Chapchae

Chapchae

Chapchae is one of the most popular noodle dishes in Korea, and also seems to be the one that Westerners like best. The foundation of the dish is the mixture of the noodles, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. Because sweet potato noodles absorb tons of flavor, you can mix and match the vegetables or [...]

Pork bone soup (gamjatang)

Makes 2-3 servings. Cooking time: 2 hours.
Gamjatang (pork bone soup) is another Korean traditional nutritious dish. It’s usually made with pork spine bones and vegetables, but I use pork neck bones in this recipe.
Ingredients:
Pork neck bones, onion, garlic, ginger, dried shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, potatoes, soy bean sprouts, Asian chives (buchu), green onions, perilla leaves, [...]

Hankyoreh: Bad Economy Making Retro Food More Popular

Hankyoreh: Bad Economy Making Retro Food More Popular
Yummy.
With the worsening economy, eating 1980s-style in convenience stores is growing more popular.
In the GS25 chain of convenience stores this year, in January and February the popularity of such foods increased 42.2% from the same period last year.
One product, “Nostalgic Dosirak” (추억의 도시락), consisting of rice with kimchi [...]