Easy Korean Recipes
Learn about the most used Korean cooking ingredients! Today I’m sharing 30 essential Korean cooking ingredients. This type of article isn’t as glamorous as some other recipes I share here, nonetheless, I thought it would be great to share my list to enhance your Korean cooking knowledge and help you update your pantry if necessary. …
Discover the unique taste of Korean pickled radish, or ssam-mu, and how it can be used in various Korean dishes. This traditional Korean ingredient is crunchy and slightly sweet and tangy, making it a perfect addition to any meal. Korean pickled radish is Korean radish slices pickled in sweet, tangy water. It is called “Ssam-Mu …
What is Korean Chewy Noodles (Jjolmyeon, 쫄면) Korean chewy noodles (jjolmyeon) has two meanings. Firstly, jjolmyeon describes the chewy noodles as a cooking ingredient. It is made of wheat flour, corn starch, cooking wine and salt etc. Also, it is an accidental by-product of naengmyeon noodles. While the discovery may have been accidental, spicy chewy …
Learn about Korean gochugaru (Korean chili powder / Korean chili flakes / red pepper flakes) and how it can be used in Korean cooking. What is Gochugaru? Gochugaru (고추가루) has a few different English names under its belt. Namely, Korean chili powder, Korean chili flakes, Hot pepper flakes, red pepper flakes etc. Gochugaru is one …
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 …
Just a small announcement that I made a Korean grocery store directory for Brisbane residents. This directory will expand as I gather more information. I am particularly trying to focus on building a Korean grocery shopping directory for Australia. (Blessed those of you who live in Australia. :)) For the directory, please follow the link …
Learn how to make perfect Korean steamed rice using a rice cooker or on the stove! (This is part III of How to Make Perfect Korean Steamed Rice. Click here for part I and part II.) After buying good rice and rinsing the rice properly, we need to soak the rice in water. The reason is to make …
(This is part II of How to Make Perfect Korean Steamed Rice. Click here for part I and part III.) After buying good rice, now we can start making perfect Korean steamed rice. The first step we need to do is to rinse the rice. Do you rinse your rice? I always do. The reason is to get …
(Photo credit: naver.com) (This is part I of How to Make Perfect Korean Steamed Rice. Click here for part II and part III.) If you understand Korean food culture or Asian food culture, you know how important rice is to our daily life. Ask yourself. How often do you cook rice? I cook it everyday. …
(Extra virgin olive oil, a picture from weekly chosun) A couple of readers asked me why do Koreans use so much olive oil in cooking. If you go through a couple of my recipes, you will soon notice that too. Well, to be honest, I have no idea what kind of cooking oil other Koreans …
How to Make Flour Tortillas from Scratch Tortillas are quite expensive in Korea. Since I speak Korean, I can easily order tortillas from the internet. But still, it seems quite expensive to pay about 4 dollars (US) to get 12 sheets of tortillas, then pay the delivery cost which is another 4 dollars. So I researched a …
I noticed some foreigners buy brown rice when they visit Seoul (Itaewon). Which means they don’t think it’s available at the local market. So I am going to show you what it looks like (just one brand) and teach you the Korean name for brown rice. This is the brown rice I usually get at …