Korean kitchen pages

  1. Philippines Meetup on Nov.15 2011

    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 […]

  2. Mapa tofu

    Mapa tofu (also called “mapo tofu” or “mapo doufu“) is one of the most popular Chinese Korean dishes in Korea along with jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk. Koreans call this dish “mapa dubu.” I use chicken breast but you could use pork or beef. Every family seems to have their own version of mapadubu, and you could […]

  3. Danhobakbap (Kabocha with rice stuffing)

    The Korean danhobak is a kind of winter squash, known by its Japanese name kabocha in English. In Korean, dan means “sweet,” and hobak means “pumpkin,” and bap means “rice,” so you could translate this dish as “sweet pumpkin rice.” A danhobak is very sweet and fluffy when cooked, so I often steam it and eat it by […]