korean food pages

  1. Short grain rice (Mepssal)

    Mepssal, or uncooked short grain rice, is the kind of rice Koreans use for all their meals. It’s also called “sushi rice” in Western grocery stores. It’s stickier than long grain rice, and can be found in all Asian grocery stores. Store in a cool, dry place. Here’s how to cook it properly.

  2. dotorimukmuchim

    Seasoned acorn jelly (Dotorimuk-muchim)

    Hi everybody! Dotori … dotori … dotorimuk-muchim recipe is here! : ) Dotorimuk is made from acorns. Some people in Korea still make homemade dotorimuk from scratch, using acorns that they gathered or picked  from the mountain. The traditional way to make acorn jelly is to shell, dry, and powder the acorns, then mix them with […]

  3. Acorn jelly powder (Dotorimukgaru)

    Acorn jelly powder is also called “acorn starch.” It’s used to make dotorimuk.

  4. Report from the spring picnic meetup in Connecticut

    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 […]