Grilled cheese & rice cake skewers (Cheese-tteok-kkochi: 치즈떡꼬치)

In my last recipe I showed you how to make Korean street toast. I'm very happy to see many people have made it and enjoy the recipe. Today I'll introduce you to another Korean street food: Grilled cheese and rice cake skewers! When I visited Korea a couple of years ago, I tried this from a...

Cornbread

Today I'm going to show you how to make a special Korean-style cornbread that I used to have when I was a kid in elementary school in Korea. The school provided this daily snack to the students just before class was dismissed. We looked forward to it every day, so I have fond childhood memories...

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!

Korean lettuce salad (Sangchu-geotjeori)

Today I'm going to show my my all-time favorite fast and easy recipe for a quick, spicy salad that can be made from a head of lettuce. When my napa cabbage kimchi gets old and sour, I sometimes crave a fresher kimchi that's not so aged. Sangchu-geotjeori is a bright, spicy, lightly seasoned...

Kimchi pancake (Kimchijeon: 김치전)

A kimchi pancake is one of the easiest and quickest things to make and is one of Koreans' all time favorite dishes. It's hot, spicy, crispy, a little sweet, sour, and a little salty. It is not only a great snack but also it goes well with rice as a side dish, and is great in lunchboxes in place...

Quick, fresh kimchi (Baechu-geotjeori: 배추겉절이)

Today's recipe is for quick, fresh, small-batch kimchi made with napa cabbage, called baeuchu-geotjeori. I make it Jeolla province style, with a thick paste made from fermented anchovies. I filmed this video in Yeongyang, where the best red peppers in Korea are grown, and is well known for hot...

Cabbage pancake (Baechujeon: 배추전)

I'm excited to release another easy and delicious recipe for you today. Let's make baechujeon, Korean cabbage pancake! It's easy, fast, simple and cheap and most of all you will be surprised how good it tastes! This baechujeon is made with napa cabbage (baechu) which is what we use to make...

Toasted Sesame Seeds

Properly toasted sesame seeds are a very important ingredient in Korean cuisine. They add a wonderful, toasted nuttiness to many Korean dishes, and are particularly important in giving vegetarian dishes an extra dimension of flavor. Other cultures use sesame seeds in their cooking but to me...

Tuna Sandwich

Korean tuna Directions. Combine the cucumber and onion in a small bowl with the salt. Let it sit for 5 minutes, then put the mixture into a cotton cloth or strong paper towel and squeeze out the excess water. Put it into a mixing bowl when finished. Drain the oil (or water) from the tuna. Put it...

Three color sandwich (Samsaek sandwich: 삼색 샌드위치)

Today I'm going to show you how to make a delicious and simple Korean-style sandwich from my youth! It's called a Three color sandwich (or Samsaek sandwich in Korean: 삼색 샌드위치). It's light, crispy, and juicy, with lots of flavor. It's great for a light snack or picnic. Traditional Korean meals...