Dried sweet potato snack (Goguma-mallaengi: 고구마말랭이)

Today's recipe is goguma-mallaengi, which are steamed and dried sweet potato slices served as a snack. I think this is the simplest recipe I have ever posted! It's easy to make, chewy, filling and full of sweet potato flavor. I used to visit my grandmother's house in the wintertime when I was...

Sweet, sour, crunchy mushrooms (Beoseot-tangsu: 버섯탕수)

Today I want to introduce you to a popular dish in Korea vegetarian restaurants: sweet, sour, and crunchy mushrooms, called beoseot-tangsu. It's very similar to the sweet and sour pork version, tangsuyuk, but it uses shiitake mushrooms instead of meat. You can use any mushrooms but we usually...

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...

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...

Sesame peanut candy (Kkae-ttangkong gangjeong)

Today I am introducing you to a delicious, sweet, crispy Korean dessert: a sesame peanut candy called kkae-ttangkong gangjeong. This is my version of a traditional Korean candy made with sesame seeds (called kkae-gangjeong) or peanuts (called ttangkong-gangjeong). I wanted to make these...

Sweet and Crunchy Tofu (Dubu-gangjeong: 두부강정)

Let me introduce you to Dubu-gangjeong (두부강정), sweet, spicy, and crunchy tofu! It's part of Korean Buddhist temple cuisine. When I went to Korea to study their cooking techniques and dishes I tasted it many times. I had it in an upscale, expensive temple cuisine restaurant in Seoul and in...

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...

Fried dried squid (Ojingeo-twigim)

Dried squid was one of my all-time favorite snacks when I was young. I still love it and if I don't eat it for a while, I get cravings. I always keep a few dried squids on hand in my freezer. Then I can just take one out whenever I want it, toast it on the stove and eat it. If you've never...

Beet jelly candy (Beet-jeonggwa: 비트정과)

Today I'm introducing you to a traditional way of making Korean confection called jeonggwa. Jeonggwa is a candied jelly usually made with fruits, roots, or stems of vegetables. When they are cooked for a long time in sugar, honey, or syrup over low heat, they eventually turn sweet and into a...

Potato Salad

If you've ever been to a Korean restaurant, maybe they served you a small side dish of cold, smooth, slightly sweet mashed potatoes, almost like ice cream. It might have had some carrot or cucumber in it, which made it a little crispy. There was probably no more than an tiny scoop of it on the...