables. You can use it when someone cooks food in a steamer or in a pot with steam.

Example sentences

1. 엄마가 만두를 쪄요.

   Mom steams dumplings.

2. 저는 아침에 고구마를 쪘어요.

   I steamed sweet potatoes in the morning.

3. 학교 급식실에서 감자를 쪄요.

   They steam potatoes in the school cafeteria.

4. 시장에서 찐 옥수수를 샀어요.

   I bought steamed corn at the market.

5. 지금 계란을 찌는 중이에요.

   I am steaming eggs now.

6. 캠핑장에서 옥수수를 쪄 먹었어요.

   We steamed corn and ate it at the campsite.