| Alternative names | Hwe |
|---|---|
| Type | Raw fish |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associatedcuisine | East Asian Cuisine |
| Variations | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 회 |
| Hanja | 膾; 鱠 |
| RR | hoe |
| MR | hoe |
| IPA | [hwɛ] |
Hoe (Korean: 회;pronounced[hwɛ]) is a Korean seafood dish that is eaten by trimming raw meat or raw fish. In addition to fish, it is also made with other marine products such as shrimp and squid, raw meat of land animals, and vegetable ingredients, but without any special prefix, it mainly refers to raw fish.
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There are uncookedhoe (회) as well as blanchedsukhoe (숙회).[1][2]
Hoe (회), the raw fish or meat dish, can be divided intosaengseon-hoe (생선회), filleted raw fish, andyukhoe (육회), sliced raw meat.[3][4]Saengseon-hoe (생선회) can be eitherhwareo-hoe (활어회) made from freshly killed fish, orseoneo-hoe (선어회) made using aged fish.Mulhoe (물회) is a cold raw fish soup.[5]
Sukhoe (숙회) is ablanched fish, seafood, meat, or vegetable dish.Ganghoe (강회) is a dish of rolled and tied ribbons made with blanched vegetables such aswater dropworts andscallions.[6]
There is a variant of the dish inSakhalin Korean cuisine[7] calledkhe. One reported version of the dish served in the Uzbek Korean restaurantCafe Lily in New York City used catfish that was cured in vinegar, then seasoned.[8]
Hwareo-hoe (활어회) is prepared by filleting freshly killed fish, whileseoneo-hoe (선어회) is made with aged fish in a similar way as Japanesesashimi: removing the blood and innards and aging the fish at a certain temperature before filleting.[9][10] Fish or seafoodhoe is often served withgochujang-based dipping sauces, such ascho-gochujang (chili paste mixed with vinegar) andssamjang (chili paste mixed with soybean paste). Hoe is often eaten wrapped inssam (wrap) vegetables, such aslettuce andperilla leaves. After eatinghoe at a restaurant,maeun-tang (spicy fish stew) made with the bones, head, and the remaining meat of the fish, can be served as an add-on dish.[citation needed]

According to records,hoe appears to have been eaten fromGoryeo Dynasty (918–1392) at the latest. During theJoseon period, the state promotedConfucianism, and, as Confucius was known to have enjoyed eating raw meat,hoe consumption greatly increased.[11]