korean food pages

  1. Potato Salad

    If you’ve ever been to a Korean restaurant, maybe they served you a small side dish of cold, smooth, slightly sweet mashed potatoes, almost like ice cream. It might have had some carrot or cucumber in it, which made it a little crispy. There was probably no more than an tiny scoop of it on the plate, and […]

  2. Seaweed soup with mussels (Honghap miyeokguk)

    Today’s recipe is very special to me because this is one of my all-time favorite soups! Seaweed soup with mussels, or honghap miyeokguk in Korean. I was born and raised on the seashore, so I love all kinds of fish and seafood: this dish combines the healthy, delicious flavor of dried seaweed (miyeok) with the fresh, […]

  3. 36 hours in Philadelphia

    A few months ago, one of my readers on Facebook told me that I shouldn’t miss the Korean exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I have some friends who live in Philadelphia, so I figured that going on Memorial Day weekend would be a good chance to take a break from finishing my upcoming […]

  4. Kimchi Hot Dog

    This recipe combines a technique I learned from a Toronto bus station street vendor with my own spicy, sour, well-fermented Korean kimchi. For me this is the best of best summertime hot dog.

  5. Ramp pancakes (Sanmaneul-jeon)

    Hello everybody! Let’s feel and enjoy this beautiful spring together! Where’s the best place to enjoy the changing of the weather and the coming of the new season? For me, it’s my local farmer’s market. Last weekend, I stopped by the Union Square Farmer’s Market in New York City and found all kinds of beautiful, cute, […]