banchan pages

  1. Cold cucumber soup

    Cold cucumber soup side dish (Oi-naengguk)

    Are you looking for something refreshing, light, healthy, and cold cold cold? This is it! These cool cucumber matchsticks in an icy, garlicky, sweet, sour, and salty brine are just the thing.

  2. Gyeran-mari (Rolled omlette)

    Korean rolled omelette (Gyeran-mari: 계란말이)

    This recipe for Korean rolled omelette is very easy, and  it’s one of the most popular and common dishes for a Korean dosirak (lunchbox). This is because it’s easy to make, looks beautiful, goes well with rice, and can last for hours in a lunchbox and still look delicious and fluffy when you open it. […]

  3. Myeolchibokkeum (Stir-fried anchovies and peanuts: 멸치볶음)

    Stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts (Myeolchi-bokkeum: 멸치볶음)

    Who wouldn’t like something sweet, crunchy, & nutty?! Today’s recipe, myeolchi-ttangkong-bokkeum is exactly that: stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts. It tastes like a sweet, salty, crunchy snack. This is one of the most common and popular side dishes for Korean lunch boxes (dosirak), and almost every family has its own recipe for it. Sometimes chopped green […]