Korean cooking for total noobs.
If you go to a Korean restaurant specializing in Korean BBQ, you may be overwhelmed at the options. You will find the menu options to be different cuts of meat. I don’t know about you, but I don’t frequent the butcher shop on a regular basis and I’m completely at a loss of how to … Read more
Eating Acorns in Korea Dotori in Korean means Acorns. Have you ever eaten acorns? You know, the squirrel’s nut of choice (unverified: I actually do not know for a fact that this is the squirrel’s favourite nut). Koreans have been eating acorns since (insert Lion King opening music) the beginning of time. Exaggeration, but it’s … Read more
I would like to preface this post by saying that if you only buy dry noodles, you’ll be rather disappointed in this category. Kalguksu noodles, Udon noodles and Jjajang noodles really shouldn’t be the same product. But in the dry packaged food world, they are. I refer to this packaged noodle I’ve got as “Kalguksu” … Read more
Here I am, writing about my favourite go-to Korean noodles again. If you didn’t read my initial short-and-sweet post about it, go read it here. But spoiler alert, I’m basically gonna go over it again so… 😜. Ingredients in Korean Somyeon Noodles Flour Water Salt On one hand, it’s minimal ingredient list makes me pretty … Read more
Danmuji is best recognized as the BFF of Jjajangmyun, its fluorescent neon yellow complements (?) the black noodles nicely (?). Haha, terrible jokes aside, Danmuji used to be my absolute favourite banchan 반찬 (side dish). Danmuji is Korean yellow pickles made of radishes. However, being best friends with Jjangmyun 짜장면, it also mainly hangs out … Read more
This is the #1 selling Korean instant noodle worldwide. The most recognizable in brand and taste, Shin Ramyun is a simple formula of a beef-flavour based broth that’s kicked up a notch with Korean spice. Shin ramyun gets its name for the Chinese character that means Spicy. Shin Ramyun literally translates to Spicy Instant Noodles. … Read more
We got our hands on a package of Shin Ramyun manufactured in Korea. Which is rather strange, really. You’d think the same product, by the same company would basically be… identical. Wouldn’t they just replicate their special recipe and recreate them the same way? One, I didn’t realize Nongshim, the maker of Shin Ramyun, had … Read more
What is Ramyun? Ramyun 라면 refers to Korean instant noodles. It can also be referred to as Korean Ramen as this spelling of the word may be more familiar to English-speaking audiences. Although often used interchangeably, it’s important to note that simply saying Ramen may actually mean Japanese noodles (hidden gem Tokyo ramen bars) in … Read more
In North America, chicken soup is the go-to when a person gets sick. Korea also turns to gentle chicken broth but amps it up with the addition of an entire chicken, garlic, ginseng and jujubes to deliver a comfort food powerhouse that will work to support your body in fighting off illness. For the seriously … Read more
We must make this dish at least a few times a month because it’s just so simple to make and always delicious and filling. It is the perfect complement to a bowl of rice, since we don’t tend to have numerous Banchan on hand. Even with just Kimchi as the sole side dish, Duruchigi rounds … Read more