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!




Thank you Maangchi for the great cooking videos; I learned a lot from you.
Hope you keep making great videos, can’t wait to make more delicious meals.
i love korean food :D!!!
Maangchi, hello! This is a very exciting contest. I’m from Indonesia, and we’ve met before at the Gapshida. Hope I can participate. Thanks :)
i love korean food :D!!
I’m so excited for this contest. I love using your recipes. Thank you so much for this giveaway. I live in a small town where the nearest Asian market is two hours away…. *fingers crossed*
I love korean food to start out with, and I would love to win one of those starters kits, they look so amazing.
Hi Maangchi. I enjoy watching your videos. You make cooking Korean Food look easy. Thank you. Amy
This is fantastic. I watched so many of your videos but never had a chance to cook the dishes. I actually used the videos as a guide so I would know what to order when going out. Good luck everyone!
Please enter me in the drawing, Maangchi. I’m a fan!
I have been to my homeland in Korea only once, and I’ve always wanted to make authentic Korean cuisine! I love your blog and you inspire me, thank you
Hey Maangchi!! Anneyong ^^. I love your cooking! i hope i win :) thank you very much
My friends and I love to explore a variety of dishes and it would be really awesome to try something new and Korean food looks really delicious! ^3^
Thank You for the recipes, the videos, and the inspiration! Korean food brings back so many good memories I have from my childhood. I can only hope to duplicate them now that I have a family to cook for.
There is only one Asian Outlet in town but it’s too small to carry any of the ingredients I need to make the Korean food I yearn for so much~!
I can’t believe you got contacted like that! That’s just too awesome for words. Good luck to everyone, it’s a really nice thing for the company and Maangchi to do.
I love Korean food so much! I hope to win CJ kit<33 Thanks so much for this contest! Let the best one win!
I would love to win this package!
I have always been fascinated with international cuisine,my favorite being Korean! What an awesome opportunity, fighting! <3 :)
Love being a korean-american but it is difficult to get all ingredients sometimes..Hope I have a good chance!
A new day a new entry. Hope I win! Good luck to all the participants!!!
Oh God , I wish I win ^_^
Thank You for making this contest^^ Your videos have helped me learn how to make Korean Dishes :)
I love korean food. I have used many of your recipes to cook and all turned out great. I love to make Korean food and share with my friends. I especially like galbi, bulgogi, and japchae. This is a wonderful contest and hope that I’ll win.
Leaving for college meant leaving my mom’s Korean cooking, but with the recipes on your site, I can attempt to make some of my own favorites.
Great video, I can’t wait to see the new ones you are making, it should be really interesting to see all the different people and food you are experencing on your trip around the world
Maangchi just wanted to let you know that I love your videos and have tried many of your recipes, please keep up the good work!
Woah this is awesome! I love cooking and want to try Korean cooking but I don’t have the money to buy supplies. Thank you for this contest Maangchi! =D
Ho ho ho I love your video! Hope I win!
Thanks Maangchi for broadening my cooking horizons! Please continue to make delicious food and sharing the recipes with us!
Thank you for running this website! Because of you, we have been able to teach our daughter the smells and tastes of her heritage. Since she arrived at four months from Seoul, we have tried to keep her connected to Korea. She loves watching you as she learns the recipes. She calls you “Imo” :) Much love from Idaho!
Great contest idea. I love watching your videos!
I hope that I win! I would love to give this as a gift to a friend for Christmas!
This is my first post on your website, but I have emailed you photos before of the food I’ve cooked following your recipes! I really love your videos and appreciate your willingness to answer my cooking questions by email. Thank you so much for the inspiration and keep up the great work!!! Lisa =]
I really enjoy watching your cooking show and I love Korean food!! Hopefully I’ll win and use the ingredients to make my own Kimchi :D
Nifty! Your videos are fun as well as informative.
They add an extra layer of fun to my learning about Korea.
비디오를 정말 재미있어요! =0)
감사합니다 선생님!
I hope I got that right I am still learning
Have an Awesome day
Naomi
USA