vegan dish pages

  1. Minari-muchim

    Minari side dish (Minari-muchim: 미나리무침)

    Today I’m going to show you a very simple, delicious, and easy vegan recipe, using minari, a vegetable that’s very common in Korean cuisine. It’s also known as “water dropwort” in English. It’s used as a main ingredient in some dishes, and is added to others to impart its unique, herby flavor. I love to […]

  2. dubu gangjeong

    Sweet and Crunchy Tofu (Dubu-gangjeong: 두부강정)

    Let me introduce you to Dubu-gangjeong (두부강정), sweet, spicy, and crunchy tofu! It’s part of Korean Buddhist temple cuisine. When I went to Korea to study their cooking techniques and dishes I tasted it many times. I had it in an upscale, expensive temple cuisine restaurant in Seoul and in Buddhist temple in the mountain, […]

  3. gosari namul (stir-fried fernbrake: 고사리나물)

    Stir-fried fernbrake (Gosari-namul: 고사리나물)

    Earthy, flavorful, and savory, stir-fried fernbrake, or gosari-namul, has always been one of my favorite sidedishes. I always have it in my bibimbap and I regularly have it as a side dish to rice. Recently I went to Goun temple in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province in Korea to learn about Korean Buddhist temple cuisine, and this […]

  4. Spicy braised tofu (Dubu-jorim: 두부조림)

    This spicy tofu is juicy, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and tastes meaty even though it’s totally vegetarian. It also has over 5 million views on YouTube and is a favorite in households around the world. Who says tofu is boring?? : )

  5. Braised baby potatoes (Algamja-jorim)

    Once these little quail egg potatoes are braised in soy sauce and rice syrup, something magical happens and they become irresistible. Crunchy, chewy, moist and fluffy, I just can’t stop eating them.