mortar and pestle pages

  1. Gado-gado (Indonesian salad)

    Hi everybody! I’m very excited to introduce you to another non-Korean recipe that I filmed with my reader Mariksa in Jakarta, Indonesia! Gado-gado! Mariska is showing us how to make the west Java style gado-gado because she was born and raised in West Java province. There are many regional variation for gado-gado, just like Korean […]

  2. Som tam (Thai papaya salad)

    This recipe was provided by Tanja Rogers. I’m very excited to introduce you to one of Thailand’s national dishes, som tam (ส้มตำ). This recipe is very simple, authentic, and easy. The first destination on my Gapshida tour was to visit Tanja Rogers in Canterbury, England (read my blog about the trip here). She’s been one […]

  3. Injeolmi rice cake

    Injeolmi is rice cake made with sweet rice (glutinous rice). It’s one of the most popular and common Korean rice cakes and it’s made on special occasions and Festival days.

  4. Mortar and pestle

    I bought this small mortar and pestle at a Korean grocery store. It’s made of plastic and lightweight. I used these to pound rice cakes in my injeolmi video. This mortar is made of stone and the pestle is made of wood. I use them for tougher jobs. It’s still small so I can keep […]