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List of Korean soups for winter

List of Korean soups for winter

Korean people love to eat hot soups at any time as long as they have a bowl of rice and perhaps, kimchi. You can try any Korean soups; made with different meats, fish, or vegetables.
Names of soup dishes generally end with “-guk” or “-tang” suffix. Here are some examples:
*Chueo-tang [...]

No time to be hungry in Korea

No time to be hungry in Korea

The streets of Korea, especially in winter, is like being in a huge restaurant. Street food awaits hungry passers-by on every corner. This blogger can give advice on the best of Korean street snacks.
Readers must be warned that this video might make your mouth water.
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History of Kimchi

History of Kimchi

Kimchi-making originated from the natural environment and the traditional food making methods used in Korea. It seems that it was made even before the Three Kingdoms period from the 4th to the 7th century A.D.

Korean people were an agricultural people, and they maintained a diet consisting mainly of grains, with side dishes [...]

Lunar New Year dish is back! tteokguk, sliced rice cake soup

Lunar New Year dish is back! tteokguk, sliced rice cake soup

Tteokguk is a soup with sliced ovals of rice cake in a beef broth. It’s a traditional Lunar New Year dish in Korea.
On New Year’s day, it is significant that you finish your bowl of tteokguk as the saying goes, “In order to get [...]

Can a new ad fuel a bibimbap boom in New York?

Can a new ad fuel a bibimbap boom in New York?

A big advertisement for bibimbap (spicy Korean rice mixed with vegetables) carried by the New York Times yesterday is part of an aggressive push to promote Korean food worldwide.
“How about bibimbap for lunch today?” the ad read on the A section on page 23. A [...]