Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew) This is a staple Korean stew made with Doenjang (fermented soybean paste). This is made by fermenting cooked soybeans (called meju) with salt for minimum of 1 year. Of course, nowadays, we can buy it factory made from any Korean supermarket but still many Korean family make their own…
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Japchae
Japchae is one of the most comprehensive dishes in terms of variety of ingredients and a very popular dish on birthdays. This is one of the best loved Korean noodle dishes by Koreans as well as by foreign visitors to Korea. The main ingredients are sweet potato noodles which are combined with a lot of…
Kohlrabi Kimchi
Looking for an excellent alternative for Korean radish Kimchi (Ggakdugi)? Then why not using Kohlrabi? Ggakdugi is a type of Kimchi made from Korean radish. Koreans use this radish to make three different types of Kimchi. One is radish winter Kimchi in a broth called Dongchimi, the second is a mixed Kimchi called Seogbagji and…