Seasoned seaweed (Gim-muchim: 김무침)

Today's recipe is my all-time favorite quick emergency side dish, seasoned seaweed sheets (gim-muchim 김무침). Sometimes when I want something easy to make and eat, and all I have on hand is kimchi, this is a side dish I can make fast and then serve with kimchi and rice. It's basically just toasted...

Sautéed sea plant (Miyeokjulgi-bokkeum)

Edible sea vegetable or ("sea plant") miyeok (미역) is a very healthy food that contains high levels of calcium, iodine, vitamins, and other minerals. It is called “wakame” in Japanese, “qundaicai” in Chinese, and “fougère des mer” in French. In Korean cuisine, it's usually used for soup or...

Seasoned seaweed (Doljaban-muchim)

Doljaban muchim is very delicious, flavorful, and one of the easiest side dishes to prepare. The main ingredient, doljaban, is also called gimjaban, and its texture and flavor are very similar to kim (seaweed paper), which is used for making gimbap. If you like the flavor of kim, you'll love...

Sweet, sour, and spicy mushrooms with water dropwort

Today's recipe is a sweet, sour, and spicy mushroom dish with water dropwort, called Beoseot minari chomuchim. It's a variation of a popular traditional Korean dish that's prepared the same way but uses squid instead of mushrooms (called ojingeo minari chomuchim), and something I came up with in...

Oi Muchim (Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad)

Oi muchim is a spicy Korean cucumber salad served as a small side dish or banchan alongside a main course and cooked rice in a Korean meal.

Mung bean jelly side dishes (Cheongpomuk-muchim)

Hi, everybody, I'm going to introduce another side dish recipe to you. Cheongpomuk-muchim is made with mung bean starch. It's sugar-free and fat-free but delicious. What's the taste like? Hmmm, if you like noodles, you'll like it. As you see in the video tutorial, I add 1 teaspoon of salt for 7...

Miyeok-Guk (Korean Seaweed and Brisket Soup)

Tender seaweed and pieces of beef brisket come together in this warming, comforting, and nutritious Korean soup.

Spicy, chewy, sweet & sour cold noodles (Jjolmyeon: 쫄면)

2 brands of jjolmyeon noodles, sold without broth I prefer to buy the just the noodles and then make my own seasoning sauce at home, which is more delicious and cheaper. If you're in a hurry you can get the set with the sauce, but I suggest that when you make jjolymyoen with the kit you dress it...

Seasoned dried shredded squid (Ojingeochae-muchim)

Ojingeochae muchim is one of the most popular side dishes for Korean lunchboxes ("doshirak"). I learned this recipe from my cousin Kyeong in Korea, who was attending university when I was in high school. I couldn't believe how tasty it was when I tasted her ojingeochae muchim because it was much...

Chinese Seaweed Salad (凉拌海带丝)

This Chinese Seaweed Salad recipe is an easy, refreshing, and healthy summer dish. It makes a great side or appetizer and gets more flavorful as it sits!