Noodles with Black bean paste[Jajangmyeon]

Noodles with Black bean paste[Jajangmyeon]

Here is another Korean-Chinese dish for you! It’s Jajangmyeon which is the most popular Korean-Chinese dish in Korea. The sauce is sweet, full-flavored and contains lots of vegetables. Many Koreans order Jajangmyeon at home, they actually have it delivered to their home and it’s very quick, sometimes only takes 15minutes to get the delivery! In [...]

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Korean Spicy stir-fry tofu[Mapa Dubu]

Korean Spicy stir-fry tofu[Mapa Dubu]

Ni hao everyone:-) I want to introduce you one of the  Korean-Chinese dishes today. It’s called ‘Mapa Dubu‘ in Korean. Dubu means tofu (it sounds very similar to English word, doesn’t it?) and Mapa is from the woman in China who created this dish. I usually don’t enjoy Korean-Chinese food as they are quite oily. [...]

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Food Diary5: Home café

Food Diary5: Home café

While I was surfing the Internet, I found a picture of fancy-looking meal called ‘galette‘. I’ve never heard nor eaten it. So it caught my eyes directly. I want to make one! So the next morning, I searched for the simplest galette recipe in the Internet and then made one for my brunch (well I [...]

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Korean radish wrap [Mussamali]

Korean radish wrap [Mussamali]

I’m back from 2weeks outback trip from Alice spring to Darwin in Australia. It was a unique experience to travel all around the bush and tropical area which has totally different atmosphere compared to Goldcoast where I live. While traveling, I usually ate quite greasy food such as pizza, pasta, and chips because we had [...]

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Korean style Egg Bread [Gaeran Bbang]

Korean style Egg Bread [Gaeran Bbang]

Hello everyone! Today, I made an interesting brunch in the morning. It’s one of the street foods in Korea, Gaeran Bbang. It’s sold on the street in cold weather. So you might be able to try this in Korean when it’s winter. It’s so delicious when the bread is fresh from the oven. I ate it [...]

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Korean noodles with vegetables [Japchae]

Korean noodles with vegetables [Japchae]

This September 12th was Thanksgiving day in Korea, which we call Chuseok . On this day all the relatives gather together and celebrate a good harvest. We prepare lots of food for sharing with each other. The dish we are going to make today is a popular dish served, called Japchae. Japchae consists mainly of [...]

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Food Diary4: Jelly Time

Food Diary4: Jelly Time

I’m not really a dessert person. I think it’s because most desserts are sugary and high in fat which make me feel depressed after eating it But there is one dessert that I don’t need to worry about. It’s jelly! Provided you get the low calorie version, it’s light, delicious and most of all, easy [...]

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Korean Potato Pan cake [Gamja Jeon]

Korean Potato Pan cake [Gamja Jeon]

Potato pancakes are super easy to make and very healthy too! The best part is, you can create your own style of pancake because the main ingredient is pretty much potatoes. I use carrot and zucchini in this recipe, but feel free to add whatever you have lying around the fridge. If you want a [...]

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Kimchi Stew [Kimchi Jjigae]

Kimchi Stew [Kimchi Jjigae]

Hello everyone! As you know, Korean has a lot of Kimchi dish such as fried kimchi rice, kimchi pancakes and variety of vegetable kimchi dishes. Most of all, Kimchi stew [Kimchi Jjigae] is probably the most popular stew for Koreans. If Kimchi is the leader of Korean sides, Kimchi Jjigae is the representative of stews [...]

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Wheat flour noodles in clear soup [Janchi Guksu]

Wheat flour noodles in clear soup [Janchi Guksu]

There is one dish we always eat on special occations: Janchi Guksu. Janchi means ‘feast’ or ‘banquet’, and Guksu means ‘noodles’ in Korean. Noodles are the symbol of longevity for life and marriage. So we eat this dish together at weddings to  wish the bride and groom a good relationship, and also at 60th birthdays [...]

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