My lone yet all-important contribution to this year’s Chuseok spread: galbi jjim. A holiday favorite loved by many, every year…
Category: Korean Recipes
At the very least, a typical Korean meal will include rice, soup, a protein dish, and several types of banchan.…
For those living in Korea, we’re spoiled with ultra quick delivery service that will literally have food at the door…
More kimchi fried rice (by default) plus additional step-by-step pics as requested by some followers. If you follow me on…
Kimchi Jjigae, the ultimate Korean comfort food, finally perfected to my liking (i.e. tart, hearty, and comforting) after years of…
Lunar New Year (Seollal) wouldn’t be complete without a mandatory bowl of tteokguk 떡국 (rice cake soup), a dish that…
In the endless world of Korean banchan, kimchi gets the spotlight (and deservedly so). But for busy people who don’t…
My butcher persuaded me to bypass the traditional tteokguk (rice cake soup) by offering me 1.2 kg of LA dweji…
There are regular bunsik eateries you can easily find throughout Seoul, and then there’s this hidden gem that serves something…
For nearly 40 years, Bogunok has been specializing in everything meat – specifically hanwoo beef. This prized domestic beef is…
After this summer filled with record-breaking temperatures, my conversion to cold noodles is officially complete. First, it was a daily…
As much as I love a fatty roll of delicious kimbap, I haven’t found any place that separates itself from…
Although we’re nearing the dead heat of summer here in Seoul, that doesn’t stop my friends and coworkers from recommending…
I can’t say that I have a lot of fond memories eating bokkeumbap as a kid simply because my parents…
I’ve cooked (more like fried) and posted plenty of fried chicken recipes over the years, so I was pretty sure…
Fittingly, killing two birds with one stone happens naturally when you’re in Buam-dong, the home of two fried chicken heavyweights…
With a friendly tip from one of the local ajummas working at a restaurant that I frequent, I was able…