Gim (κΉ€), also romanized as kim, is a generic term for a group of edible seaweeds dried to be used as an ingredient in Korean cuisine.
Along with wakame and sweet kelp, gim is one of the most widely cultivated and consumed types of seaweed in Korea. The dried sheets of gim are often rolled to wrap and be eaten with rice. Gimbap is a dish in which gim is not only rolled with rice, but also meat, fish, or vegetables. Gim also can be eaten without rice by roasting with sesame oil or frying and cutting it to make side dishes (banchan).
When eaten as a banchan (side dish), dried sheets of gim are toasted with sesame oil or perilla oil, sprinkled with fine salt and cut into squares. It may also be deep-fried to make coated fritters called bugak. For use in gimbap, the sheets are not toasted, but are instead used in their original dried state.