Consumers who have purchased shelf-stable ready meals.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* "Hayashi rice" or "Hashed beef rice" is a popular dish in Japan, which is usually served with demi-glace sauce, beef, onions and mushrooms, alongside steamed rice.
** Black bean sauce in this statistic, called "Jajang" in Korean, is a seasoning made from fermented or germinated soybeans. The Jajang sauce is mostly served with rice or noodles in South Korea.
*** "Tang" and "Guk" are soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine, usually translated as soup in English. This statistic adopts the proper nouns to distinguish them.
**** Stew in this statistic is a translation of "Jjigae" in Korean.
Original question:
"Among shelf-stable ready meal products, which type of dish do you purchase often in 2016?"
Up to three answers were acceptable.
Citation formats
Most bought shelf-stable dishes in South Korea 2016
This statistic depicts the shelf-stable ready meal dishes frequently purchased by South Koreans as of 2016. During the survey period, **** percent of respondents replied with curry/hayashi rice as the most bought shelf-stable products.
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MAFRA (South Korea), & Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (February 6, 2017). Shelf-stable ready dishes frequently purchased by South Koreans as of September 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/795695/south-korea-most-popular-shelf-stable-dishes/
MAFRA (South Korea), und Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Shelf-stable ready dishes frequently purchased by South Koreans as of September 2016." Chart. February 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/795695/south-korea-most-popular-shelf-stable-dishes/
MAFRA (South Korea), Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (2017). Shelf-stable ready dishes frequently purchased by South Koreans as of September 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/795695/south-korea-most-popular-shelf-stable-dishes/
MAFRA (South Korea), and Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Shelf-stable Ready Dishes Frequently Purchased by South Koreans as of September 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Feb 2017, /statistics/795695/south-korea-most-popular-shelf-stable-dishes/
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