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Tteokgalbi

November 29, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment


This is tteokgalbi (떡갈비), a dish that literally translates to rice cake (“tteok”) ribs (“galbi”).   The name is a bit of a misnomer, though: rice cakes are actually not used in the dish.  Instead, the name is a reference to how the meat patties are kneaded and shaped like rice cakes are.

It’s a dish that is a part of Korean royal cuisine.  Back in the day, it was considered not proper for the king to eat galbi off the bone so instead, the meat would be separated from the bone, minced, and formed into patties for easy eating.

Though galbi is getting more and more popular outside of Korea, tteokgalbi is still relatively unknown.  But it shouldn’t be: it’s delicious and, apart from mincing the meat, is a fairly easy recipe to make.  (Although not traditional, you could substitute the expensive short rib cut for ground beef or pork to save time and money).  I finished mine with a glaze consisting of soy sauce, honey, and Gotham Grove ’s amazing sesame seed oil (btw I’m not paid to say that lol …just love their products).

If you’re interested in making it, check out the recipe on my friend Hyosun ‘s website!

Filed Under: Korea, Korean, Korean, Recipes, Royal Court Cuisine Tagged With: hansik, Korea, Korean, Korean food, 한식

To Sok Jip – Annandale, VA

July 19, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

It’s not a fancy place.  In fact, you could be forgiven for driving past To Sok Jip without a second thought.  After all, it’s a small building with white, wooden paneling and a slightly faded pink awning that lists off menu items in Korean.  But people will line up and wait for a seat at one of the ten or so tables here because the food here is just that good.

I got the grilled croaker fish (actually, it came with two!) and the doenjang jjigae.  I took a sip of the steaming, bubbling soup and wow.  Just blown away.  It’s a soup I’ve had thousands of times and still, To Sok Jip’s made me stop and smile.  This.  This is Korean comfort in a bowl.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Korean, Restaurants, Travel

Chef Ho Young Kim’s Pop-up at Atomix

July 12, 2018 by danahn17 1 Comment

Do you remember when the Iron Man movie first came out?  It was followed by Hulk, Thor, and Captain America movies… and then BAM!  They all got together and formed The Avengers, a superhero supergroup.  Well, “Avengers” is what comes to mind when I think about Chef Ho Young Kim’s incredible popup at Atomix.

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Filed Under: Fine Dining, Korea, Korean, New York, Restaurants Tagged With: atomix, jungsik

Doraon 1.5 Dak Galbi – Flushing, NY

July 3, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

I was here. I slept through most of the flight from San Fransisco to Incheon, South Korea, then groggily made my way to the shuttle bus taking me to Seoul, and finally met Jonas, the person I had communicated with the past few months and the person who was going to be my supervisor at the hagwon I was going to teach at.
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Filed Under: Korean, New York, Restaurants, Travel, Uncategorized

Chef Seoyoung and Bburikitchen

May 26, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

This is Seoyoung. She’s a Culinary Institute of America trained chef who, along with writer Sonya , runs Bburi Kitchen, an amazing resource aiming to get to the roots of Korean cuisine (in fact, “bburi” means “root” in Korean).

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Filed Under: Korea, Korean, People, Seoul, Travel

Radish soup (“muguk,”무국)

March 21, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment


This past weekend, I saw Julia Cho’s play Aubergine at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a beautiful play about food and memories in context of a Korean-American family. It’s a play that I’d bet anybody could relate to.
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Filed Under: Korean

Grilled Yellow Corvina at Congdu (Seoul, Korea)

March 20, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment


This is Congdu’s signature dish: the grilled yellow corvina with rice and green tea.
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Filed Under: Fine Dining, Korea, Korean, Restaurants, Seoul, Travel

Congdu’s Crab (Seoul, Korea)

March 17, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

You can broadly categorize most ethnic foods as either fusion or traditional. Congdu is neither. I’d describe it as modern Korean—the majority of the food there is very traditional in terms of flavors and techniques but the plating and dining style is more modern.

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Filed Under: Fine Dining, Korea, Korean, Restaurants, Seoul, Travel

Cafe Lily’s Kuksi (Brooklyn, NY)

March 11, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

kuksi

I’m taking a break from the Korea/Japan posts to talk about a dish that I came across in Brooklyn, New York.  Kuksi is Uzbek Korean food. Yes, you read that correctly. Korea + Uzbekistan.

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Filed Under: Brooklyn, Fusion, Korean, New York, Restaurants, Travel

Eulmildae’s Naengmyeon (Seoul, Korea)

March 8, 2018 by danahn17 Leave a Comment

naengmyeon

Mul Naengmyeon is a cold noodle dish. It’s a popular dish found in many Korean restaurants but it originally was a North Korean (more specifically Pyongyang) delicacy that became more-widespread during/after the Korean War when North Korean refugees moved down south and started serving it in restaurants and at home.

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Filed Under: Korea, Korean, Restaurants, Seoul, Travel

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