foraging pages

  1. sanmaneul (ramps)

    Ramps (Sanmaneul)

    Ramps are an early spring vegetable that grow wild in the Korean mountains, and also in the eastern part of North America. In Korea they’re called sanmaneul, where “san” means mountain, and “maneul” means garlic. It’s also called myeongi namul (명이나물). They taste like a cross between a leek and garlic and have a strong, fresh […]

  2. Mugwort was waiting for me!

    Yesterday I went to my secret place where I can get fresh mugwort! My mugwort was waiting for me. They seem to recognize me, and were wondering “how come Maangchi doesn’t visit us this year?” When they saw me, they seemed to say: “Oh, here she is!” Last year I foraged mugwort from the same […]