Hello everybody!
Recently CJ Foods contacted me and offered to send me some Korean ingredients as a way of saying “thank you” for spreading Korean culture and cuisine. It was very kind of them to offer, but after talking to them some more, we decided it would be more fun to set up this giveaway for my readers. This is CJ’s way of encouraging you to cook Korean food, because they know that not everyone can find Korean ingredients easily.
So, leave a comment on this post, and you’ll be entered to win a Korean cooking startup kit from CJ.
Please leave only one comment below, and then there will be 20 winners chosen at random by random.org. This contest is open to anyone in the world. Wherever you live, if you win then CJ will deliver this startup kit to your house.
The contest will close at midnight (New York time), December 15th and I’ll contact the winners through email. The winners need to answer me in 5 days, and if anyone doesn’t answer in time I’ll have to pick the next winner. So please, when you register for my website to leave a comment, make sure you use a current email! And be sure to check your email around that time!
The other cool thing about this startup kit is that a lot of the products in it are from CJ’s new Bibigo brand, which you’ll soon be able to buy outside of Korean grocery stores in the USA. I asked CJ about this, and they said Bibigo is just a new brand name for their Haechandle brand, which I have been using for decades and you may have seen in my ingredients section.
So, good luck to you! I hope you win!
Update Dec 23, 2011 – The contest is now closed, and the winners have been announced. Thank you for entering!
Oddly enough, it’s quite difficult to find Korean ingredients around here. There’s plenty of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese products, but not Korean. Unfortunately, I never got to learn Korean or its culture as the University slashed the department, but I am determined at least to eat the cuisine!
Thank you very much for the effort you place in everything and I hope to make ddukbokki soon! :)
-Julia
See the seriousness in my post withe help of Babelfish I will be able to write it in korean language also. First english: HI! Maangchi this is a great opportunity to have a chance to win a korean cooking ingredients. I live far from great cities and I would have to travel 5 hours only to go get some of them. I enjoy seing you do the cooking because it is easy to follow your intructions also because your a happy person and lovely to look at. Thanks for the joy of cooking with what you offer.Leia / 안녕! Maangchi는 이것 성분을 요리해 한국사람을 이기는 기회가 있는 중대한 기회 이다. 나는 중대한 도시에서 멀리 살고 얻는다 그중 몇몇을 단지 갈 것이다 여행해야 할 것입니다 5 시간. 나는 보기 위하여 당신의 intructions를 또한 따르기 것은 쉽기 때문에 당신 행복한 사람 및 사랑스러운 때문에 한다 요리를 당신을 seing 즐긴다. 요리 당신이 제안하는 무슨을로의 기쁨을 위한 감사합니다. Leia
Much needed ingredients…very difficult to find in this area….Thank you Maangchi!!!! You are a great inspiration!!!
thanks for all your recipes!
(my English is not very good, so if there is any error is the fault of the translator)
I love korean food ^o^ its spicy and yummy and delicious! :D and i love your videos :)
It would be awesome to get this! Getting korean food ingredients is so hard in Mexico, but I really love korean cuisine, greetings from a big fan!
Hi Maangchi!
I’ve been watching your videos for a long time. I still remember when I first saw your Kimchi videos and I was inspired to make it! I love your videos! (:
Love your recipes! So thankful! It would be awesome to win:)
Ok.. So what’s in the oil container? Grape seed oil? Oh, don’t tell me.. just pick me (oh great random computer in the cloud) and send me the stuff and I’ll figure it out! :O)
It all would go to good use in our household… trust me on this!
Wow, looks so good. Good luck to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners. :)
thanks for the contest maangchi! can’t wait to see all the videos from gapshida!
Hi Maangchi.,
I’d like to thank you for introducing to Korean Cuisine. I now cook it regularly to my parents and grandmother. Ever since, I started making these dishes they’ve gotten to love its flavor. And the satisfaction I get knowing what I prepare them is healthy. Korean cuisine is one of the healthiest in the world.
More power to you Maangchi and hope that you continue all your efforts. I enjoy learning Korean Cuisine and Culture with you.
love your videos! praying to win~
Korean food is the best! 대박!
An nyoung ha seh yo! i am a new subscriber to your youtube channel and i gotta say i really like it! I’ve made tried your recipe for kimchi last week and i love it! Its just so great because i’m a student and i try to look for things that can last a while in my fridge so i can study you know! i would so appreciate a Korean cooking starters kit so i could share these recipes with friends and family
신의 축복이(가호가) 있기를
I hope I win! It’s hard for me to get to the Asian market so I would love to have these on hand! Thanks Maangchi!
Hi Maangchi!! I love all your recipes!! hope you have a goood trip!!!
thank you for posting korean cooking videos. you have made korean cooking more accessible :)
To say that Korean food is important for nourishment is falling short. It holds familial, cultural, and historical influence in my life. In handing down unwritten Hankuk recipes, my Halmonim, harabuji and kunharabuji would puKorean food into my mouth and ask what ingredients I tasted, what ingredient was missing, and what ingredient was more it in need of. At the age of 8 they began grooming me to become the keeper of the family recipes. When I was 25, they no longer cooked Korean food, saying that I had surpassed their abilities. Now at age 58, I have found one niece who has the talent and the motivation to be my predecessor. Naturally she is being taught as I have been, without a single written recipe!
Thank you so much for your videos :) I have been making yumminess thanks to you. I love experimenting and having your videos, make everything easier. Please continue to make more videos!
Thank you for the contests too!
love, Jacky
Thank you for giving us a great chance to get started on cooking korean food!
Looking forward to the videos! Good luck everyone and I can’t wait to use the ingredients if I win.
I am so glad that you are doing this for your subscribers! Maangchi fighting!
Hi Maangchi, I learned a lot from your videos about korean cuisine and cooking itself. My dream is to learn how to make homemade gochujang and doenjang. From time to time dreams can come true:)
So now I hope that I could win this interesting price.
Bye. Lena
I love your youtube channel Maangchi! It’s awesome :)
Me me! I want one, I want one! :)
Thank you for holding this contest. I absolutely love your videos. I have never cooked Korean food before but I would love to start. Winning this would such a great joy. Thank you again.
I don’t know why my earlier comment didn’t get posted, but anyways – I think it’s a great idea to promote Korean cuisine. In my country getting some ingredients like bean paste or fish sauce is impossible. I hope I’ll win, if not then congrats to the 20 lucky winners :)
Great Job! I hope you have a great trip & post some more awesome cooking videos.
Annyong haseyo, Maangchi! Discovering you was the best thing that has happened to me in 2011! I spend my weekends cooking Korean food now, and then on Mondays I give samples to my co-workers. Winning this competition would be so great because I live in a small town with very few ingredients to buy. Thank you for your generosity!
안녕하세요 ♥ You are my example role. Like you, I also have a huge passion towards cooking and food, especially Korean food. I just found out that how much I love cooking a few month ago. Before, I just cooked and ate when I dorm at the university. But now as I have my own family, I need to cook. And just that I start to pursue cooking career. The taste of Korean food impresses me so much, so I decide to learn how to cook Korean food. As I watch your videos, I have learned a lot. Thank you so much Maangchi ♥ I hope one day I can open a traditional Korean food restaurant in Korea. If I open the restaurant, you should receive my invitation =)
Hi. I’ve watched your videos for a long time now but never tried Korean cooking yet, so this startup kit would be fantastic.
helloooo Maangchi! :)
thank you so much for doing a giveaway and your recipies are so interesting to watch. I love learning about new things to make, especially in food, and your channel is extremely helpful.
Korean culture is especially interesting :3
Please keep making videos~
Hi Maangchi! I like your recipes alot! I am a poor college student so I have to cook all of my own food (can’t afford to go out). But now I make my own kimchi and oisobagi and japchae. I just made ddeokbokkgi for the first time and it was awesome! Thanks for all of the great ideas and recipes.
I’ve never tried Korean cooking before even though I love the food and I always watch your videos ^^;; I think this startup kit is perfect for me :)