Korean Glass Noodles (Japchae 잡채) made in 20 minutes!!?? Well, kind of.. 😜 To be precise, it's 20 minutes of cooking time but the noodles have to be soaked in water for 2 hours or so prior to cooking. However, you can also soak the noodles overnight so that's almost no time as long as you plan ahead, right??This one-pan Korean Glass Noodles/Japchae recipe is also vegan, gluten free and most ...
Korean Noodles
Koreans love rice but they also love noodles (Guksu) in their meals. Korean noodles or noodle soups can be a one dish meal or can be served as a side dish in a meal.
Japchae (Glass Noodles), Makguksu (noodles tossed in spicy sauce), Kongguksu (Cold Soy Bean Noodle Soup) and Soba Noodle Salad are some popular noodle dishes in Korean cuisine.
Cold Soy Milk Noodle Soup (Kongguksu 콩국수)
Cold Soy Milk Noodle Soup or Kongguksu(콩국수)/Kong Guksoo is one of my childhood favorite Korean foods to have in the summer. When Korean summers get really hot, even a 'skipping meals is just NOT in my dictionary' kind of a food lover like myself can lose her appetite. But I remember having this wonderful cold noodles in this white cold milk like liquid as a child, it was so ...
Best Soba Noodle Salad with Sesame Soy Vinaigrette
Soba noodle salad recipe that is the perfect combination of two of my favorite things - soba noodles and salad. Unlike the traditional Makguksu recipe, this soba noodle (Memil Guksu 메밀국수) salad recipe is really simple and easy to make. Until about 10 years ago, I have never had soba noodle salad. I certainly had many soba noodles before, served Japanese style: ice cold buckwheat noodles with the ...
3 Easy Ramen Recipes using Korean Ramen
There is definitely a smell of fall in the air and these cooler days are making me think about Ramen or Ramyeon (라면) in proper Korean… Piping hot instant noodle soups..there’s nothing that can warm you up instantly, both physically and mentally on a cold day - warming you all the way to the deep inside your stomach. When I was in college at Ewha woman’s University, I think I had Kimchi Bowl Noodle ...
Buckwheat Noodles Salad (Korean Makguksu)
Buckwheat noodles with chicken and vegetables aka Makguksu (막국수) and hot summer go together like hot chocolate and cold winter. There's just something curiously cooling about all the fresh crunchy vegetables and cold buckwheat noodles(메밀국수 maemil guksu) mixed together. But then again, nothing curious about it I guess, since maemil/buckwheat IS a cooling food. Buckwheat is so effective in cooling ...
Noodles in Black Bean Sauce (간짜장면 Kaan JJajangmyeon)
In almost every Korean drama, you will see characters devour this black sauce noodle dish-ending with black sauce all around their mouths. And it's almost always in an office setting or at home, where these are delivered in a steel or plastic box. Jajangmyeon (짜장면) or JJajangmyeon is actually a Chinese dish, introduced in 1905 by a Chinese chef in Incheon. Since then, it has fully become part of ...
Japchae (잡채 Korean Glass Noodles)
Japchae or Chapchae is a classic Korean Glass Noodle dish that is served as a side dish or appetizer. Mild in flavor, this is a great first dish to try if you never had Korean food before.If you have ever been to a Korean restaurant, chances are you probably have had Japchae(잡채) or Chapchae, either as a menu item or as a side dish. And if side dish was the only way you had it - then I'm ...