If you go to the ddeokbokki special shops or mini vans or carts that sell ddeokbokki, you can see this Gimmari there 90% of the time. You can have Gimmari as it is or ask the shop owner to mix it with ddeokbokki. I always prefer option no.2. It is so yummy. I like Gimmari more than anything else from the ddeokbokki dish.

I was going to make this Gimmari with ddeokbokki today, but as you may know, I used up the rice cakes for ddeokbokki the other day (The rice cakes were so fresh, I couldn’t resist cooking them). So I had to cook Gimmari on its own and had it on its own. It was very crispy and filling, also simple to cook (Though I burnt my wok again, more work for me, yeah~ -_-;;).

Ingredients for 16 rolls

(Expected preparation time – Less than 20 minutes, Cooking time – Less than 10 minutes)

• Laver 8 sheets
• Glass noodles 1 fistful
• 1/3 a carrot (small size)
• 10 stalks of garlic chives

-Sauce

• Soy sauce 1 tbsp
• Salt 1tsp
• Sesame oil 1/4 tsp
• Pepper 1 sprinkle

-Coating Batter

• White flour 1/2 cup
• Starch powder 1/2 cup
• Salt 1/4 tsp
• Water 3/4 cup

Preparation

1. Put some water into the pot.
2. Boil the water. While it is boiling thin slice the carrot, cut the garlic chives into little finger lengths.
3. When the water starts to boil, add the glass noodles. Boil it until the noodles are cooked. – It cooks nearly instantly by the way.
4. Drain the water.
5. Cut the noodles into little finger size with scissors.
6. Put the noodles, carrots and garlic chives into a mixing bowl.
7. Add the sauce. Mix it well with your hand or chopsticks.
8. Sieve the flour, starch powder, and the salt.
9. Add the water and stir it well.
10. Cut the laver into halves.
11. Put the noodle and vegetable mix onto the laver.

12. Roll the laver.
13. When you finish rolling, put the rolled laver into the coating batter bowl (I put 4 rolls at a time. If you put too many in, they can squash each other.)

Cooking

1. Pour some oil into the wok. (for deep frying)
2. When it starts to boil, add the Gimmari (rolled laver).

3. When it cooks, put it onto the plate. (on Kitchen paper towel to soak some oil)
4. When all the Gimmari cooks, re-fry them all. (It is crispier that way.)
5. Serve it on the plate.

I made a total of 16 rolls and it was enough as 2 people’s meal (I was surprised about that). We had 11 rolls total for dinner and left 5 rolls for later snacks. It was good for the first couple of bites, but it became a bit oily. That is why, as I said at the beginning of the post, Gimmari tastes best with Ddeokbokki. I missed you, Ddeokbokki! A lot!!

Tips for Sticking Laver

• If you put some water on the edge of the laver after rolling it, it will stick better.

For your curiosity I used these noodles.

Also, I didn’t use the rolling mat. I thought I would, but I didn’t need to.

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Tomorrow, November 11th is Pepero day in Korea. Pepero is a snack that looks like long thin sticks with a chocolate coating. It is very similar to Japanese Pocky.

Pepero day became like Valentine’s Day in Korea. It is popular with young people and couples and they exchange pepero sticks each other as a gift (as a symbol of romance or friendship). You can learn more about this day from wikipedia.

I haven’t bought any pepero for about a year, but I bought 6 packs already this week. Since every supermarket in Korea has allocated a large space for the pepero for this special occasion, it is unavoidable. That’s my excuse anyway.

This is a picture (below) of the pepero I am currently enjoying. The price (700 won) is the same for the both packets. But the amount of the pepero is dramatically different. The Red pack is the original one, though I liked the black pack pepero better, because it had a stronger chocolate taste.

This is a picture (below) of another kind of pepero. I think they only make this on pepero week. (Sorry, there isn’t an inside picture from this box. I already ate them. ) There were only 3 sticks of pepero in the box, which tastes like rolypoly by Haetae or choco twister by Delfi. (Price is 1000 won)

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Recently I’m into this little cake called “Yakgwa” in Korean.

Yakgwa is a Korean traditional cake made from wheat flour, oil, and some honey.

I haven’t bought this in a while, but during the chuseok holiday it grabbed my attention.

It is one of the “Jesa” (memorial service for the ancestor) foods. But I am just enjoying it as my snack food.

Its price ranges from 900 to 1200 won (US $0.95 to 1.25) for this long pack (Below). (I think it is quite cheap.)