What food do you keep in your pantry?

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    • #49826
      m3go
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      I’ve been watching Maangchi’s videos for a little while now and after making a few dishes I’ve fallen in love with Korean food. I would like to change my diet to mostly Korean food(since it’s healthier and tastier than most of what Americans eat)but I’m limited to the recipes I can find online. I’d like to know what everyone keeps in their pantry and what you cook on a daily basis? I’d really appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

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      ec_washington
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      Pantry items for Korean cooking:

      Rice, obviously! I always have regular short grain (I like Kokuho Rose brand – it’s a nice sticky, sushi-style rice), sweet glutinous for sticky rice, brown and usually some jasmine rice.

      Gochukaru (red chili powder)

      An assortment of noodles: rice vermicelli, wide thin flat, sweet potato (japchae noodles), soba, naeng-myun noodles, etc.

      garlic

      high quality soy sauce (large quantity – if you are really going to eat a lot of Korean, buy in quart or gallon size)

      sesame oil (same thing – don’t bother paying $4 for a 6 oz bottle)

      rice vinegar

      stir fry veggies: bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, baby corn, dried shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts

      Toasted sesame seeds (buy in bulk! they’ll be cheaper)

      Dashida (beef soup stock powder)

      Nori (for kimbap)

      Bonito flakes

      Konbu/dried seaweed

      Items to buy regularly for fridge & freezer:

      Sirloin (for bulgogi), beef short ribs, pork belly, chicken

      enoki mushrooms

      onion, green onion

      danmuji (pickled radish)

      gochuchang

      doengjang

      carrot

      zucchini

      egg

      tofu (firm and silken)

      kimchi

      cucumber

      wonton wrappers (or frozen mandu)

      tteok (tteokbogi shape and tteokguk shape)

      The things I make most often: bulgogi, tteokbogi, tteokguk, kalbi, bibimbap

      Things I should make more often: bibimbap, japchae, mandu, kimchi chiggae

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