What’s on the Korean Lunar New Year Table?
(updated 2021) Lunar New Year is here again, so it’s time to start frying the savoury pancakes and making dumpling soup!
Read More(updated 2021) Lunar New Year is here again, so it’s time to start frying the savoury pancakes and making dumpling soup!
Read MoreYou’ve probably noticed that anytime someone is sick in a Korean drama, the invalid will eat juk – rice porridge.
Read MoreYesterday was the coldest day of the winter so far. It was a very chilly minus 14 degrees. So where’s
Read MoreThe shops in Seoul have their Christmas decorations up and are making the most of the festive season. Kyobo bookstore
Read MoreThe trend for premium kimbap is still full on and high quality kimbap shops continue to pop up around Seoul.
Read MoreCold buckwheat noodles in a sour broth I’m a Korean food fan. And I love this picture of the yellow
Read MoreThis weekend I tried a Korean dish that I haven’t had before: 연포탕 yeonpotang (octopus soup). Although it’s summer and
Read MoreOn my quest to find the best kimbap in Seoul, this week I tried the intriguingly named Robot Kimbap chain to
Read MoreSince T-shirt weather is approaching I am facing up to the sad fact that I should lose some weight. So
Read MoreI never knew that red adzuki beans were so versatile. Here they feature in popular dishes throughout the year. So
Read MoreThis week, on my quest to find my favourite kimbap in Seoul, I tried 3 different kimbap from Lee’s Roll
Read MoreI’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day – I refuse to be drawn into this commercial event (Mr Kim gets NOTHING
Read MoreOne of my New Year Resolutions for 2015 is to research as many kimbap shops as I can in Seoul
Read MoreKim Sam Soon, the cute, chubby pastry chef from the drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon (MBC 2005), welcomed
Read MoreI’ve mentioned before how I like the kimbap shop Kim Ga Ne (I recommend the spicy anchovy and chilli kimbap). But recently I
Read MoreThis weekend was the 2014 Korea Food Week at the COEX convention centre. But, looking through my photos it appears
Read MoreWell, Kognamul gukbap soybean sprout soup with rice is said to be the best food to cure a hangover. The soybean
Read MoreAutumn is the prawn season in Korea (hurray!) So as seafood fans we headed off to the Sorae Port Fish
Read MoreHaving seen some rave reviews about the restaurant Congdu, specialising in Korean dishes with a modern twist, I booked a
Read MoreWhat could be better on a hot afternoon than a bowl of green tea pingsu – green tea flavoured shaved
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