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Yakshik (약식) Posted by Ginny on Jan 9, 2009
A typical snack enjoyed on Deborum (대보름), or the full moon festival, is yakshik (약식). Yakshik (약식) is brown in color and sweet in taste. Today, we are going to learn how to make yakshik (약식). First, soak about two cups of chapssal (찹쌀) or glutinous rice in cold water for a day. If you don’t soak…
Insam (인삼) Posted by Ginny on Dec 14, 2008
As the cold season rolls around, I’m finding that I’m no longer immune to catching a cold. I guess I’m getting older! Of course I’ve been taking some cold medicine but this cold has been really persistent. Maybe I’ll switch back to some traditional Korean medicine. In Korea, insam (인삼) or ginseng is a popular…
Kam (감) Posted by Ginny on Nov 26, 2008
What are some of your favorite fruits? Do you like strawberries, apples, oranges? One type of fruit that is highly sought after by the Korean people is kam (감). Kams (감) are persimmons. Persimmons are orange in color and have a chalky sweet taste. A persimmon is a fruit with so many uses. Let’s take…
Top 3 Korean Rice Cakes Posted by Ginny on Nov 22, 2008
여러분 안녕하세요! (yorobun an-nyung-ha-se-yo) 여러분 = everyone. 안녕하세요 = hello. Hello everyone! Today’s post will be a top three countdown from my third favorite to my number one favorite rice cake of all time. We will count down in Sino-Korean numbers and introduce my favorite rice cakes at the same time. Coming in 삼 (sam) 등…
Korean Pronunciation for English Words Posted by Transparent Language on May 22, 2008
I’ll have fries with that! “French fries 주세요 juseyo,” I said to the cashier at 버거 킹 beogeo king. Her only response was a confused look. I repeated myself. She tried to follow my line of vision to locate what I was looking at on the overhead menu. It was written in Korean, so I…