Baek (white) Kimchi with no chillies. This Kimchi is stuffed with a variety of vegetables, fruit, pine nuts, oysters and rock ear mushrooms. The original Kimchis were Baek Kimchi from over a 1,000 years ago but did not use the Chinese leaf cabbage. In those times, Kimchi was radish dipped in fermented soya bean…
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Gamja and Goguma Jeon
Potato and sweet potato pancake Too easy! Too simple! Two familiar ingredients! In Korea, we have so many different types of “Jeon” (pancakes). Potatoes and sweet potatoes are normally to be found in a Korean larder so this dish is a great snack for hungry children. It was traditionally very popular with farmers who often…
Chungmu Kimbap
This dish is another quick way of making kimbap. There is no need for any fillings unlike kimbap. You just need seasoned rice with sesame oil and a pinch of salt rolled or sandwiched in seaweed. This dish is a famous local speciality in Tongyoung, a coastal city in South Korea that previously was called…
Korean Fried Chicken
Try this dish; this is much healthier than KFC! Breadcrumbs are important is creating the texture for fried chicken and for me, the Korean style breadcrumbs are the best. So how are Korean breadcrumbs different to the English variety? In Korea, we use the Japanese style of breadcrumbs “Pang Garu” called in Japanese “Panko” which…
Tora and Chicken Open Puff Pastry Tart
The perfect party dish for your guests looks great but is very easy to prepare just before your guests arrive. This is also a treat for your children’s lunch boxes. I made these pastries 5 days ago. I was surprised by the great taste even when cold the tart tasted as good as when it…
Toran and Boiled Eggs Jorim
(Jerusalem artichoke and boiled eggs in soy sauce) Jerusalem Artichokes are a good substitute for Toran and I chose to use them for this simple dish. You can read more about Toran here. For the Jorim Ganjang( soy sauce)Mix together all the ingredients (water, Korean Chunju or Japanese Sake, Golden syrup, sesame oil, toasted sesame…
Mu Saengchae (Spicy Kohlrabi or Mooli Salad)
Prepare all the ingredients and mix them together.Wear a pair of gloves and rub and stir the ingredients.That’s all! Preparation time: Less than 10 minutes Cooking time: Less than 10 minutes Ingredients 150 g Mooli trimmed and sliced like very thin chipped potatoes. A shallot, trimmed finely sliced 2 cloves of garlic, grated A…
Oi Muchim (Cucumber Salad with Chilli Powder)
Traditionally Korean family food has three key components in a meal: rice, soup and some side dishes called “Banchan”.According to our traditional way of preapring meals, we usually set out either three, five, seven or nine Banchan on our dinner table.Oi Muchim is a popular inexpensive side dish. Koreans think about balanced nutrition with their Banchan. Therefore if…
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