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Decorate Songpyeon for Halloween & Holidays!

JinJoo — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:11:47 +0000

Decorating Songpyeon is something Koreans started to do in recent years. You can decorate it with small flowers using different color doughs or even make fun Songpyeon for Halloween with little pumpkins and skulls for a fun treat. Make pretty flower songpyeon for the holidays! Decorate Songpyeon for Halloween & the Holidays! Typically Songpyeon is
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How to Make Songpyeon for Chuseok

JinJoo — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:47:37 +0000

How to make Songpyeon for Chuseok! I share how to make them in 5 colors – white, yellow, green, purple and pink/red and then with 3 different fillings. Including instructions for steaming 3 ways – on the stovetop, Instant Pot and the Korean pressurized rice cooker! Songpyeon for a Happy Chuseok! Songpyeon is a special
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Crispy Korean Potato Pancakes (감자전 Gamja Jeon)

JinJoo — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:30:29 +0000

What is Gamja Jeon (Korean Potato Pancakes)? Korean Gamja Jeon are crispy savory pancakes made from grated potatoes pan-fried in oil. Back in June 2013, I planted some colored potatoes in my father’s farm in Icheon. And then we harvested them in late July. And I have been busy selling them for the last 2
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How to make Gochujang at home!

JinJoo — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:08:29 +0000

This is how Korean moms make Gochujang at home every year in spring. This is a very authentic and traditional way to make Korean chili paste! If you have the ingredients and some time, this somewhat long process is totally worth it! What is Gochujang? Gochujang is a Fermented chili paste and NOT a sauce.
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Doraji Namul (Sauteed Bellflower Roots)

JinJoo — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:39:29 +0000

Doraji Namul (sauteed bellflower roots) is a delicious classic Korean vegetable side dish. It’s also a popular topping for traditional Korean bibimbap. It’s crunchy and chewy with a very slight pleasant bitter aftertaste that is just so curisouly delicious. What is Doraji? Doraji 도라지 is the root of the Bellflower or Balloon flower plant. Also
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Sauteed Perilla Side Dish (Kkaennip Namul) – Green Color Namul

JinJoo — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:50:26 +0000

Perilla or Kkaennip blanched then sauteed in the simplest way but is such a wonderful way to enjoy the minty herbaceous flavors of the popular Korean plant. This can also be the Green color namul in the 3 color namul. What is Perilla Perilla (Perilla frutescens v. frutescens) is a very popular and common herb
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Chwinamul (Sauteed Aster Scaber)

JinJoo — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:14:20 +0000

Chwinamul 취나물 is a wonderful classic vegetable dish that’s delicious and healthy. Often served as a side dish or as a topping for Korean Bibimbap. What is Chwinamul? Chwinamul 취나물 is a Korean vegetable side dish made from the leaves of the 곰취 (Gomchwi) Aster Scaber plant. The leaves and young stems are harvested and
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Korean Spinach Side Dish (Shigeumchi Namul)

JinJoo — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:12:08 +0000

Korean spinach side dish that’s amazingly delicious yet so simple to make. This dish is very lightly seasoned and cooked so the flavor and texture of the spinach can be fully appreciated and enjoyed. Korean Spinach Side Dish (Shigeumchi Namul 시금치 나물) This Korean spinach side dish is how Koreans love to have vegetables. By
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Ssuk Beomul (Korean Mugwort Rice Cake)

JinJoo — Mon, 23 May 2022 21:33:07 +0000

Ssuk Beomul or Ssuk Beomuri is a steamed Korean mugwort rice cake simply made with Ssuk (mugwort) and rice cake flour. A springtime favorite, this Ssuk Beomul is full of herbaceous flavor that’s lightly sweet – perfect for breakfast or a snack. What is Ssuk Beomul 쑥버물? Ssuk Beomul is a simple steamed Korean Tteok
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Korean Green Plum Extract or Syrup (매실청 Maesil Cheong)

JinJoo — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:45:00 +0000

Korean Plum Extract – 매실 엑기스(Maesil Aekgiss) or 매실청 (Maseil Chung) or Green Plum Syrup – has only appeared in Korean cooking in recent years while Korean green plums (매실 Maesil, also: Chinese plum or Japanese ume) have been around for a long time. Records of its medicinal purposes go far back as 200 AD.
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