These clumps of small mushrooms, with thin, 4- to 5-inch-long stems, are used widely in Asian cuisine. Buy firm, white mushrooms that aren’t slippery at all.
My cookbooks
Which to get? my first book 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. Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking.