Cooking Dakgalbi in Hanoi, Vietnam (Spicy Barbecue Chicken)

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    Dakgalbi 닭갈비 – means grilled chicken, literately.   I posted a photo of Dakgalbi dinner from Korea a while ago, and Jenny mentioned that this was her favourite dish in Korea. We briefly talked about making it when I’m traveling to Vietnam. Few month later, here I am staying in Hanoi, Vietnam. We decided [...] Read more »

Your Holiday Shopping Guide in Korea on a Budget

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    “I need to go to holiday shopping for my family back home and I have no idea what I’ll get!” I’ve heard some concerns about the holiday shopping from expat friends. Yeah, it can be really hard. What to get, where to buy, and how much can I spend? So, here I am, [...] Read more »

How I Charmed People with Korean Food

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    During the three months of the trip in America, I offered to cook Korean food to some of our hosts. Korean food is not something they are used to eating at home, but I wanted to show them it’s easy and delicious. It was a great experience for me too. I like cooking, [...] Read more »

Your guide to hosting #KoreanFoodWednesday in a foreign land

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  If you want to make a nice #KoreanFoodWednesday for yourself and your family, here’s a simple guide for you based on my experience in America. This can be applied in anywhere in the world. I will guide you to have a table full of exotic – could be, Korean food but not so difficult [...] Read more »

Coming down memory lane with winter street food

When I go out to eat, I don’t normally go to Korean restaurant. Why would I? I eat everyday at work, and I can make everything at home. Due to globalization of Seoul I have plenty of other choices. Mexican, Greek, Thai, Indian, Italian, and can’t leave out fast food. However I do crazy in [...] Read more »

Eat Patjuk and drive evils away!

Today is Dongji 동지. The logest night of the year. I should explain some background for this. Okay, the traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. And Dongji is 22nd solar term of the year. And this is day for the logest night of the year, and celebrate successful harvesting. It [...] Read more »

Gejang. Marinating fresh raw crabs in soysauce.

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. Okay, it’s another #KoreanFoodWednesday. So what’s for today? This week, Gejang!   .   . Whatever the Gejang means… Look at them! How beautiful! mmm… Food is all about the taste, but it is also about appearance. Sometimes it feels just sorry for them to eat because it’s so gorgeous. Okay now, let’s get into [...] Read more »

Japchae, the food for the fiesta.

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A dish, such as soup, hot pot or BBQ are certainly main topic material for sure (and I’m sure I’m going to cover that at some point), but since we do have a lot of, I mean a lot or side dishes so I want to introduce them. First of my choice to #KoreanFoodWednesday is [...] Read more »

Culinary delight of Jeju and… Vegemite.

I’ve been jeju about 5 times before this trip but this summer was the best one ever. Truly, every moment was lovely and memorable. I loved how I enjoy Jeju analog style. Most importantly, I amazed by Jeju’s local food. I know what is famous here because I’ve been there many times and well, I’m [...] Read more »