ssam

'''''''''' () are dishes in Korean cuisine where one food is wrapped in another. A common variety is meat such as pork wrapped in a leafy vegetable. It is often accompanied by the condiment and can also be topped with raw or cooked garlic, onion, green pepper, or a (small side dish) such as kimchi. is usually bite-sized to prevent spilling of the fillings.

==History== During the Goryeo period (918–1392), the state's Buddhist practices highly discouraged killing and eating animals. This has led to the development numerous Korean vegetable dishes, especially ssam. Yuan poet Yang Yunfu wrote about ssam during the Goryeo period in a poem. Yang wrote that Goryeo people ate rice by wrapping it with raw vegetables, and complimented the pleasant scent of Goryeo's lettuce.