[Gungjung: royal, ttuck: rice cakes, bokki: sauté]
Gungjung-tuckbokki or royal tuckbokki is a non-spicy version of Koreans’ favorite pastime dish, tuckbokki. I assume that it is called “royal” tuckbokki because this dish contains as much meat and vegetables as rice cakes unlike its cousin and moreover contains all of the 5 food groups.
[Ttuck: rice cakes, Mandu: dumplings, guk: soup]
Ttuckmandu-guk is traditionally the first meal Koreans eat on New Year’s Day. The white color of the rice cakes symbolizes a new start and longevity while the round shape represents coins for good luck and wealth. Continue reading
[Kkori: tail or oxtail, Gomtang: Korean beef soup]
One of my favorite soups to make and serve is Kkorigom-tang, which is a Korean oxtail soup. Amongst many of the Korean bone marrow based soups such as sullung-tang and sagol-guk, this is the easiest one to make and the most sumptuous and versatile soup in my opinion. Continue reading
Fried rice is one of my go-to dishes I make for lunch. It is a quick one-pot meal that my mother and I enjoy often. Today, I decided to make “Shrimp Garlic Fried Rice.” Continue reading
[Bul: fire, Gogi: meat]
Bulgogi is one of the most well-known Korean dishes. It is also the first dish I ever learned how to cook, which explains how simple it is to make.
After last night’s successful ‘Spicy Dumpling Stew,’ we were only left with the liquid part of the stew, which was the best part of the dish. So, I decided to make spicy udon soup with the left over soup base for lunch today. Continue reading
[Jjigae= a thick soup or stew]
Kimchi jjigae is the queen of Korean soups. When I eat heavy meals and feel fat and bloated, all I want to have is a bowl of bubbly kimchi jjigae and some rice.
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[Kongnamul: soybean sprout, Guk: soup, Bap: cooked rice]
Kongnamul-gukbap (콩나물국밥) is a one pot meal made in a hot bowl with kongmamul-guk (콩나물국, soybean sprout soup) and rice on the bottom of the bowl. Continue reading
[Kongnamul: soybean sprout, Guk: soup]
Kongnamul-guk is one of my favorite Korean soups. This classic soup is clean and refreshing and is one of the easiest soups to make. Continue reading
[Al: egg or roe , Bap: cooked rice]
Albap (알밥) is a Korean hot bowl rice dish that consists of various vegetables and fish roe and/or caviar. It is a rather luxurious yet simple and delightful one pot meal. Continue reading
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