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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZVGqgp5RZM

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.

Korean cooking startup kit

Korean cooking startup kit

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!

2,529 Comments:

  1. wanjoo00 Canada joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    This is a great contest. I would love to receive this kit. Good luck to everyone : )

  2. echou97 Washington, D.C. joined 9/11 & has 1 comment

    Thank you, Maangchi, for being an ambassador for good, honest food! Keep up the wonderful work. :)

  3. jbanhers Canada joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Hi Maangchi! I always wanted to cook some korean dishes but I never got the chance! I really would like the opportunity to win a pack of Korean ingredients! Thank you!

  4. StarRain Las Vegas, NV USA joined 10/10 & has 1 comment

    I have found wonderful useful info on your site! I just went to the Korean grocery store, Greenland, in Las Vegas per your tweet and came back to thank you for the great tip! I loved the store and will return again!

    I would love to win this great price and really get to cooking authentic Korean foods! Thanks for the great contest! Oh yeah….PICK ME!

  5. DarnLiina Denver, Colorado joined 2/11 & has 3 comments

    Greetings from Colorado, USA! Hope you’re having a great time in the Philippines :)
    I crave Korean food constantly and it would be great to have these supplies in my house! It would be a really good early Christmas present, who knows, I might be have a Korean-inspired Christmas dinner ;D! ~Angelina

  6. crystalwell usa joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Love your style Manngchi! Im a new viewer and would ♥ experiment with these spices and blow my boyfriends mind with some straight up authentic Korean dishes following your lead of course.

  7. Penguin Oxnard joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    i always wanted to cook Korean food but no luck in finding the recipes so this would be really helpful :D

  8. marmalademiki joined 2/09 3 comments

    Hi Maangchi!

    I love watching your videos and I love making your recipes. Korean food is the best :) I’m not Korean but I’ve become seriously hooked on making Korean food and of course eating it. :) Keep up the great work!!

  9. alic3inw0nderland United States joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    hi! I love your recipes~ i make food for my Korean friend and she critics my replications :D

  10. Serene Oakland, CA joined 10/11 & has 1 comment

    Oh, wonderful! My family is so enjoying the lovely foods I’m cooking them from your blog!

  11. pcmimi malaysia joined 11/11 & has 2 comments

    i need the ingredients please please! fell in love with korean food so much, yummy yummy :)

  12. cabucholtz Fingal Bay Australia joined 2/11 & has 1 comment

    Love your recipes and videos, Thank you !

  13. alberthu Fremont, CA joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    I love your website!!

  14. vyamaguchi1 joined 2/11 2 comments

    I live in the mountains of North Carolina. Korean food will keep me warm and HAPPY in the winter time.

  15. Amainoyume California joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Hi Maangchi! I really like the Korean culture and especially the food. I used to go out to eat it at least once a week but after finding out about your channel I was able to make a lot of delicious korean food. My whole family is a vegetarian so we never got to eat any kimchi, but after finding your channel, I am now able to make and eat my own kimchi! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes!!

  16. maivi houston ,texas joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Hi Maangchi,

    I like your cooking show ,I love korean food , Plese pick me,Thank

  17. June Mae Philippines joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    wow! so generous! =) goodluck to all of us! ^__^

  18. Fakejelly Canada joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Your cooking videos really made me appreciate Korean cuisine, both the eating and the cooking :) Thank you!

  19. cooks with laptop Michigan joined 11/11 & has 2 comments

    I think the Dutch shoes were my favorite so far! Looking forward to the Gapshida videos!

  20. PinkBelly Cali joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Hi Maangchi, I hope you please pick me! I have made so many delicious foods because of you. My bookmark is full of all your recipes because I cook them all the time. Thank you for this great contest! Happy Cooking ~

  21. nguyennb United States joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    I would love to have some Korean ingredient to start cooking. I love Korean food

  22. evasal89 New Jersey, USA joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Thanks so much for having this contest! i’m a beginner cook and i’d love to try the starter kits!!

  23. jimin Oakville, Ontario . Canada joined 9/08 & has 14 comments

    HI Maangchi, love contests and I love Korean cooking. But most importantly, I love your website. Pick me!

  24. neeners Boston, MA joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    You have been such a great help to me! Since I’ve bumped into you I have cooked for my Korean boyfriend (who loves the food) and have introduced the Korean culture to my family! I can’t wait to see who wins! :D

  25. coocoobb United States joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Thanks sooo much Maangchi!! I love Korean culture, drama and especially KOREAN FOOD! I have my kfood cravings every couple of days and it is hard to find a korean restaurant around here. and good thing i found your youtube channel now I can have kfood any time I want. Your channel is amazing!

  26. eric USA joined 9/10 & has 3 comments

    Annyeonghaseyo and thanks Maangchi! :)

  27. mokpochica Michigan joined 1/09 & has 74 comments

    Thinking positive. I will win this awesome prize!

  28. [email protected] West virginia joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Please let me win! :)

  29. babysean8 malabon city philippines joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Wow! i so loved it! I hope I win, especially now that i’m in a good mood of cooking Korean food. I so loved watching you’re videos Maangchi! When I watch them it makes me drool and wanting to head to Korean grocers, the materials I needed aren’t complete though. Goodluck to all of us!!!

  30. Hikorichan BC, Canada joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    What an amazing basket of ingredients! I just started cooking Korean food because of your videos. Thank you for the opportunity to win!

  31. b2stcl New Jersey joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Maangchi!!! you are the most adorable person ever!! Thank you and CJ for this contest! I would like to win since this would be the opportunity for me to learn how to cook your recipes with your ingredients. Please pick me. thank you~ ^^

  32. hotchile USA joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    I can just imagine all the korean dishes one can make with those ingredients. I am so excited for the person who wins!

  33. jeanellepwns Canada joined 11/11 & has 1 comment

    Oh I hope I win! :D
    It’s hard to find these ingredients where I live.

  34. cobaltcute California joined 7/11 & has 1 comment

    Pick me, Maangchi! I have never cooked Korean food ever, and I can never find the right ingredients at the store! (:

  35. briar joined 2/11 2 comments

    PICK ME PLEASEEEEEEEEEE!

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