# Bossam
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{{Short description|Korean boiled pork wraps}}
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| name = ''Bossam''
| image = KOCIS BOSSAM, napa wraps with pork (4618280268).jpg
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| country = [Korea](/source/Korean_Peninsula)
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| national_cuisine = [Korean cuisine](/source/Korean_cuisine)
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| main_ingredient = [Pork shoulder](/source/Pork_shoulder), [belly](/source/pork_belly), or [hand](/source/pork_hand)
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| hangul = 보쌈
| hanja = 褓쌈
| ipa = {{ipa|po.s͈am}}
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'''''Bossam''''' ({{Korean|hangul=보쌈}}) is a pork dish in [Korean cuisine](/source/Korean_cuisine). It usually consists of [pork belly](/source/pork_belly) that is boiled in spices and thinly sliced.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/magazine/the-bo-ssam-miracle.html|title=The Bo Ssam Miracle|last=Sifton|first=Sam|date=12 January 2012|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|access-date=5 April 2013}}] The meat is served with side dishes such as spicy [radish](/source/Korean_radish) salad, sliced raw garlic, ''[ssamjang](/source/ssamjang)'' (wrap sauce), ''[saeu-jeot](/source/saeu-jeot)'' (salted shrimp), [kimchi](/source/kimchi), and ''[ssam](/source/ssam)'' (wrap) vegetables such as [lettuce](/source/lettuce), ''[kkaennip](/source/kkaennip)'' (perilla leaves), and inner leaves of a [napa cabbage](/source/napa_cabbage).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.hansik.org/kr/board.do?cmd=view&bbs_id=017&menu=PKR4040000&lang=kr&art_id=43394|title=bossam|website=[Korean Food Foundation](/source/Korean_Food_Foundation)|language=ko|script-title=ko:보쌈|access-date=27 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}][{{Cite news|url=http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/eat/5-korean-ways-eat-pig-231893/|title=5 Korean ways to eat a pig|last=Jung|first=Alex|date=11 November 2011|work=[CNN](/source/CNN)|access-date=11 April 2012}}]
''Bossam'' is a popular dish in South Korea, often served as ''[anju](/source/Anju_(food))'' (i.e. food accompanying alcoholic drinks).[{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-mr-bossam-20150428-story.html|title=Koreatown's Mr. Bossam serves bossam -- and spicy ribs with cheesy corn|last=Lee|first=Cecilia Hae-Jin|date=29 April 2015|work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|access-date=27 May 2017}}] To eat, the meat and side dishes are wrapped together in ''ssam'' vegetables, hence the literal meaning of ''bossam'': "wrapped" or "packaged".
== History ==
''Bossam'' is traditionally linked with the process of ''[gimjang](/source/gimjang)'', during which large quantities of kimchi are prepared for winters.[{{Cite web|url=http://english.visitseoul.net/eat/Jongno-3sam-gas-Gul-Bossam-Alley2_/12926|title=Jongno 3(sam)-ga`s Gul Bossam Alley|date=28 November 2011|website=Visit Seoul|publisher=[Seoul Metropolitan Government](/source/Seoul_Metropolitan_Government)|access-date=16 April 2013}}] To ensure the commitment of the workers during this labor-intensive process, ''[yangban](/source/yangban)'' (scholar-gentry of the [Joseon](/source/Joseon) era) would deliver a pig for a feast.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000934021|title=bossam|website=[Doopedia](/source/Doopedia)|publisher=[Doosan Corporation](/source/Doosan_Corporation)|language=ko|script-title=ko:보쌈|access-date=27 May 2017}}] In the case of pork, pork neck is less fat and lighter than pork belly, so it is better to make bossam.[{{Cite web|script-title=ko:보쌈|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=40942&docId=1286422&categoryId=32136|access-date=2021-06-07|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko}}] The meat is tied with kitchen twine to hold its shape, and boiled in a broth that contains [star anise](/source/Illicium_verum), ginger, white part and root of [scallion](/source/Daepa), garlic, ''[doenjang](/source/doenjang)'' (soybean paste), coffee powder, tea leaves, and so on, to reduce the gaminess.