Learn Hardcore Korean: babe gochujanggwa chamgireumeul jogeum neohgo bibyeo meogeumyeon deo gosohae. - If you put a little gochujang and sesame oil in rice and mix it, it tastes nuttier.

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밥에 고추장과 참기름을 조금 넣고 비벼 먹으면 더 고소해.babe gochujanggwa chamgireumeul jogeum neohgo bibyeo meogeumyeon deo gosohae.

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If you put a little gochujang and sesame oil in rice and mix it, it tastes nuttier.

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Breakdown of babe gochujanggwa chamgireumeul jogeum neohgo bibyeo meogeumyeon deo gosohae.

Why is 에 used in 밥에 instead of 을/를?

Here, 밥에 means something like into/on the rice. The particle 에 marks the place or target where something is added.

밥에 고추장을 넣다 = to put gochujang into the rice
If you said 밥을, that would make rice the direct object of the verb, which is not the intended structure here.

So in this sentence, the rice is the base that you add things to, not the thing being directly acted on by itself.

What is the difference between 과 in 고추장과 참기름 and 하고 or 랑?

과 is a standard written/spoken way to say and between nouns.

So:

Other options:

These mean basically the same thing, but the nuance is slightly different:

In this sentence, 과 sounds perfectly natural.

What does 조금 modify here?