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Heidela on "Hello from the Puget Sound!"

Heidela — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:34:58 +0000

I am fortunate to live in an area with great Korean food! Restaurants, grocerys and friends who have helped me learn the art of cooking and eating Korean. However Maangchi has been great for demytsifying foods even my " traditional" Korean friends buy premade! This is truly a wonderful food! Real home style Kimchi is full of probiotics and when I am feeling out of sorts physically or mentally it is my go too along with a hardy soup or stew. 33 years since my first kimbab....and the beginning of a very healthy addiction to very beautiful friends and food! Maangchi is the icing on the cake for me! Thank you Maangchi!

Heidela on "On my weight loss journey, meal suggestions ?"

Heidela — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:23:57 +0000

Korean food in general is so healthy, lw sugar, lots of veggies, soups stews ect...One dish in particular has helped me loose weight and keep it off, leaves you feeling satisfied all day if you eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner...is the ox bone soup= Seolleongtang (Use naturally raised beef if you can) and Maangchi has a video/recipe of how to make this wonderful dish! This is hearty and so good. I am fortunate there are places here that serve just this soup, so I can run in have a bubbling bowl with condiments and be back at work, or if I get up early enough breakfast! If you live in a community that has a large Korean population, this dish is a winner! It is a soup that requires more cooking time than most dishes but the broth and beef may be frozen in portions and heated before serving...so make a big batch! Good luck and hang in you are young and will find it a fun healthy creative journey if you really get in to home cooking

Nay ZAkia on "just to introduce myself"

Nay ZAkia — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:42:22 +0000

Hey everybody! My name is Zakia, and i'm from Morocco, i'm 21 years old i like korean and asiatic kitchen, so that for im joining Maangchi website, to learn more and share also, i hope that it will be interesting for all. Thank you .

somi on "Hello from British Columbia, Canada"

somi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:23:07 +0000

P.S. Tomorrow is my birthday. I think I should make maangchi's meok-guk for my birthday celebration!!!! xD

somi on "On my weight loss journey, meal suggestions ?"

somi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:22:13 +0000

I suggest, switch to brown rice, and make lots of the pun-chun dishes. Also seaweed is really good for you, so meok-guk is a very good choice. And try to use fish base instead of meat base in soups. Congratulations you guys on losing your weight. I'm doing the same thing too. Honestly, when I cook Korean soups and stuff, I find that the calorie intake is lower, and I feel happier about it. I'm with you on your weight loss journey! GO US!!!! xD

somi on "Hello from British Columbia, Canada"

somi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:17:55 +0000

I've been silently following maangchi's recipes and learning how to make Korean food. I am Korean and I love to cook. But because my mother doesn't make most Korean foods, I never learned how to make Korean food, and I wasn't even familiar with most Korean foods. I get introduced to korean food by visiting my friend's house and taste their mom's cooking. My brothers are begging for Korean food all the time so whenever I go there, I try to learn a new Korean recipe from Maangchi and experiement on them. They are very very grateful to you Maangchi for teaching their sister how to make authentic Korean food. And I'm so grateful that you make it so easy to follow. I have all your videos on my iphone and study them while I work out or ride on the bus. HAHA. You saved my Korean cooking life! Thank you so so much! xD

liquidfir on "Hi guys i am from singapore"

liquidfir — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:19:59 +0000

Hi guys i am from the little island singapore. i have been learning korean for the last 5 years and am in love with korean cooking\\nice to meet u guys

Maangchi on "Hello everybody!"

Maangchi — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:28 +0000

Great! The broth looks really yummy!

john on "Hello everybody!"

john — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:39 +0000

Ddukbokki (hot and spicy rice cake)

Maangchi on "Hey I love cooking!"

Maangchi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:49:14 +0000

hello, cooking lovers! We are all in the same boat! Happy cooking!

organic-cocktail-recipes on "Hey I love cooking!"

organic-cocktail-recipes — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:36:15 +0000

I've seen Maangchi's videos on YouTube. Whenever I need to cook a Korean recipe, I use your site!! :D A huge fan of the ddug kuk!

Faleria345 on "Hey I love cooking!"

Faleria345 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:14:44 +0000

Hi everybody I happen to love cooking and since i started watching k dramas i have been wanting desperately to make the food they eat and i had been looking up recipes until i found Maangchi's website and I love her recipes. i am today making Dduk Guk and really hope that it turns out good. wish me luck annyeong.

Ajousshi on "The beginning of my cooking journey."

Ajousshi — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:10:17 +0000

My first post in this Maangchi so please be patient. I suppose I should start with a quick intro and some general background information about me. I've always been into Korean culture and music since I was a early adult. AS I got more into Korean stuff eventually I really got into the food and omg just as awesome Korean media is so is the food just as much!! Returning from my first trip to korea this past summer I came back tasting so many different kinds of foods. My tongue was spoiled because I tasted only the best Korean food that exists, in the home country!! However returning to the States I wanted to continue eating the same Korean food I ate in Korea but Korean food here is so expensive. I can't speak for all places in the U.S. but at least here in the Bay Area its definitely on the pricey side. So then I started my quest to learn how I can make similar dishes to some basic Korean dishes I love to eat so I could spoil my tongue even more and eat it more often, while saving money! ^^ So far I only cooked Soon Du Bu JJigae and Japchae and following this website I was quite successful. Actually normally I don't cook much but with a burning passion to eat more Korean food I learned how to make my first two dishes! And I'm nowhere near the end of my journey. ;D

vanesza01 on "Hi! Im from Philippines :)"

vanesza01 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:01:29 +0000

whew! i'm a fan of you maangchi!! :)

wandering-z on "On my weight loss journey, meal suggestions ?"

wandering-z — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:15:33 +0000

Hi district congrats on trying to lose. I myself am doing the same thing. Most of the soups are very healthy if eaten by serving size. Maangchi does a good job on demonstrating serving size on some of her videos. I have found out that cutting the sugar content,red meat, sodium, and some carbs in the form of noodles to be very helpful.I use cooking spray instead of vegetable oil on a good non-stick pan. I have lost 29lbs so far. As for the gym, you should do weight training at least 4 times a week and cardio six times a week (45mins). Be persistent like a bug. Focus on fat loss and muscle retention not just the amounts lbs you can drop. Good luck