I traveled to Seoul and made kimchi for a potluck party with my readers! Here’s how I did it, from buying ingredients and kitchenware in local markets to making fresh kimchi in my hotel room. Fun fun!
Last night I had a meetup at my friend’s budae-jjigae restaurant in Seoul (김이박부대찌개). This meetup wasn’t planned much in advance, I was in Seoul and I wanted to meet my readers and viewers because I’m here. I was surprised that a lot of people who came last night were also travelers in Korea, just […]
On May 19, 2012 we had a springtime meetup in Connecticut. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep much the night before, just like a young child. On the Saturday morning I got up early and prepared the last things I needed before going. First I’d like to thank the meetup organizers Kristi and […]
Hi everybody! I’m very excited to introduce you to another non-Korean recipe that I filmed with my reader Mariksa in Jakarta, Indonesia! Gado-gado! Mariska is showing us how to make the west Java style gado-gado because she was born and raised in West Java province. There are many regional variation for gado-gado, just like Korean […]
Last night we had a great meetup at Josephine’s house in the Philippines! It was a small group but all of them were super avid Korean food fans. Delicious food, great hospitality, and what else do we need? Yes, passion! We were all passionate about food and cooking. My last destination for Gapshida was a […]
I had a wonderful time with my Malaysian readers last night! Thank you for coming to see me! Everyone had a great time sharing food, getting to know each other, and talking about delicious food! The food everyone brought was fantastic! More stories and photos about this meetup will be posted soon! Check out our […]
Which to get? Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking has all the recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces, but my second book Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking has more recipes, more photos, and more variety.