K-FOOD Recipe Talk

Lately, the Korean YouTube algorithm has been full of spring cabbage bibimbap, is that right? A long time ago, a video of Kang Ho-dong eating it on a Korean variety show became…

When I went to Hannam-dong in Korea, I had a chick-shaped cake at a famous dessert café! I was looking through my photo album and remembered how cute it was, so I…

Garlic salad, chicken, seasoned bean sprouts, bibim naengmyeon, bossam pork, black rice, fried egg, pan-fried dumplings, and siraegi soup! Doesn’t that last soup look unfamiliar? Siraegi-guk is one of

I still have so many “Jeon” left from the Seollal feast. Is there a specific dish or sauce you’d recommend to pair them with? Let me know how you would transform…

Grabbed these from a street mandu stall today—so fresh and legit! But tbh I cook frozen mandu at home all the time too. Thin chewy wrappers + juicy kimchi/meat fillings = every…

Guys, these Korean steamed buns stuffed with sweet red bean paste are winter PERFECTION. Soft chewy outside, hot gooey filling that bursts in your mouth—pure cozy bliss! On freezing days, grab one…

Daejeon must-visit: Sungsimdang’s fried soboro! Crunchy fried crumble outside, soft red bean paste inside—total game changer. Created in 1980, it’s their iconic bread. Crispy + sweet = can’t stop at o

Gochujang pork belly is a dish that requires careful grilling — if you look away for even a moment, the marinade can burn in an instant. You need to keep flipping the…

I enjoyed a meal full of vegetables. It had a variety of leafy greens for wraps, barley rice, and assorted seasoned vegetables for mixing. Even without any meat, every single item was…

I wanted to eat Bburinkle in Korea, so I looked up mukbangs on YouTube. This person really piles up the Bburinkle and eats it, and it’s making my mouth water. Is it…

That sizzling hot stone bowl is doing ALL the work — dolsot bibimbap is the kind of meal that gets better with every mix. Seasoned beef, crunchy bean sprouts, julienned carrots, zucchini,…

This is my absolute favorite Korean side dish, called Deodeok-muchim. Deodeok is a wild mountain root, often referred to as ‘Ginseng’s cousin’ because of its incredible health benefi

I ordered bossam, and the dishware was absolutely beautiful. Every section of the plate was filled with various sauces, kimchi, seasoned vegetables, and even rolled eggs to enjoy with the bossam. The…

Thinly sliced beef stir-fried with bean sprouts and garlic chives becomes an instant “rice thief” when eaten with a bit of sauce over it. It’s delicious on its own too, thanks to…

Alright—let me introduce today’s lunch to kick off the week: bossam (pork wraps), tonkatsu, sweet potato bites, spaghetti, curry, fried eggs, and kimchi soup! Surprisingly, even the plain kimchi soup