What food do you keep in your pantry?
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- November 24, 2010 at 8:08 pm #49826m3goMember
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!
- November 25, 2010 at 5:52 am #54302ec_washingtonParticipant
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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