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Calories · Korean

Calories in dakgalbi

A typical restaurant serving of dakgalbi (one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes, about 400 g) is about 600 calories, usually 450–850.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called spicy stir-fried chicken, chuncheon dakgalbi.

~600
Dakgalbi

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein46 g
  • Carbs45 g
  • Fat26 g

One serving

Serving
one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~149

The dish

About dakgalbi

Dakgalbi is chicken thigh stir-fried on a big pan with gochujang sauce, cabbage, sweet potato and rice cakes. Cheese toppings and the fried rice made in the leftover sauce are what take it past the typical portion.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 850

  • Chicken thigh cooked in oil on the pan
  • Rice cakes and sweet potato in the pan
  • Melted cheese or fried rice at the end

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Skip the cheese topping
  • Share the fried-rice finish
  • Ask for extra cabbage

Side by side

Next to other Korean dishes

Korean · typical restaurant servingAll about Korean food →

  • Kimchi jjigae~240one bowl of stew, rice not included · usually 180–400
  • Japchae~290one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef · usually 220–450
  • Kimbap~320one whole roll, usually cut into 8 to 10 slices · usually 250–480
  • Beef bulgogi~340one serving of marinated beef, rice and side dishes not included · usually 250–520
  • Tteokbokki~480one restaurant plate · usually 350–750
  • Dakgalbi~600one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes · usually 450–850
  • Bibimbap~640one bowl with rice, vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang · usually 480–850
  • Samgyeopsal (Korean BBQ pork belly)~700one portion of grilled pork belly, without rice, wraps or sides · usually 470–930
  • Jjamppong~860one large bowl of spicy seafood noodle soup · usually 600–1,000
  • Korean fried chicken~860half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust · usually 500–1,300
  • Jajangmyeon~920one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce · usually 650–1,100

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Method and sources

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Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Dakgalbi, restaurant, 400 g serving (닭볶음(닭갈비))

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in dakgalbi?

A typical restaurant serving of dakgalbi (one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes, about 400 g) is about 600 calories, usually 450–850. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How much does cheese add to dakgalbi?

Melted cheese on top, and the fried rice made in the leftover sauce, are what take it past the typical 600.

Is dakgalbi lighter than Korean fried chicken?

Usually: about 600 for a 400 g portion, against about 860 for half a Korean fried chicken.

What changes the calories in dakgalbi?

Chicken thigh cooked in oil on the pan. Rice cakes and sweet potato in the pan.

How can I order dakgalbi lighter?

Skip the cheese topping. Share the fried-rice finish.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.