Comments on: My Failed Kimchi Dumplings (Kimchi Mandu in Korean) and What I have learnt http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/ A Practical Guide to Korean Food and Korean Fusion Food Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Kat http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-411 Kat Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:21:32 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-411 I didn't realize that mandu is steamed. In Hawaii, at Korean restaurants, mandoo (spelling is different) is deep fried--Must be for American tastes. Don't lose faith in blogging, it isn't like you have a deadline to post things, just do it when you have time. Plus, don't feel ashamed if something fails, we all do have our failures and by posting your successes as well as failures are how we all get to learn :) I didn’t realize that mandu is steamed. In Hawaii, at Korean restaurants, mandoo (spelling is different) is deep fried–Must be for American tastes. Don’t lose faith in blogging, it isn’t like you have a deadline to post things, just do it when you have time. Plus, don’t feel ashamed if something fails, we all do have our failures and by posting your successes as well as failures are how we all get to learn :)

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-412 sue Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:54:10 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-412 Michael says it's a similar situation at many restaurants in Australia. But I'm sure there will be some that serve mandu steamed instead of fried. Thanks for the encouragement too. I'm obsessive about writing all the time, it makes me feel as if I am a reporter or magazine editor or something like that. Though, I think it is kind of addiction too, like caffeine or a drug addiction. Michael said that I am a workaholic. :D Michael says it’s a similar situation at many restaurants in Australia. But I’m sure there will be some that serve mandu steamed instead of fried.
Thanks for the encouragement too. I’m obsessive about writing all the time, it makes me feel as if I am a reporter or magazine editor or something like that. Though, I think it is kind of addiction too, like caffeine or a drug addiction. Michael said that I am a workaholic. :D

]]> By: Kat http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-416 Kat Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:39:22 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-416 Don't worry, Sue, I'm always thinking about food and blogging too :) I think it is a type of addiction, of sorts. Don’t worry, Sue, I’m always thinking about food and blogging too :) I think it is a type of addiction, of sorts.

]]> By: Sally Tan http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-417 Sally Tan Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:45:25 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-417 Your Mandoo looks good though. HOw did it fail? OH, is white flour just normal all purpose flour? Your Mandoo looks good though. HOw did it fail?

OH, is white flour just normal all purpose flour?

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-418 sue Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:34:15 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-418 Sally, I didn't show you the mandu that stuck together or fell apart. It was good eating, just not very attractive. All purpose white flour is what I used, yes. Sally,

I didn’t show you the mandu that stuck together or fell apart. It was good eating, just not very attractive.

All purpose white flour is what I used, yes.

]]> By: Spicy Noodles with Green Bean Sprouts (Sukju Ramyun in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-419 Spicy Noodles with Green Bean Sprouts (Sukju Ramyun in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:22:00 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-419 [...] Print This Post « My Failed Kimchi Dumplings (Kimchi Mandu in Korean) and What I havelearnt [...] […] Print This Post « My Failed Kimchi Dumplings (Kimchi Mandu in Korean) and What I havelearnt […]

]]> By: Pepy http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-427 Pepy Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:02:16 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-427 Hmmm In Canada, I found Mandu is deedp fried and different shape. But in Indonesia, Mandu has the same shape as yours but still the deep frying version. Here is Mandu pic in Canada at http://evimeinar.multiply.com/photos/photo/69/5 Hmmm In Canada, I found Mandu is deedp fried and different shape.
But in Indonesia, Mandu has the same shape as yours but still the deep frying version.

Here is Mandu pic in Canada at http://evimeinar.multiply.com/photos/photo/69/5

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-429 sue Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:30:28 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-429 Hi Pepy, Thanks for sharing pictures. I was able to check mandu from Canada, it looks really different. I haven't seen triangle mandu before. Though I couldn't access to Indonesian version of it. It asked me to sign in, so I edited your comment for now. Can you check and add the link again please? Hi Pepy,

Thanks for sharing pictures. I was able to check mandu from Canada, it looks really different. I haven’t seen triangle mandu before.
Though I couldn’t access to Indonesian version of it. It asked me to sign in, so I edited your comment for now. Can you check and add the link again please?

]]> By: Pepy http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-432 Pepy Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:21:55 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-432 Upss sorry I didn't check it. That link only can be opened by his multiply's contacts. Here, I copied his pic and saved it in my photo bucket. http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/pepy/Blogspot/RXFTlAoKCrUAAEk6vB81.jpg Upss sorry I didn’t check it. That link only can be opened by his multiply’s contacts.

Here, I copied his pic and saved it in my photo bucket.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/pepy/Blogspot/RXFTlAoKCrUAAEk6vB81.jpg

]]> By: Instant Dumplings (Mandu in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-513 Instant Dumplings (Mandu in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:32:21 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-513 [...] My Failed Kimchi Dumplings (Kimchi Mandu in Korean) and What I have learnt [...] […] My Failed Kimchi Dumplings (Kimchi Mandu in Korean) and What I have learnt […]

]]> By: John http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-521 John Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:35:03 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-521 Last Sol Lal I made mandu with my wife and her mother and sister one afternoon.None of us liked the usual ddok-guk enough. We used those dumpling sheets that you've mentioned elsewhere but the main difference in our mandu is we used pork and beef mince.I think together,the beef gives some substance and the extra fat from the pork helps to bind it.(think there must have been some egg too) For a sauce(for mandu guk) we made a vinegary red pepper sauce.Really nice and refreshing.One of the best Korean meals I've had. Last Sol Lal I made mandu with my wife and her mother and sister one afternoon.None of us liked the usual ddok-guk enough.

We used those dumpling sheets that you’ve mentioned elsewhere but the main difference in our mandu is we used pork and beef mince.I think together,the beef gives some substance and the extra fat from the pork helps to bind it.(think there must have been some egg too)

For a sauce(for mandu guk) we made a vinegary red pepper sauce.Really nice and refreshing.One of the best Korean meals I’ve had.

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-527 sue Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:44:20 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-527 It's interesting to hear what you had for last sol lal. I haven't heard of anyone using two different types of meat for mandu before and for mandu soup, our family don't use any sauce. We just enjoy mandu with soup (broth) as it is. Though I think serving the soup with the vinegary sauce is a good idea. I like sweet and sour taste. :D It’s interesting to hear what you had for last sol lal.
I haven’t heard of anyone using two different types of meat for mandu before and for mandu soup, our family don’t use any sauce. We just enjoy mandu with soup (broth) as it is.
Though I think serving the soup with the vinegary sauce is a good idea. I like sweet and sour taste. :D

]]> By: krys http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-619 krys Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:22:00 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-619 i always had a question, and looked everywhere online, but it doesnt say.... are you supposed to cook the meat and mix it or mix it with the ingredients uncooked????? or does it really mattter? i always had a question, and looked everywhere online, but it doesnt say…. are you supposed to cook the meat and mix it or mix it with the ingredients uncooked????? or does it really mattter?

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-620 sue Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:49:15 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-620 Hi Krys, You mix the meat with the other ingredients uncooked. I would have mentioned if I used cooked meat. Hi Krys,

You mix the meat with the other ingredients uncooked. I would have mentioned if I used cooked meat.

]]> By: Gil http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-967 Gil Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:50:53 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-967 Some places in America they cook the meat first. Doesn't taste at all the same. Yaki Mandu (deep fried) is more popular with Americans than either the pan fry or Jin Mandu. I guess that's because of the street and open market vendors in places like Songtan-si where many American Military and their families get their first exposure to Korean food. Some places in America they cook the meat first. Doesn’t taste at all the same.
Yaki Mandu (deep fried) is more popular with Americans than either the pan fry or Jin Mandu. I guess that’s because of the street and open market vendors in places like Songtan-si where many American Military and their families get their first exposure to Korean food.

]]> By: sue http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-973 sue Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:59:29 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-973 Hi Gil, Do some shops serve deep fried mandu in Songtan-si? I didn't have any clue about that. I am far from Seoul and Gyeonggi province. :D Thanks for the tips. Hi Gil,

Do some shops serve deep fried mandu in Songtan-si? I didn’t have any clue about that. I am far from Seoul and Gyeonggi province. :D Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Gil http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-990 Gil Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:50:15 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-990 When I was stationed at Osan Air base and Suwon Air Base I lived with my wife in Songtan-Si. There were some carts on the street that sold tiggim (twiggim?). Deep fried shrimp, sweet potato, mandu. There were also soju tents that had some of the most incredible spicy pork I have ever tasted. There was a small open market in the middle of the town where you could buy anything. The soups and ban chan there were fantastic. I loved going shopping with my wife and watching her haggle with different merchants, buying several items and then haggling about "service". I really enjoyed the 7 years I spent in Korea. When I was stationed at Osan Air base and Suwon Air Base I lived with my wife in Songtan-Si. There were some carts on the street that sold tiggim (twiggim?). Deep fried shrimp, sweet potato, mandu. There were also soju tents that had some of the most incredible spicy pork I have ever tasted. There was a small open market in the middle of the town where you could buy anything. The soups and ban chan there were fantastic.
I loved going shopping with my wife and watching her haggle with different merchants, buying several items and then haggling about “service”.
I really enjoyed the 7 years I spent in Korea.

]]> By: ChangSo http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-6321 ChangSo Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:50:23 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/12/07/my-failed-kimchi-dumplings-mandu-in-korean-and-what-i-have-learnt/#comment-6321 I wish I came across the site sooner. I had gone to my girlfriends to help her family make Mandu for some holiday a few years back. Any I made were a disaster and her mom teased me about them. I haven't tried making them from scratch since. The Good part is I got a lunch box of Mandu a few days later. I wish I came across the site sooner. I had gone to my girlfriends to help her family make Mandu for some holiday a few years back. Any I made were a disaster and her mom teased me about them. I haven’t tried making them from scratch since.

The Good part is I got a lunch box of Mandu a few days later.

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