Sergio Díaz Martos

This time our Korean Food Fan is Sergio from Spain! The first time he ever tasted Korean food was at a restaurant in LA. He’s been a big fan of Korean food ever since, cooking it three times a week! I was very surprised when I saw the photos he sent me: everything looked delicious! Check out his chapssaltteok, it couldn’t be more perfect!

What is your name and where do you live?
My name is Sergio and I live in Madrid, Spain.

Tell me about the first time you ever tasted Korean food. Where were you, and what did you eat?
The first time I tried Korean food was in L.A. I was travelling with my friends and we stopped for lunch. I didn’t know much about Korean food, so we ordered bulgogi, and it came with banchan, rice and soup. I remember the taste of everything, it was so delicious and healthy, we really liked it a lot.

How often do you cook Korean food following my recipes?
About three times a week, or even more.

What are your favorite Korean dishes? Choose 3, please!
It’s so hard to choose!! Ok, I will say soft tofu stew, seafood pancake and bibimbap.

What’s your best Korean dish, the one that everybody compliments you on when you make it?
I guess it is the baechu kimchi, which especially seems to impress Koreans. When they try my kimchi they appreciate that a foreigner loves something so special to them.

Spicy rice cake (Tteokbokki)

Hotteok (Sweet fluffy pancakes filled with sugar syrup)

Bibimbap

Chapssaltteok “My Korean, Chinese and Japanese friends love chapssaltteok, they are always asking me for more!”Korean meal table: Two friends called me today and said they were coming over for dinner, so I decided to surprise them with some nice Korean dishes: bulgogi, jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), mandu, roasted gim, egg side dish and, of course, kimchi and bap. They were delighted!