This is a simple dish of rice fried in Korean style. It is just one of numerous other Korean dishes which takes advantage of the range of seasonings and flavours of the traditional fermented vegetables – kimchi – to enhance … Read more
해물파전, literally seafood (해물) & spring onion (파) pancake (전), is one of the most common snacks found at street side stalls and in markets in Korea. As one of the favourite snacks of the Koreans, I’ve watched these pancakes … Read more
Jajangmyeon (or Jajangmyun) originated from the Chinese (Beijing) version of Zhajiangmian (炸酱面), which means ‘noodles with fried sauce’. The key difference between the two versions is the type of bean paste used to cook the sauce: the Chinese uses fermented … Read more
Pronounced as tteokbokki, this dish is supposed to be one of the favourite dishes of the Koreans, especially as a street snack on a hungry after-work day. I remember first eating this food for lunch at a ski resort in … Read more
