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Korean Food Documentary Part II – My Interview

Posted:9/12/20174 Comments
YTV Documentary Kimchimari interview Episode 2

Hello!

Korean Food Documentary Part II by YTV America is finally up on my youtube channel!  The whole piece is 30 min long so I edited it down to 8 min or so, (showing mainly my interview, haha) – hope you’ll watch it!! Also at the end of the video, I have included a video of Jonathan Gold, an LA Times food critic who was the first one to receive a Pulitzer prize as a food critic in 2007. He has some really spot-on observations about Korean food.

Besides the video, I also wanted to share some survey results that YTV America did on Korean food. At the beginning of the full documentary, they include some survey results that are pretty interesting so I will share them here.

Korean Food Documentary Survey about Korean Food of 100 people found near Korean restaurants in LA.

Favorite dishes between Americans (non-Koreans) in general and Asian Americans differ quite a bit.

Top Favorite Korean dishes among Asian Americans:

Tteokbokki 떡뽁이, Kimbap 김밥 and Jjajangmyeon 짜장면.

Top Favorite Korean dishes among Americans (non-Koreans) in general:

Korean BBQ, Kimchi Jjigae 김치찌게, Bulgogi 불고기, Bibimbap 비빔밥, Japchae 잡채 and Kimchi 김치.

Surprisingly, Seolleongtang 설렁탕, Samgyetang 삼계탕 and Dak Bokkeumtang 닭볶음탕 were also pretty popular.

Besides these answers, what I found most encouraging were the answers to the following question-

What do you find most difficult about Korean cooking?

  1. Ingredients list (I wrote a post about Korean Ingredients)
  2. It takes too long ( I always try to find ways to reduce time while not sacrificing the flavor)
  3. Hard to understand different meat cuts (I wrote Korean Beef Cuts, Korean Pork Cuts)
  4. Sauces (Two posts about Korean Sauces 1 for dipping, Korean Sauces 2 for seasoning)

WOW – I was SO EXCITED when I saw this!!!

I was so HAPPY that I HAVE already written posts about Korean Ingredients, Meat (Beef and Pork) Cuts, and Sauces!!! If you were struggling with similar issues, I hope they will be helpful to you in some way.

Then next question was –

What is your image of Korean Food? or What is Korean Food like?

Survey results were as follows:

  1. Hot, Spicy, Strong
  2. Salty
  3. Sweet
  4. Hot (temperature)

and then some answered Complex, Nutty and Garlicky.

I was kind of sad to hear that fewer people thought Korean food was complex. Yes, Korean food is sometimes spicy; yes, Korean food is sometimes salty; yes, also sweet and boiling hot – but only SOMETIMES…To me most of all, Korean food has such a depth of flavor that is complex but also delicate when properly prepared. Korean food can also be the most simply prepared dishes that let’s the ingredient shine through like namul.

So I am now excited, more then ever, to continue my blog to share more authentic Korean recipes including the informational posts that can help you understand Korean cooking better.

If you have any requests on future informational posts or recipes, I would LOVE to hear about them!!

Thank you always,

XOXO ❤️

JinJoo

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4 Comments
  1. Sally says

    Posted on 14 September 2017 at 10:59 pm

    Congratulations Jin Joo! There must be many switched on publishers out there who would be grateful to find a writer, cook, linguist, historian and gardener, such as yourself! Who is totally able and prepared to put in the many selfless hours and hard yards to produce a thorough and systematic anthology of Korean food. What are they waiting for? Put me down for a copy. ☺️

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    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 17 September 2017 at 4:42 pm

      Aww.. Sally.. THANK YOU so much for your kind generous comment. I am totally flattered.. ☺️ Hopefully one day.. one day… Thanks again for your encouragement. All my best —

      Reply
  2. Donna B. says

    Posted on 13 September 2017 at 7:54 am

    Awesome video! I loved hearing how you got started on your blog. You are truly artistic with your presentation of ingredients and dishes. Your instructions make it easy to try new things. And of course I love the additional cultural information and stories. I actually made an egg roll the other day and my 34 year old daughter loved it! Little did I know that when I started watching k-drama a couple of years ago that I would be introduced to and end up loving Korean food!!! Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 13 September 2017 at 2:27 pm

      Aww.. THANK YOU so much Donna!! I was feeling insecure about putting up the video…wondering what if people think it’s not at all interesting?? But, I know at least you enjoyed it. And so very glad to hear that you enjoy my recipes. THANK YOU. I needed to hear that today.. been feeling a bit discouraged lately. Let me know if there are any special requests for recipes or info. Take care,

      Reply

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