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Which to get? I suggest my second book, Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking because it has the most recipes, but my first book has recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces!
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Maangchi's recipes by category:Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
My most popular Korean recipes
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Kimchi
Traditional-style spicy fermented whole-leaf cabbage kimchi
김치 -
Easy Kimchi
A traditional, simpler, & faster way to make kimchi
막김치 -
Japchae
Stir fried noodles with vegetables
잡채 -
Kkwabaegi
Twisted Korean doughnuts
꽈배기 -
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
순두부찌개 -
Yachaejeon
Vegetable pancake
야채전 -
Jjajangmyeon
Noodles with blackbean sauce
짜장면 -
Tteokbokki
Hot and spicy rice cakes
떡볶이 -
Dakgangjeong
Crispy and crunchy chicken
닭강정 -
Gimbap (aka Kimbap)
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 -
Kimchi-jjigae
Kimchi stew
김치찌개 -
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
Kimchi fried rice
김치볶음밥 -
Bibimbap
Rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste
비빔밥 -
Garaetteok
Long, cylinder-shaped rice cake
가래떡 -
Kimchijeon
Kimchi pancake
김치전
My most recent recipes
Egg rice
Jun 3rd
Spicy cod fillets
Apr 20th
Soybean paste stew with beef
Mar 23rd
Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds
Mar 9th
Thanks for showing us how to make kimbap by looking at the video clip. It makes it clearer and easier to understand how to make it. Your Kimbap looks delicious. I am gonna try it over the weekend. Once again Thanks.
Hi Maangchi
I can never get the amount of rice for one roll of kimbap right. I normally roll the rice with crab stick, cucumber, danmooji and omellete. By the time I finish rolling, it will be as fat as a baseball bat.
That star-shaped kimbap is awesome – how did they do it?
Love kimchee kimbap too.
” it will be as fat as a baseball bat” lol
The Star-shaped kimbap is made normally but placed into a sort of “frame” that you press down and it shapes the log into a star. Its very beautiful but takes a lot of practice because when you press the frame it can cause the kimbap to burst!
Hi maangchi!
i use to buy kimbap before but since i tried making kimbap last night
i think ill be doing it again… my husband and my friends love it…
they said its even yummier than the one can be bought at mart… :)
thanks to you…
oh by the way, since i wasnt able to find avocado… i replaced it to cucumber and added a strip of ham :)
Again thank you so much :)
yes, I replace avocado with cucumber when I don’t have avocado, too Homemade kimbap is the best!
hi Maangchi. your website is making me crazy! i’ve been going on cooking frenzy for the past two days. hahaha. i’ve made 7 different side dishes including the kimchi. i’ve made the grilled mackarel, tofu soup, pork bone soup,spicy pork, cabbage soup…my mom and dad are ecstatic because we’ve been eating lunch and dinner as if we are in a korean restaurant complete with 5 side dishes. lol …im going gaga maangchi! i love you! lol, everything is fantastic.
with regards to kimbap. what is the difference with the korean kimbap to the japanese maki? can i use raw fish and fish roe instead of the cooked meat? and can i roll the kimbap with the rice on the outside and the meat and seaweed wrap on the inside? will that still be considered kimbap? thank you maangchi! <3
I was wondering if the crabmeat you used in your kimbap is cooked or raw?
It’s cooked.
I finally got the chance to try making kimbap, and it was successful on my first try! Your website is great and very comprehensive. I’ve been wanting to cook Korean food, but my only cookbook is in Korean, so it’s difficult for me to understand the unusual ingredients. I’m going to try more of your recipes in the future!
yay! Congratulations! Another kimbap master is born! lol,
Happy cooking,
Hi Maangchi!! I’m from Mexico. I really don’t have too mucho time to cook, but I made some time and I prepared your tuna kimbap and let me tell you, is delicious!! I even use yellow radish!! My friend Saina got it for me in Mexico City. In this little city is very difficult to get some ingredients, but I do my best. I’m almost an expert preparing your recipe of hoddeok, my friends just love it. Thank you for everything!!
“My friend Saina got it for me in Mexico City” Wow, you are very passionate about Korean cooking! Hoddeok doesn’t need special Korean ingredients, right? cool!
Hi Maangchi !!
I just made these wonderful kimbap today , but instead with tuna , i made them with bulgogi beef , spinach , eggs ,carrots and cucumber , they turned out so yummy . I shared some with some friends and they loved it , my husband loves it too . Thanks so much to show us the video how to make these yummy kimbap .. oh and i’ve tried your bibimbap too , my 5 years old loves it !! You rock !!
awesome! Did you email the photo to me? If so, I emailed you. It looks yummy!
Yes ! i emailed 2 pictures to u , thanks again !! it was fun making them
안녕 하새요 Maangchi….:)
I am a philipine girl and my husband is korean. i am currently here now in korea.im so thankfull that i found your wedsite. its very helpfull for me. now i know how to cook a korean food. specialy kimbap! and my husband was so happy that i cook it. it was very delicious. thank you so much Maangchi! :)..조심 하새요….
You are very welcome! Happy cooking!
hi thank you for such a good recipe ^^
but im not a fan of tuna so i want to use ham ~
but what kind of ham is it o.o
is it ham or spam xD?
im getting hungry! i came across your channel on youtube cause i was searching videos on how to make cucumber kimchi. everything you made looked so delicious. ive been wanting to make kimbap and tomorrow im going to the market to make it. wish me luck!
yes, I wish you tons of luck!
unnie~ here’s my kimbap lunch a few days ago :D
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=987847&l=9bcb94d418&id=1336795557
with danmuji, crabstick and egg.. my friend ate it too XD
Your kimbap lunch box looks cute! : )
Just caught your video. May i suggest that you cover your bamboo mat with saran wrap. Makes even less mess on your mat Thank you for videos, can’t wait to try.
Hi Maangchi,
For more traditional Kimbap using beef, egg, danmuji etc. what seasoning should I use for the rice?
I usually use just sesame oil and salt, is that considered the correct seasoning for traditional Kimbap?
Thank you!
yes, you are right. Check my recent kimbap photo. I explained it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maangchi/4096805075
I grew up with my grandmothers food. I remember the kimchi and kimbap but my grandmother would make some for me with ground beef and vegetables or sometimes even hotdogs! i think it tastes good with any ingredients in the middle. I love your website i have started making the food i grew up on for my family now!
Yes, I sometimes make kimbap with beef, spinach, egg, danmuji (yellow pickled radish), crab meat, carrot… which is more authentic style.
Check my most recent kimbap photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maangchi/4096805075
I’m so happy to hear that you start Korean cooking! Happy Cooking!