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Korean Food Around the Web

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:38:45 +0000

Smoke and Pickles? All the headlines riff on the fact that a Southern food - Korean food mix is surprising, but I think it sounds delicious! Further West, Anthony Bourdain's favorite places to eat in L.A.'s Koreatown. Going to the where it all began? Ten notable places to eat around South Korea.

New to Korean Food?

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:55:01 +0000

Just starting your love affair with Korean food? Start at the Korean Food Primer.

Ramp Salad and Early Spring Vegetables

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:02:24 +0000

Ramps are one of my favorite spring vegetables because my grandmother used to make kimchi and salads with them every year. To me, these seasoned ramps (dalae) taste like spring and childhood and they brighten any Korean meal.

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Add Some Spice to Your Life: Ginger Love

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:10:48 +0000

Candied Ginger

Ginger Chicken Recipe

Soju Ginger Fizz Cocktail

Spicy Ginger Beef

Around the Web

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:06:33 +0000

What's going on and going around:

Made in America....Asian-American Food

The Seven Spiciest Korean Foods in Seoul

Hangover Cures from Around the World

What to Order in a Korean Restaurant

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:35:10 +0000

If you are a first-timer at a Korean restaurant, then follow this simple guide and you'll be hooked. You'll definitely want to return for some more daring dishes. This is a guide geared towards people with a more Western palate, as there's huge variation in the most popular Korean restaurant dishes around the globe.

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Korean Fusion Recipes

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:37:41 +0000

Some people dislike the word fusion, but it's something that happens organically in kitchens everywhere. I tried Cathlyn Choi's Spicy Korean Kimchi-Beef Pasta the other day, and was hooked (even though I didn't have angel hair pasta on hand at the time).

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Interview with Cathlyn Choi, Korean Chef and Cooking Show Host

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:50:37 +0000

I'm always on the lookout for new Korean food resources out there, and Cathlyn Choi's cooking show on PBS goes beyond the general Korean food how-to web videos that we all know and love. Cathlyn lived half her life in Southeast Asia so her fusion is unique for Korean-Americans, and she also features non-Korean chefs on her show (who frequently have to recreate or re-invent Korean dishes).

Korean Pizza

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:37:40 +0000

Some people describe pa jun (scallion pancakes) as Korean pizza, but Western pizza is actually popular in Korea. There, the general attitude towards pizza is not less is more. It's more and more and more- toppings include everything but the kitchen sink.

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Kimchi Spam Noodles

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:50:46 +0000

OK, so I wouldn't call Spam Korea's national dish, but Koreans sure love it.

Here's a pretty dish created by Roy Choi (Ignore the fortune cookie. Really, Spam?). If you want to know how it all started, then here's a short history of Spam in Korea.

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