Recipes
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Winner of California culinary contest: ‘Korean food will become more popular’
The first-place winner of the recent Korean Sensation Culinary Contest at The Culinary Institute of America’s Napa Valley campus is neither a traditional North American college student nor a stranger to Korean cuisine. A native of Montreal, Stephen Neumann came to culinary school to pursue a second career. He had spent 11 years teaching English…
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Groovy Find: Spicy Lamb Bulgogi at Home Plus
Yes! I found this at Home Plus. Even though I found proof somewhere that Koreans used to eat lamb, it’s not common today. Lamb can be found only in foreign supermarkets. Until recently. I saw this at Home Plus. Mr. Beaks Premium Chili Paste Lamb Bulgogi. Out of the package, it’s straight up bulgogi. Just…
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Recipe: Beef Soondubu Jjigae (순두부 찌개)
I’ve been fortunate enough that this current winter has thankfully been the mildest I’ve had in Korea yet. But we’re still talking negative double digit temps here on some nights so it’s no surprise I’ve been craving a lot of hearty and warm dishes for dinner lately. Soondubu jjigae, or soft tofu stew, is a…
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Douceurs au miel et aux epices, recettes medicinales coreennes
Dans la tradition de la cuisine coréenne, ou la cuisine asiatique en générale, le terme « dessert » n’existe pas… cependant, il ne manque pas de recette sucrée ! En les découvrant, nous pouvons voir une autre utilisation du sucre se mêlant avec du sel et des ingrédients inhabituels, comme par exemple, le haricot azuki (pat) ou…
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Fried Seasoned Zucchini (호박볶음 hobak bokkeum)
Zucchini are coming into season in California now, and I received a medium-sized one in my community-supported agriculture package last week. I could have again made 호박전 hobak jeon (zucchini pancake), which is always tasty. Another option was 궁중 떡볶이 gungjung tteokbokki, the royal ancestor of the spicy, warm 떡볶이 tteokbokki (rice cake stew). Yet…
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25+ Game Day Korean Recipes
UPDATED WITH MORE RECIPES Even though American football hasn’t caught on in Korea the way baseball has, it does have its share of manly man foods that would be at home at a Superbowl party. Fiery BulDalk, Soondae Bokkeum, JokBal–those would work well. I don’t have recipes for those yet, and I won’t rehash my…
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Recipe: Kale Kimchi
Recently, I joined a CSA (community-supported agriculture) farm affiliated with our local community college. Our CSA promises, “a share of whatever is ripe and ready to eat.” That share recently included a small bunch of kale. Hubby is not a fan of kale, and I have never cooked with it before. So I was at…
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Recipe: One Pot Soybean Sprout Rice
In addition to oodles of cold noodles in this sweltering heat, another life saver for meals at home has been one pot cooking dishes which also don’t (or minimally) use open-flame gas ranges. Soybean Sprout Rice (Kongnamul Bap 콩나물밥) was one of my favorite simple dishes to eat at home while growing up, and I…
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Korean Kitchen Hacking: Lasagna almost totally from scratch
Korea has gotten much better for finding foreign products than when I started this blog. But some stuff is still difficult to find. One thing I have never made in Korea is lasagna. That already requires a good bit of work even if you do have ingredients on hand. What got me started was finding…
