Korean soup ingredient pages

  1. Turnip

    Turnips are not a usual Korean ingredient, but if Korean radishes aren’t available they can be used as a substitute.

  2. dried pollack

    Dried shredded pollock (Bugeochae)

    Pollock (sometimes spelled pollack) is a variety of white fish similar to cod. You can eat it fresh, but Koreans also dry it out for later use. The best is dried by sea breezes in the sun. When it’s completely dried, the fish is very hard, like a stick of wood. In the old days, […]

  3. 3 crabs fish sauce

    Fish sauce (Aekjeot)

    Good fish sauce is savory, salty, a little sweet, and full of umami. It’s an essential ingredient for many Korean dishes and a substitute for soup soy sauce in many of my recipes. If you watch my videos you’ll see that I always use 3 Crabs brand fish sauce. It’s not made in Korea, but it is […]