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Joined January 6, 2016

My cookbooks

Maangchis Real Korean Cooking Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking

Which to get? Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking has all the recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces, but my second book Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking has more recipes, more photos, and more variety.

Maangchi's recipes by category:

  • Kimchi

    Essential Korean dish

  • Side dishes

    Banchan makes the meal

  • Rice

    Our most important grain

  • Pancakes

    Savory & simple

  • Rice cakes

    Tteok for every occasion

  • Stews

    Jjigae is our comfort food

  • Noodles

    Long noodles = long life!

  • Soups

    Guk at every meal

  • Sundubu-jjigae

    Soft tofu stew

  • Gimbap

    Seaweed paper rolls

  • Desserts

    Special sweet stuff

  • Main dishes

    Consider these mains

  • Mandu

    Korean dumplings

  • Anju

    Drinking food

  • BBQ

    The Korean way to grill

  • Fried chicken

    Double-deliciousness

  • One bowl meals

    Nutritious & convenient

  • Street food

    Quick & fun

  • Easy

    Anyone can make these!

  • Lunchboxes

    Dosirak made with love

  • Appetizers

    These could be first

  • Fermented

    Taste of centuries

  • Staple ingredients

    Korean cuisine basics

  • Mitbanchan

    Preserved side dishes

  • Pickles

    Quick-brined

  • Spicy

    I love spicy food :)

  • Nonspicy

    There are plenty!

  • Beef

    For meat lovers

  • Seafood

    Surrounded by the sea

  • Pork

    Some new dishes to try

  • Chicken

    Our most delicious

  • Vegetarian

    No fish, meat or chicken

  • Vegan

    No animal products at all

  • Temple cuisine

    From Buddhist temples

  • Korean Chinese

    Chinese style Korean

  • Snacks

    Quick dishes on the run

  • Korean bakery

    Breads & pastries

  • Porridges

    Good for your health!

  • Cold dishes

    Icy, cold, or just chilled

  • Drinks

    Fruits, grains & herbs

  • Not Korean

    Fusion and western food

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