Korean slang profile

밀키트

meal kit

A meal kit

A package of prepared ingredients, seasonings, and a recipe for the buyer to cook at home.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
바쁜 날엔 밀키트로 저녁을 해결해.
On busy days, I use a meal kit for dinner.
Quoted from a source
인스턴트 카레나 냉동밥 등 기존 간편식과 구분해 ‘밀키트’ ‘쿠킹박스’로도 불린다.[1]
It is also called ‘밀키트’ or ‘cooking box’ to distinguish it from existing convenience foods such as instant curry or frozen rice.
English translation by Julimmal.

July 2017It is also called ‘밀키트’ or ‘cooking box’ to distinguish it from existing convenience foods such as instant curry or frozen rice.[1]
December 2017Yonhap News: “밀 키트 is different from simple home meals (HMR) or semi-cooked products (RTC) that are enjoyed by heating them in a microwave or similar in that they are supplied with a certain amount of ingredients and cooked directly.”[2]
July 2020Seoul Shinmun: “■밀키트 is a compound word of Meal + Kit. It is a product that provides a set of prepared ingredients needed for cooking, just the right amount of seasoning, and recipes.”[3]

Formed from “Meal + Kit.” The 2017 source from Yonhap News explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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