Corn cheese (콘치즈)

Today's menu is Korean style corn cheese! You might have tasted this dish at a Korean restaurant because it's a common side dish in many places. Korean restaurants almost always serve some side dishes before they bring out the main dish, and bubbling corn cheese served on a small cast iron pan...

Kimchi grilled cheese (김치 그릴치즈)

I want to share this recipe for an easy and quick kimchi grilled cheese. It's great with well-fermented kimchi!

Cheese tteokgalbi (Minced, seasoned, and grilled beef ribs with...

Today's recipe is for special weekend party food! I'm showing you how to make this special dish called cheese tteokgalbi, which is minced, seasoned, and grilled beef ribs topped with cheese. I posted a traditional tteokgalbi recipe a few years ago but by adding mozzarella cheese on top, this one...

Spicy Korean chicken skewers (dak-kkochi: 닭꼬치)

Today's recipe is one of the most popular Korean street foods: spicy chicken skewers called dak-kkochi. When I visited Seoul a few years ago, I saw many people lining up to get chicken skewers from street vendors. Customers can choose which kind they want, depending on which sauce is used or if...

Korean street toast (Gilgeori-toast: 길거리토스트)

I hope all of you are safe and stay healthy during these pandemic times. I'm doing well so far and I never go out except for grocery shopping. As long as I have a big bag of rice, a large quantity of fermented kimchi, potatoes, onion, garlic, dried beans, and Korean essential ingredients like...

Maekjeok (Doenjang Pork Skewers)

These savory pork skewers are a delicious alternative to classic bulgogi and perfect for meat eaters of all ages and tastes. They will especially be appreciated by guests who don't like spicy food. It's best to cook them over an open flame or BBQ if you can. If you're like me and cooking...

Grilled Cheese With Kimchi

A grilled cheese sandwich stuffed with spicy, tangy kimchi.

Green onion pancake skewers (Pasanjeok: 파산적)

In this recipe we skewer green onion, beef, and carrot, make them into pancakes and then cook them in a skillet. This is my late father's favorite dish, so everytime I make and eat it, I think of him.

Jeukseok-tteokbokki (On-the-spot tteokbokki: 즉석떡볶이)

Note: the contest has ended and the winners contacted. If you didn't win, thank you for entering! Today's recipe is on-the-spot tteokbokki (jeukseok-tteokbokki: 즉석떡볶이). I assume by this point everyone here knows what tteokbokki is. If you don't know, you can check out my spicy rice cake recipe...

Tteokgalbi (Minced, seasoned, and grilled beef ribs)

Tteokgalbi is a delicious Korean dish made from beef ribs, where the meat is minced and pounded on the bone, then marinated in a sweet, salty, and savory sauce, and then grilled or barbecued over charcoal. It's sweet, chewy, and juicy, and best of all, it's very tender because the meat is...