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manduguk (dumpling soup)

Steamed pork buns (Jjinppang-mandu)

“We used to make a large quantity at once, enough to eat for the whole winter. We kept hundreds of steamed pork buns in earthenware pots in the yard. The weather was so cold that the buns were frozen the whole winter, until we finished them. They were hard as stones the whole time. We ate them every other day, not as a snack, but as a meal. We used to bring some frozen buns to the kitchen, thaw them out, steam them, and eat them.”

Let’s celebrate Fall!

If you’re visiting my website for the first time, you might be wondering which recipe to start with. There are almost 60 recipes here and the number is increasing as time passes. So I decided to create this “Maangchi’s picks” section. Keep your eye on this spot for my choices – they depend on season, […]

Classic Korean mandu dumplings (만두)

This recipe is for traditional, classic Korean dumplings, which everyone loves! This is my original mandu recipe for pork, beef, and chive dumplings that I posted on May 3, 2008. It shows you how to make dumplings and then fry them or make soup from them. Since then I’ve posted more thorough and better mandu […]