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Dasik (Traditional Korean pressed cookies) 다식
Today I'm showing you how to make a traditional Korean pressed cookie called dasik. Dasik is made with all-natural ingredients like grains, beans, sesame seeds, chestnuts, pine pollen, and many other things. The ingredients are finely ground, mixed with honey, and pressed in a wooden mold into...
Crunchy Korean peanut cookies (Matdongsan: 맛동산)
These are the crunchy Korean peanut cookies that I had as a kid. When I first tried these cookies I couldn't believe such a delicious thing existed in the world. A lot of Koreans agree, and many of us grew up eating them. Now you can make them at home! I hope you and your family and friends...
Cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste (Gyepi-manju: 계피만주)
Today I'm going to show you a recipe I've been working on for a while: Gyepi-manju (계피만주), which are cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste. These cookies were created by Koreans to look and feel like western style cookies. You can find these cookies at any Korean bakery these days, but when I...
Dalgona candy with nuts
Today I'm going to introduce you to a very simple 2-ingredients and 3 minute cooking honeycomb toffee cookie (3 ingredients if you include the optional nuts) called dalgona in Korean. If you're in the mood for something sweet this is something you can whip up quickly. In the video I make mine...
Yak-gochujang (Fried gochujang)
If you're a fan of Korean gochujang, the spicy, sweet, savory, pungent paste that's used so often in Korean cooking, you're going to love yak-gochujang. It's gochujang fried with beef, honey, sesame oil and pine nuts, and will totally knock your socks off! Yak-gochujang looks simple, but it's a...
Kkotppang: 꽃빵 (Steamed flower-shaped buns)
Let's make kkotppang this time! Kkot is "flower" in Korean and ppang is "bread" or "buns". I love the cute name: kkotppang kkotppang, I can't stop saying it! : ) I first learned about kkotppang when I lived in Columbia, Missouri in the 1990s. Our Korean expat group used to have a potluck...
Hotteok filled with vegetables & noodles (Yachae-hotteok: 야채호떡)
Today I'm going to show you how to make a Korean street snack called yachae-hotteok. Yachae means "vegetables" in Korean, and hotteok are pancakes usually stuffed with sweet stuff and nuts. But in this case they're filled with savory noodles and chopped vegetables. I love the crunchiness of the...
Cinnamon rolls (Cinnamon-rollppang: 시나몬롤빵)
Today's recipe is very special! Sweet, fluffy, cinnamon rolls (Cinnamon-rollppang: 시나몬롤빵). If you made my original bread rolls (rollppang: 롤빵) recipe, these will be easy for you, because the dough is the same. My rollppang recipe has been so popular since I posted it, probably some of you had a...
Sweet, chewy, doughnut balls filled with sweet red beans (Chapssal...
Today's recipe is one of the most popular Korean snacks, chapssal doughnuts. They're a modern Korean treat combining traditional Korean rice cakes with Western style deep fried doughnut balls. On the outside the dough is crispy and chewy, and on the inside there's soft, lightly sweet red bean...
Super-nutritious rice cake (Yeongyang-chaltteok: 영양찰떡)
I'm going to show you a very popular and well-loved Korean rice cake, Yeongyang-chaltteok (영양찰떡). I call it super-nutritious rice cake in English because it's made with all nutritious ingredients: black beans, pine nuts, jujubes, honey, and rice flour. It's not only super-nutritious, it's also...
Koreans have been making and eating these beautifully juicy, crumbly, layered cookies for more than a thousand years! Traditionally we had them only on special occasions and ceremonies, but you can make them whenever you feel like. Why not??
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Yak-gochujang (Fried gochujang)
If you're a fan of Korean gochujang, the spicy, sweet, savory, pungent paste that's used so often in Korean cooking, you're going to love yak-gochujang. It's gochujang fried with beef, honey, sesame oil and pine nuts, and will totally knock your socks off! Yak-gochujang looks simple, but it's a...
Dalgona candy with nuts
Today I'm going to introduce you to a very simple 2-ingredients and 3 minute cooking honeycomb toffee cookie (3 ingredients if you include the optional nuts) called dalgona in Korean. If you're in the mood for something sweet this is something you can whip up quickly. In the video I make mine...
Gotgamssam (Walnuts wrapped in persimmons)
Hi everybody! I'm so excited to introduce you to a Korean dessert (or snack) called gotgamssam. You need only 2 ingredients: gotgam (dried persimmons) and hodu (walnuts)! I think this is a record for the fewest requirements needed to make one of my recipes. If someone asks me what else they...
Gujeolpan, Platter of 9 Delicacies (구절판)
Today's recipe is a special one. It's Gujeolpan (구절판), the traditional Korean Platter of Nine Delicacies. It's considered to be a classic dish of Korean Royal Court Cuisine, the style of cooking popular with the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. Unlike a lot...
Ginger tea (Saenggangcha)
Having a cup of hot ginger tea at lunchtime has been a part of my routine for a few months now. Not only do I enjoy the taste but it always soothes my stomach and makes me feel relaxed and comfortable. When I researched the health benefits of ginger, I found evidence that ginger can cure nausea...
Yuja tea (Yujacha)
Yujacha is a simple Korean tea made from the yuja fruit. It's fresh, sweet, tangy, and has a strong and unique citron flavor and aroma. It's perfect for warming you up in the wintertime, and is full of vitamin C. If you have a cold, it will always make you feel better. Any of my western friends...
Dasik (Traditional Korean pressed cookies) 다식
Today I'm showing you how to make a traditional Korean pressed cookie called dasik. Dasik is made with all-natural ingredients like grains, beans, sesame seeds, chestnuts, pine pollen, and many other things. The ingredients are finely ground, mixed with honey, and pressed in a wooden mold into...
Cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste (Gyepi-manju: 계피만주)
Today I'm going to show you a recipe I've been working on for a while: Gyepi-manju (계피만주), which are cinnamon cookies filled with bean paste. These cookies were created by Koreans to look and feel like western style cookies. You can find these cookies at any Korean bakery these days, but when I...
Roasted seaweed sheets (Gim-gui)
Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple but delicious Korean side dish: crispy and salty roasted seaweed sheets. Called gim-gui (김구이) in Korean, they are a common item in lunchboxes because they taste great and are a good source of protein, vitamin, minerals, and fiber. Their saltiness...
Pumpkin porridge (Hobakjuk)
Today's recipe is for hobakjuk, pumpkin porridge. Sweet, smooth, and comforting, with chewy rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is very popular in Korea in the late fall and winter, and my version is a bit of an upscale version because I stuff some of the rice cake balls with pine nuts and I make a pretty...