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South Korea Highlights Posted by on May 27, 2015

It’s been a lot of fun posting travel articles and videos to the Korean blog over the past few months, but until I make it back to the land of kimchi and soju, I’m afraid I’m fresh out of new content. While many travelers to this side of the world tend to pass over South…

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Korean Food Myth: Do They Eat Dogs? Posted by on Mar 4, 2015

Walk past any food stand selling an unidentifiable mea and the joke is its probably dog.  In Korea, it isn’t.  Westernized views of minorities are filled with this perception: Koreans eat dogs and the Chinese eat dogs and cats (and snakes and monkey brains).  Although the consumption of dog (among others things) does exist, the practice is…

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Japchae Recipe Posted by on Mar 12, 2012

My roommate asked me for a vegan gluten free Korean recipe. I said to her quite enthusiastically, “That’s easy! Traditional Korean food doesn’t  include dairy or gluten. You can easily avoid meat and eggs too.” She was excited! . . . And then we hosted a Korean cooking party with a medley of friends, in…

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Korean New Year: A Traditional Soup Recipe Posted by on Jan 2, 2012

Happy New Year! “새해복많이받으세요!” or the transliteration, “Say hey bok mahn ee bahd euh sae yo!” The literal meaning roughly translates to, “May this year bring you many blessings!” Many Koreans celebrate both solar and lunar New Years. Lunar New Year is called 설날 or the transliteration, “Sohl-nahl”. And, the literal meaning roughly translates to…

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Jorim Posted by on Aug 10, 2010

Jorim (조림) refers to a type of dish that is prepared by letting the dish simmer in a thick sauce or soup. Here are some examples of Korean dishes prepared in this way :   장조림 are thin beef strips simmered in soy sauce. First beef is boiled in some water and when the beef…

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Namul (나물) Posted by on Feb 2, 2009

Today’s post is going to be about food!  I recently had a craving for namul (나물) and decided to write a post about the different kinds of namul (나물) out there.  At this point you might be wondering what namul (나물) is.  Namul (나물) is a generic term for a marinated vegetable or plant dish. …

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kimbap (깁밥) Posted by on Dec 10, 2008

I had some kimbap (김밥) for lunch today and decided to write a post about it.  What is kimbap (김밥)?  Kimbap (김밥) is rice, some vegetables and meat wrapped in seaweed.  Kim (깁) means seaweed and bap (밥) means rice.  Kimbap (김밥) is really easy to make.  You can pretty much put whatever you want…

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