Easy Korean Recipes
Let’s celebrate! What to cook and eat on Korean New Year’s day – Korean New Year’s Day Food round-up! Do you want to celebrate New Year’s day the Korean way? Then you are in the right place. I have collated 15+ recipes that are enjoyed on this special day right here. But first of all. …
Discover delicious Korean party food ideas! – 25+ Korean Foods That Will Impress Your Party Guests Are you looking for some Korean party food inspiration? Whether it’s just for a simple dinner idea or something bigger like Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas lunch, look no further! Here, I share a collection of my Korean recipes that …
Doraji namul is a traditional Korean side dish that is made with bellflower root. It has a simple taste but it is followed by a slightly bitter after taste. It is commonly served in a traditional bibimbap! Today I’m sharing a classic Korean side dish – Doraji Namul (도라지 나물, Sautéed Bellflower Root) recipe. A common English name …
Discover fine Korean pottery tableware! I’m going to talk about beautifully handcrafted fine Korean pottery tableware today. Ever sine I started food blogging, I became obsessed with tableware. Whether it’s a simple side dish or soup, choosing appropriate tableware is a very important part of food photography. It affects the overall mood and atmosphere of …
Learn how to plan your next Korean BBQ at home! DYI guide for Korean BBQ lovers! In the last few weeks, I’ve been secretly working on my first ever Book – “How to Enjoy Korean BBQ at Home, Just Like a Restaurant.” It is a guide book (in a digital format) on the topic Korean BBQ. …
Easy Jajangmyeon (Korean noodles in black bean sauce) recipe! Have you ever tried Korean black bean sauce noodles (Jajangmyeon, 자장면 or Jjajangmyeon, 짜장면) before? What is Jajangmyeon It is a popular noodle dish served with black bean sauce, which consists of chunjang (춘장, a salty black soybean paste), diced pork (or other kinds of meat) …
How to beat the rainy day blues with seven perfect korean rainy day foods. These include Korean pancakes, noodles and soup. How comforting! (Note: I know above image only captures six Korean dishes not seven. The image of 7th Korean dish is not mine, so I didn’t want to include it in the collage. 🙂 …
Are you pregnant and concerned about eating certain Korean food? Then read on! (Image credit – canstockphoto.com used with licence) First of all, I want you to understand that this article is not intended for medical, health or dietary advice. Nor is it extensively researched to give you any new findings. It merely serves as …
Yangpun Bibimbap (양푼 비빔밥) is one of our favourite meals. It’s so easy and quick to make and you can use pretty much any available ingredients. What is Yangpun Bibimbap? According to a Korean-English dictionary, Yangpun (양푼) translates to a large brass bowl but a large stainless salad bowl is typically used at a Korean …
Trendy K-Pop Food – Jjapaguri / Chapaguri recipe. What is Jjapaguri / Chapaguri Jjapaguri / Chapaguri (짜파구리) is simply a combination of two different Korean instant noodles “Jjapaghetti (짜파게티)” and “Neoguri (너구리)”. Individually they are quite different noodles. Jjapagehtti is a cut down instant version of Korean black bean noodle and it is served dry …
Korean style Kangaroo meat BBQ! Thinly sliced kangaroo rump steak is marinated in Korean bulgogi sauce. It’s tender and delicious! I became an Australian citizen several years ago. Near the end of my citizenship ceremony, someone from the stage shouted out loud “Aussie Aussie Aussie” and most people (over 1000) in the audience seats shouted …
Learn about north Korean cold noodles! I got an interesting email from one of my readers, Paul, the other day. It was about his food experience in Pyongyang. So naturally it drew my attention as I’ve never been to North Korea before. Have you? His description about the north Korean cold noodles – Raengmyun (south …
If you started to wonder what is different between Bibim Naengmyeon (비빔냉면) and Bibim Guksu (비빔국수) when you read my bibim guksu post the other day, I wouldn’t be surprised. Because I wasn’t quite sure which one is more accurate as the title either. Here is a beautiful picture of my bibim naengmyeon (top) and compare it with …
(Jangdokdae, 장독대- A terrace where Koreans used to store pickled or fermented food like gochujang or soy sauce/ The pots are called hangari, 항아리) After enjoying my rice cakes and tea at Jilsiru, we decided to visit the Tteok and Kitchen Utensil Museum (떡 박물관) that is located in the same building (Tteok means “rice …
Look at these beautiful cakes! Can you believe that they are actually Korean rice cakes?! I was very surprised to see them because of their beauty and magnificence. Some of these rice cakes can be easily mistaken as western style cakes, like this one. This wine rice cake looks like a type of cheese cake but it …
What is Jwipo? Learn about popular Korean dried fish snack! When I was a child I adored Jwipo / Juipo (쥐포) so much. It was my favourite snack in the world! Jwipo is a Korean fish jerky made out of filefish. Once there was a rumor about filefishes that they are nearly extinct in Korea …
On my birthday, I got this weird present. They weren’t wrapped with pretty pink ribbon nor beautifully packed with wrapping paper, but since I got them on my birthday, I consider that they were my birthday present. The present I got were eggs baked on elvan stone. Have you ever had eggs baked on elvan …
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 …