Posts tagged with "Jjigae (and Soups)"

Do you all like mushrooms? I really like mushrooms, so I went to a popular restaurant known for its mushroom jeongol. The dish included enoki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and various…

I suddenly became curious. When you think of Korean stews, kimchi jjigae and doenjang jjigae are probably the most representative ones, right? Among Koreans, which stew do people like and prefer more—kimchi…

After being out in Korea’s cold winter, a bowl of galbitang is incredibly warm and satisfying. Galbitang is a Korean beef short rib soup with a clear yet deeply flavorful broth. It’s…

Everyone! What’s your favorite soup? I like seaweed soup the most. In Korea, seaweed soup is usually eaten on birthdays — there’s a saying that you should eat it on your birthday,…

The weather has been so cold lately, and I really didn’t want to cook after work yesterday. So I ordered oden soup for delivery, and I think there’s nothing better than oden…

Isn’t it colder in Korea these days? With this cold weather continuing, I’ve really been craving a bowl of Dakhanmari broth. Dakhanmari is one of Korea’s classic light and comforting soup dishes,…

When you go to a samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) restaurant in Korea, you can often find doenjang sulbap on the menu. I tried making a stew yesterday using doenjang and gochujang. It’s…

I made pork belly kimchi jjigae for weekend lunch, and I think it turned out better than ever. Adding a well-simmered, savory broth really made a difference—the depth of flavor was on…

I went to Bukchangdong Sundubu in LA Koreatown and had galbi and sundubu jjigae, and they went so well together!! The place was packed —it seems like a spot that a lot…

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year! To celebrate the New Year, I made tteokguk (Korean rice cake soup). I added some dumplings I had made earlier, and it turned out…

So I just had the best tteokguk yesterday! My family always throws dumplings in ours, but this year we went all out—kimchi dumplings AND meat dumplings. Honestly, it hit different. In Korea,…

Just tried Kimchi Cheese Nabe for the first time at a restaurant near Manwon Market and wow! The kimchi flavor is so rich and savory, and surprisingly it doesn’t feel heavy at…