도시락 pages

Lunchbox made with love

I made a Korean dosirak (lunchbox) for my father made up of many traditional sidedishes. Here’s a list of them all, plus recipes for each if you want to recreate what I made.

Stir-fried potato and ham (Gamja-haem-bokkeum: 감자햄볶음)

Today I’m going to show you another easy, simple recipe that doesn’t require any special ingredients from a Korean grocery store or anything. Just potato, ham, and onion. It’s a stir fried potato and ham side dish called gamja-haem-bokkeum! How many times have I made this in my life? When my kids were in school […]

Stir-fried kimchi (Kimchi-bokkeum: 김치볶음)

Do you have nicely fermented kimchi in your refrigerator? Then this is going to be one of the easiest, simplest, and fastest recipes you will ever make! Stir-fry your kimchi for 5 minutes, then it will turn into very delicious side dish! A side dish for what? Yes, I mean rice, cooked rice. Spicy, salty, […]

Dosirak (Korean lunch box)

“Boy Over Flowers” Doshirak with Korean fried chicken

Fried tofu stuffed with rice (Yubuchobap: 유부초밥)

Yubuchobap, made with seasoned fried tofu and rice. It originated from Japan, but it’s very popular lunch box and picnic food in Korea. You can make it very easily at home because these days ready-made kits of ingredients for yubuchobap are sold at Korean and Japanese grocery stores. You may find them in Asian grocery stores, too.