If you like crunchy foods then you will love how crunchy and flavorful this Kimchi is. This young radish Kimchi – also known as Chong Gak (pronounced ‘gaak’) / Chongkak ...
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Crispy Zucchini Pancakes (호박부침개 Hobak buchimgae)
Buchimgae is such a simple dish and yet the many possible variations ...
Sweet Rice Bulgogi (찹쌀불고기 Chapsal Bulgogi)
Since my dad was a diplomat, we often entertained foreign guests in ...
Spicy Soft Tofu Stew(순두부찌게 Soondubu Jjigae)
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Sweet and Salty Soybeans (콩자반 Kongjaban)
Kongjaban was my all time favorite lunchbox banchan (side dish) when I was a kid. My most happy lunchbox(도시락 doshirak) always included at least 2 of the following: Kongjaban, Sauteed string potatoes, Jangjorim, Oeji (pickled cucumbers) and Gim (roasted sea laver). My school day mornings passed by more quickly and happily when I knew I had […]
Rice Cake Stir Fry with Soy Sauce (궁중떡뽁이 Goongjoong Ddukbokki/Tteokbokki)
Did you know that this non spicy Rice Cake Stir Fry with Soy Sauce (궁중떡뽁이 Goongjoong Ddukbokki/tteokbokki) has been around much longer than the more common red spicy version? The name Goongjoong/gungjung/Kungjung/Koongjoong means royal court and so you can guess where this dish comes from. The Korean Royal Cuisine (궁중요리 Goongjoong Yori) as we know today […]
Korean Lettuce Salad (상추 겉절이 Sangchoo Geotjeori)
This Korean Lettuce Salad is a wonderfully delicious side dish to any grilled meats – especially unseasoned grilled meats. The salty, vinegary and slightly sweet chili flavors really help break up any greasy taste of meats while still highlighting the meaty flavor. Korean BBQ restaurants often serve some variation of this salad with BBQ meats […]
Black Sesame Porridge (흑미자죽 Heukmija Jook)
Winter is pretty cold in Korea and this winter especially was freezing cold. The lowest temperature in Seoul got as low as 3°F ! Yikes!! So hot belly warming foods like soups and porridge are very popular this time of year. Korean food has many different kinds of porridge (죽 jook). They are made with […]
One Lovely Blog!
First, I want to apologize for this very late posting..My excuse for the lateness is partly due to the holidays and then I couldn’t make up my mind on how to write the post.. Anyway, a very lovely fellow blogger Maria (check out her blog a cougar in the kitchen) nominated me for the “One […]
Happy New Year! (Also 2012 in review)
Happy New Year everyone!! I received this ’2012 in review’ report from WordPress and thought I would share this with all of you. When I started my Korean Food at Home blog in Jan of 2011, my average visits per day was 4 and now my blog gets over 1000 daily! I want to say […]
Kimjang Day: Part 2 – Ingredients and Tips
Making good kimchi is so much more than just following a recipe. And that’s the reason for writing the Kimjang post in 2 parts. In this post, I will write about how to choose the best ingredients and also best tips on making good Kimchi. Everything from salt to chili powder has to be just […]
Kimjang Day: Part 1- How it’s done
The last time I took part in Kimjang (Korean tradition for making a lot of Kimchi to last through the winter months) was when I was still living at home in Seoul. Our family was quite large back then and we lived in a home where our back yard actually had buried kimchi jars. If […]
Nov. 24th is Kimjang Day!
Yes.. I know.. Nov. 24th is Thanksgiving weekend but in Korea I will be making kimchi all day at my in-laws for Kimjang/Gimang. Kimjang is a longtime Korean tradition where families get together and make enough kimchi to last them through the freezing winter. It used to take 2- 3 days but now it’s usually […]
Rice with Medley of Wild Greens (비빔밥 Bibimbap) – traditional version
“Bibimbap”… If you have ever taken a Korean flight or been to a Korean restaurant then you have probably tasted (or at least have seen) this dish before. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this dish. I love some versions of it but actually not all. For that reason, I usually don’t order at restaurants […]
Green Cabbage Kimchi (양배추 김치 Yangbaechoo Kimchi)
Ok.I have a confession to make. I have not made kimchi at home since my honeymoon days. Partly because I was too busy attending graduate school and raising a baby. But mainly because of one experience. Since my husband and I were both students, we had to save money whenever we could. And there were […]
Korean Sauces II – Yangnyum Jang
In my attempt to categorize/analyze Korean sauces, I have searched high and low for some reference site or book that organizes the sauces in some structured way. No such luck. So, here’s my attempt – to me the most natural way of categorizing the sauces is to base it on what the main ingredient is. […]
Life in Korea – It’s a small world
Life is somewhat better now. The weather is also finally cooling down and I finally feel like cooking again. Yesterday was the first night in a long time where it was very cool and not so humid. Amazing how the weather affects your mood and appetite. For the last couple months, I really did not […]
Korean Sauces I (For Dipping)
Just like many other cuisines, sauces play an important role in Korean cooking. The same kind of sauce is used in many different dishes so many Koreans can make these sauces with their eyes closed. When I was preparing to write about sauces I was hoping that there would be some well organized categorization of […]
Life in Korea – the land that delivers -
How is life in Korea? Many friends and followers have asked..Ask me a few months from now and I am sure I will probably tell you something totally different. And I will most likely look back at these postings and be surprised how differently I feel. But today, after trying to settle here for some […]
Korean Seasonings (양념 Yang nyeom )
It’s only been a few days since my arrival in Seoul but I just couldn’t wait any longer to post– The last couple months have been a very exhausting but also a very meaningful time. I went through every single item (including 5 cans of WD40′s – don’t ask me why we have so many […]
Kimchi Mari (김치말이) – Cold Kimchi Rice
Yesterday was one of those days when I really did not feel like cooking anything but still wanted to have something good to eat for lunch. And then it hit me…Kimchimari. I almost forgot how great this is! I LOVE how easy this is to make and how light and refreshing it is. I used […]
Soy maple glazed anchovies (멸치 볶음 Myulchi Bokkeum)
I am actually best known for my Myulchi Bokkeum among my friends and family. And it’s probably one of the dish I make the most. So I’m not sure why I haven’t posted this before…I guess I really didn’t think that it was anything special..but then recently eating at a restaurant, I realized how the […]
Sweet and Spicy Pork BBQ (돼지 불고기 Dweji Bulgogi)
Spicy, savory, sweet, gingery and mouthwatering…That is the best way I can describe the taste of Pork Bulgogi. For some reason, we did not have this very often at home when I was growing up. The first time I tasted Dweji Bulgogi (돼지 불고기) was at my friend’s house when I was in 4th or […]
Korean Glass Noodles (잡채 Japchae/Chopchae)
If you have ever been to a Korean restaurant, chances are you probably have had chopchae/japchae(잡채), either as a menu item or as a side dish. And if side dish was the only way you had it – then I’m afraid you probably had a very poorly made chopchae. It sometimes makes me mad when […]
Hearty Beef Soup (고깃국 Gogiguk/Kokiguk)
This Korean Gogiguk (고깃국) or Beef Soup/Broth is probably one of the simplest soups to make ever. It is also one of the most important to learn because it can be the foundatio for many other Korean soups such as Mandooguk (만두국), Yukgyejang(육계장), Mooguk (무우국)…etc. But you may be surprised how wonderful it tastes- just […]
Sweet and salty lotus roots (연근조림 Yeonkeun Jorim)
So what do these braised lotus roots (연근조림 Yeongeun/Yeongn/Yeonkeun Jorim) remind me of? It totally brings back fond memories from my high school days, eating lunch boxes with my friends, sharing our banchan (반찬 – side dish) together. And this was certainly one of my top favorites to have in the lunch box. It is […]
Salad dressings make a wonderful gift!
Check out my post about salads in my What’s for dinner, mom?blog! There are recipes for tofu salad and raspberry spinach salad (they go really well with Korean food) and their dressings which you can make as wonderful gifts! Happy December!!
Kimchi stew with pork belly
I still remember the very first time I made Kimchi Jjigae all by myself – it was when I was visiting my brother in Virginia. The winter snow storm that year (1984? 1985?) was so bad that we were stuck in his apartment for almost a week with no means of getting to a store. […]
Sauteed Burdock (우엉볶음 Woowong bokkeum)
I used to think that sauteed burdock (woowong bokkeum) was one of those dishes that one could easily live without. Maybe it was because I never had much of it at home growing up or maybe it was because I never had one that was properly prepared from a fresh burdock. But my MIL (mother-in-law) […]
No Crazy Kimchi (How to ripen Kimchi)
Everyone has a different preference as to when Kimchi(김치) tastes the best – some love eating freshly made, raw kimchi (kind of tastes like a salad); some love eating it when it is just perfectly ripe and then there are those who love sour kimchi (신김치 shin kimchi) which has basically over fermented and obviously […]
Kimchi Soondubu Jjigae (Spicy Soft Tofu Stew with Kimchi)
Kimchi Soondubu Jjigae is one of the variations of the spicy soft tofu stew (순두부 찌게 Soondubu Jjigae) that I wrote about some time ago. I know that my original recipe may taste a bit bland to some people and if that’s the case for you, you really have to try this version with kimchi […]
Rice with Korean Soybean Sprouts (콩나물밥 Kongnamul Bap)
If you have ever been to a Korean restaurant, you probably had a side dish made from these soybean sprouts (콩나물 Kongnamul). They are also great in soups and stews and Koreans swear that Kongnamul Gook(soup) will cure the common cold. Nutritionally, soybean sprouts contain tons of vitamin C and are also a good source […]
Spicy Rice Cake (떡뽂이 Ddukbokki) with Vegetables and Fish Cake
In Korea, you can find ddukbokki/tteokbokki in many different places and also served in many different ways. There are even restaurants that serve just different kinds of ddukbokki which are called 떡뽂이 집 (“ddukbokki jip” which means House of Ddukbokki). These places serve ddukbokki with different sauces and with different choices of noodles (쫄면 Jjol […]
Spicy Rice Cake (떡뽂이Ddukbokki/Tteokbokki)
This recipe is the simplest, easiest Korean spicy rice cake (Ddukbokki/Tteokbokki) ever and I used to make this for myself when I was in high school as my late night snack. I haven’t made this in a while but I realized this may be the perfect recipe for college students or young people out there […]
Stir-fried cucumbers (오이나물 oyi namul)
This Oyi Namul(오이나물) is also sometimes called Oyi Bokkeum (오이볶음) which literally means cucumber stir fry. When you saw the name of the dish, you might have thought – “What? Stir fry cucumbers? How can that taste good?”. But you will be surprised how good this tastes – the slightly pickled cucumbers have such a […]
Mini beef patties and beef stuffed perilla leaves – Wanja Jeon (완자전) and Kkaetnip Jeon(깻잎전)
These jeons serve as a great side dish to any Korean meal with spicy soups or jjigaes. They are also great for lunchboxes because they keep well and taste good even when they are not warm. The only thing is that it takes a bit of effort and time to make it, and that’s why […]
Pan Seared Korean Dried Pollock (북어구이 Bugeo Gui)
Dried Pollock (북어bugeo) was actually NOT one of my favorite foods when I was a child. I am not sure exactly why but I think it had something to do with the fact that it often had many bones in it and I was never good at avoiding them. The bugeo that’s sold now have […]
Rice Cake Soup II – with beef and dumplings
I already posted my dduk guk recipe but this is a different take on it – I used beef stock instead and added dumplings. In some ways, this recipe is even simpler to make because the garnishes are easy. Dduk guk is something that all Koreans eat, but based on which province you live in, […]
Fantastic Summer Pickles (장아찌 Jangahjji)
Pickles..pickles…so delicious, so crunchy, tangy, sweet, salty and even a hint of chili flavor it simply tastes divine. Summers are pretty hot in Korea and when it’s so hot, you often don’t have much of an appetite. But..get a bowl of ice cold water, put some rice (room temp) in it and eat the rice […]
A Korean dinner party
Recently, I hosted a Korean dinner party for our American friends at home- some of whom have never tasted Korean food before. So it was a bit of a challenge to come up with a menu that could show the authentic taste of Korean food but at the same time would not be too much […]
Tuna Tataki Salad
This is not really a traditional Korean dish but this version definitely has a Korean twist to it and it’s so yummy and healthy that I thought I should post it. My sis #3 made this for me when I was visiting Korea in February and it was really really delicious. The wonderfully cooked tuna […]
Radish Salad (무생채 Moo Saeng Che)
The weather finally warmed up this past weekend and we had a wonderful Beef Kalbi (ribs) BBQ party in our backyard with our church friends. We try not to have Kalbi too often since it’s really not the healthiest food but it’s just too delicious to not eat it..So when we eat Kalbi, we make […]
Yaksik (약식) – Korean sweet rice dessert
Here it is – FINALLY a Yaksik recipe that I’m happy with. One that’s easy and quick but also authentic tasting. I wanted to post about Yaksik much sooner but the recipe I got from my mother-in-law takes about 8 hours (not including the time to soak the rice in water) which was just too […]
Korean vegetable fries or tempura (야채튀김 Yache Twigim)
So…..there’s something that I have never figured out. Why don’t most Korean restaurants have Yache(Vegetable) Twigim(Fry) on their menu? It tastes soooo good and is pretty easy to make. But for some reason you rarely find it on any restaurant menu. Go figure.. Anyway, my husband really loves these fries and because we could never […]
Korean Rice Triangles(삼각주먹밥 Samgak Joomukbap)
When my daughter was in high school, I think I made Joomukbap at least 3 times a week for her lunch. Because of her intolerance to gluten (although she tested negative for Celiac disease, we know for sure that she did not do well with gluten foods), we had to come up with lunch menus […]
Sauteed Dried Shrimp (마른새우 볶음 Maleun Saewoo Bokeum)
This is a dish I made kind of on the fly but my daughter loved it so much that I decided to make a recipe of it. Hopefully, she can make it on her own someday… This dried shrimp is great because it has a high calcium content due to the fact that you eat […]
Bulgogi – Korean Beef BBQ (불고기)
This is probably one of the best known Korean dish other than Kimchi. I offer several substitutions and variations that you can try. They will all taste good but I think it is good to have options in case you don’t have all the ingredients or if you prefer one ingredient over another. I start […]
- No Crazy Kimchi (How to ripen Kimchi)
- Spicy Soft Tofu Stew(순두부찌게 Soondubu Jjigae)
- Korean vegetable fries or tempura (야채튀김 Yache Twigim)
- Know your beef cut!
- Bulgogi – Korean Beef BBQ (불고기)
- Easy Young Radish Kimchi (총각김치 Chong Gak Kimchi)
- Check out my bulgogi photo!
- Food Styling – Korean Style
- Sweet and Salty Soybeans (콩자반 Kongjaban)
- Rice Cake Stir Fry with Soy Sauce (궁중떡뽁이 Goongjoong Ddukbokki/Tteokbokki)
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