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Ssam (쌈 Lettuce and other veggie wraps)
Ssam (ssukat, kkaetnip, lettuce) Ssam (쌈) means “wrapped” in Korean. Ssambap (쌈밥) means rice wrapped in lettuce or other veggies with some other protein (fish, bulgogi, kalbi, etc). The three kinds...
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Spring time is planting time…
Tomatoes, parsely, lettuce, peppers, perilla leaves and zucchini It has been raining almost everyday for the last two weeks.. So I decided it would be a good time to plant some veggies in my garden. I...
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A Korean dinner party
Dinner with Korean banchan Recently, I hosted a Korean dinner party for our American friends at home- some of whom have never tasted Korean food before. So it was a bit of a challenge to come up with a...
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Mini beef patties and beef stuffed perilla leaves – Wanja Jeon (완자전) and...
Korean beef patties (Wanja Jeon) and beef wrapped in kkaetnip (Kkaetnip Jeon) These jeons serve as a great side dish to any Korean meal with spicy soups or jjigaes. They are also great for lunchboxes...
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Life in Korea – It’s a small world
Early Morning in Kangwon Mountains Life is somewhat better now. The weather is also finally cooling down and I finally feel like cooking again. Yesterday was the first night in a long time where it was...
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Three color vegetables (삼색나물 Samsaek Namul) – Green
Perilla Kkaetnip Namul In my 2nd post about Korean Samsaek Namul (Three color vegetables), I will show how to make a green Kkaetnip namul (깻잎 나물) or Sauteed Perilla Leaves. If you have a perilla plant...
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Korean Perilla Cabbage Pickle (Kkaetnip Yangbaechoo Chojeolim)
Korean Perilla flowers in my vegetable garden Few years ago, I posted an article with the title “Fall is here..” with pics of my vegetable garden including tomatoes and the perilla seeds collected from...
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Korean Rice Bowl with Sashimi – Hoedeopbap
[caption id="attachment_7789" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Hoedeopbap with Salmon, Tuna, veggies and Gochujang Sauce[/caption] Korean Rice Bowl with Sashimi. This is the only name I could come up...
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Perilla Leaves Pickled in Tangy Soy Sauce (Kkaetnip Jangajji)
[caption id="attachment_9735" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Perilla Leaves Pickled (Kkaennip Jangajji 깻잎 장아찌)[/caption] Perilla Leaves pickled in soy sauce (Kkaennip Jangajji) is a great way to...
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How to eat Perilla – 10 ways to enjoy them in Korean cooking!
[caption id="attachment_8670" align="aligncenter" width="613"] Perilla plant and flowers[/caption] 10 Perilla recipes - how to eat and enjoy them! Perilla leaf is in full season now and I wanted to...
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Life in Korea – It’s a small world
Life is somewhat better now. The weather is also finally cooling down and I finally feel like cooking again. Yesterday was the first night in a long time where it was very cool and not so humid....
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Three color vegetables (삼색나물 Samsaek Namul) – Green
In my 2nd post about Korean Samsaek Namul (Three color vegetables), I will show how to make a green Kkaetnip namul (깻잎 나물) or Sauteed Perilla Leaves. If you have a perilla plant that is growing out of...
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