My aunt came to visit me a few weekends ago and presented me with a giant tub of gochujang, Korean hot pepper paste. I was excited because once you have this stuff, your possibilities in Korean cuisine are endless. The first thing that I wanted to try cooking with my precious gochujang was soondubu jjigae, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Korean Food’
January 26, 2010
Steamed Jasmine Rice with Shredded Nori, Toasted Sesame Seeds and Chili Oil
My aunt came to visit D.C. and taught me how to cook many things during her two-day stay: shrimp curry, Korean tofu soup and shrimp pasta. But my favorite thing by far is this Japanese-style rice dish that she thought up to serve along side salmon fried with ginger and ponzu sauce. Add one bag [...]
May 21, 2009
I Found It! The Korean Food Street Vendor on Vermont and K
Bulgogi, kim bap and kimchee for lunch anyone? I’ve been looking for this famed Korean lunch vendor for months, and I finally found it, umm, less than 100 paces from my workplace. The bulgogi and the kim bap are pretty good, but the kim chee tastes old and uninteresting. And since the whole thing is [...]
August 8, 2008
An Ode to My Love for Boba
Boba, tapioca balls, black pearls, bubble tea, whatever you wanna call it — I’m through with it. I have been a boba fan for years. I grew up with it in Southern California. It was my after-school thing, going to the Guppy Tea House or Happy Nest to get my fix. My favorite flavor was [...]
March 22, 2008
Kinda Gross But I Swear It’s Good: Kimchi Sushi
Two days ago I was so starving that i took a piece of nori (sushi seaweed), dumped cold rice on top of it, laid on a bunch of kimchi on top and rolled it up. I literally ate it in 30 seconds, it was that good. If there was a piece of Spam in it, [...]
February 1, 2008
Kimbap: the Korean Version of Sushi
If you want to venture into the land of sushi but are absolutely petrified of raw fish, then kimbap, a Korean snack food, is your answer. It’s exactly like sushi, except it doesn’t have any raw fish — it usually has an egg, carrot, cucumber, spinach, bulgoki (Korean barbequed meat) and sweet pickled radish filling [...]
January 23, 2008
Overnight Chinese Daikon Radish Pickles
The recipe seems kind of random, but trust me, it’s not — I’ve been thinking about making it for a long time. Plus, I’ve got a gigantic daikon radish in my fridge that I need to get rid of. I love daikon radish, but I find that the only way I can really use it [...]
