Yukpo

Yukpo
Hanu-yukpo (dried Korean beef)
Type
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Main ingredientsBeef
Similar dishesBeef jerky
Korean name
Hangul
육포
Hanja
肉脯
RRyukpo
MRyukp'o
IPA[juk̚.pʰo]

Yukpo (Korean: 육포) is a type of po or dried meat, made from beef. It is a traditional Korean food, commonly eaten as snack food, banchan (food accompanying bap) or anju (food accompanying sul). It is also one of the foods prepared for traditional occasions such as pyebaek (formal greetings from the newlyweds after the wedding ceremony) and jesa (ancestral rite).