Hi everybody! Let’s make something healthy, delicious, and a little salty today. It’s a delicious Korean side dish, meant to be eaten with rice and other side dishes. Have you ever heard of jangtteok (장떡)? They’re pancakes seasoned with Korean jang like ganjang (soy sauce), doenjang (soybean paste), or gochujang (hot pepper paste). They make great side […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
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.
