Made this adding honey to make it sweeter, and garnished it with 5 dried cranberries (from trader joe’s) and roasted, chopped pecans. Of course, you can use any other nut (whole or chopped)! Eating it as I type! Great for Mother’s Day! Happy early Mother’s Day to all mothers reading out there!
The recipe for Black Sesame Seed Porrige (Heukimjajuk: 흑임자죽) is here!
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Which to get? Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking 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, more photos, and more variety.
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Our most important grain
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Consider these mains
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The Korean way to grill
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These could be first
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Some new dishes to try
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Good for your health!
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Thank you for sharing your awesome heukimjajuk photo and your story! You made this on Mother’s Day! Good choice! Healthy, delicious, and lovely!