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Cheese Rabokki
Posted by Kathryn on 1st June in Korean Vocabulary
How to describe it? Cheesey. Noodley. Fishy. Chewy. Spicy. Yup. That pretty much sums it up. My version of this is a somewhat modified version of this recipe I found on the net. It’s a pretty easy dish to make. One pot and a plate to serve is all it takes. Start by gathering your [...]
Happy New Year!
Posted by Kathryn on 14th February in Korean Vocabulary
Today is Seollal (설날), or Lunar New Year. It’s a time when Koreans travel to the homes where they grew up and celebrate the new year. In that way, it’s similar to Chuseok. They dress in Hanbok, the traditonal Korean dress. One traditional food eaten during Seollal is tteokguk, which is a soup with rice [...]
Songpyeon
Posted by Kathryn on 4th October in Korean Vocabulary
In my post on Chuseok, I talked about songpyeon. I was at Lotte Mart this afternoon doing my weekly grocery shopping. I was actually having a songpyeon craving. Does this mean I’ve been in Korea way too long for my own good? I don’t know. So I bought a small package of them. The homemade [...]
Happy Chuseok!
Posted by Kathryn on 2nd October in Korean Vocabulary
Hello everyone! Today is 추석 (Chuseok). It’s basically the Korean Thanksgiving. It’s a festival celebrating the harvest. People usually travel to the cities and towns where older relatives live. Many of my students go to their grandparents’ house. One traditional dish served on Chuseok is 송편 (Songpyeon). Songpyeon is a chewy rice cake (떡) filled [...]
Dalk-yachae-bokum-bap
Posted by Kathryn on 7th June in Korean Vocabulary
Better known as cheesy rice. I get mine in a dalk-galbi restaurant in Shinae. It’s cheesy and meaty and spicy and just plain yummy. This time, I got beef instead of chicken. I’ve had similar dishes with seafood as well. I can’t remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head, but [...]
