Emart24 Tuna Bibimbap Lunchbox Review [Korean Food]

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Hello! Today’s new Emart24 lunchbox is the Tuna Bibimbap from the “Tteunjohap” line. This line builds new menus around recipes trending online. I’ve only grabbed a couple of them so far, so I can’t say what the rest are like, but this debut pick feels pretty light. Haha. Is tuna bibimbap having a moment lately? Let’s get right into what it’s all about.

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📋 At a Glance

Product: Tuna Bibimbap (Tteunjohap line)
Brand/Store: Emart24
Price: 4,900 won
Weight/Calories: 326 g / 554 kcal (53% of daily sodium)
Main components: tuna ssamjang (ssamjang vegetable tuna), seven toppings (lettuce, shepherd’s purse, carrot, spinach, egg garnish, soybean sprouts), ssamjang sauce and sesame oil
Concept: based on a viral online recipe (tuna ssamjang bibimbap)
Verdict: ★4.0 — mild but savory, a light yet filling tuna bibimbap for one!

Emart24 Tuna Bibimbap Price and Key Features

Emart24, which occasionally rolls out unusual lineups on par with chef collaborations, this time launched its “Tteunjohap” line under the concept of socially popular, talked-about recipes. This menu is billed as a “tuna bibimbap with ssamjang sauce.” Even as a food blogger, I only just learned it had been popular on social media. Apparently tuna ssamjang is a trend! The price is 4,900 won.

Weight, Calories, and Heating Tips

The total weight is 326 g, with 554 kcal and about 53% of the recommended daily sodium. Being a bibimbap, and without any special ingredients in the mix, the volume and calories run a bit lower than other lunchboxes, right? Still, it’s enough for a simple meal at under 5,000 won. As for tips, you just open the lid and microwave the rice only, then add perilla oil to taste.

What’s in the Tuna Bibimbap

Let’s quickly check the build. This menu has seven toppings in total. The sesame oil comes in a separate pouch, and the gochujang sits in a sauce cup. At a glance it doesn’t look like 100% gochujang. It reads more like a ssamjang style — not the ssamjang we usually eat, but more like gochujang with a little doenjang mixed in.

Seven Toppings and the Tuna Ssamjang

The toppings, from the top right, are lettuce, seasoned shepherd’s purse, carrot, spinach, egg garnish, ssamjang vegetable tuna, and soybean sprouts. Naturally, it isn’t plain tuna! It’s tuna stir-fried once with ssamjang, assorted vegetables, and sauce — literally tuna ssamjang. Adding more ssamjang sauce on top of the tuna ssamjang is a pretty unusual setup.

Overall, the vegetables and garnishes are unremarkable yet quite satisfying. The tuna, too, seems packed in nearly to the max the price allows. And since it’s already been cooked once, it works perfectly as a garnish.

How to Prep the Tuna Bibimbap

Let’s get started. Basically, this is a menu where you only heat the “rice.” I microwaved the rice for just over a minute, piled the various garnishes and tuna on top, then drizzled the ssamjang sauce and sesame oil evenly over everything.

Everything except the soybean sprouts mixed in without much trouble. The rice was hot, so it came together better than expected. It also has a little less of that red look than other bibimbap made with gochujang alone.

How the Tuna Bibimbap Tastes

Now let’s dig in. It’s not that tuna bibimbap never existed before, but since this one uses a bibim-jang sauce, I was curious how it’d differ. I took a big spoonful right away.

The Savory Depth from Ssamjang

On the first bite, I hadn’t really expected ssamjang to be less intense than gochujang, yet I picked up its signature savory depth more than any heat. With the spiciness dialed down, it’s pretty nice for a light meal. Above all, there are more vegetable garnishes than I expected.

Between the tuna and the ssamjang-based sauce, the ssamjang aroma definitely comes through. You know how some people, even without wrapping their grilled pork, reach for ssamjang more than salt-and-oil? Haha. If you love ssamjang that much, this will hit the spot.

The overall balance is naturally quite good. With menus like bulgogi or spicy pork bibimbap, the flavor’s fine but there isn’t much meat garnish, so you end up tasting mostly the seasoning. This one packs in plenty of tuna, and the tuna feels evenly mixed through the rice, which was a nice point.

Final Verdict: A Recommended Light Meal

It’s not a fully-loaded lunchbox, and as a bibimbap with mostly vegetable garnishes I figured it wouldn’t fill me up — but personally I enjoyed it quite a lot. It was fairly satisfying, too. If you want to sort out a meal simply with bibimbap, without bothering with various side dishes, this is one you can pick without hesitation. And if you’re in Korea and want a quick, light convenience-store lunch, it’s an easy grab at any Emart24.

You can read more about the background of Emart24’s “Tteunjohap” line, which this menu belongs to, in this (Korean source) SisaJournal-e interview.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much does the Emart24 Tuna Bibimbap cost?

It’s 4,900 won. The whole box is 326 g and 554 kcal, with about 53% of your daily sodium, so it’s an easy, light meal for under 5,000 won.

Q. What’s in the Tuna Bibimbap?

It tops rice with tuna ssamjang — tuna stir-fried with ssamjang, vegetables, and sauce — plus seven toppings: lettuce, shepherd’s purse, carrot, spinach, egg garnish, and soybean sprouts. A ssamjang sauce and sesame oil come separately, and you only microwave the rice.

Q. What does the Tuna Bibimbap taste like?

Personally, it’s milder than a gochujang bibimbap, with ssamjang’s savory depth standing out. There’s plenty of tuna mixed evenly through the rice, plus lots of vegetables, so it’s light but filling. It suits ssamjang lovers especially.

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