What do you do with all of that kimchi you’ve made? Make a kimchi jigae! “Jigae” refers to the class of soups that are a deep red in color, thanks to gochugaru (red pepper flakes) and gochujang (red pepper paste), and are generally considered to be a bit spicy. Use …
One of the most interesting and fun tabletop dishes I’ve been exposed to is dak galbi, with dak meaning chicken and galbi meaning rib, but it’s not chicken ribs, it’s more of a spicy chicken stir fry. For years, we could not find a restaurant in the greater Boston area …
No nation other than Korea can claim kimchi, it’s just a fact. When kimchi is made in China and exported, it’s like getting Italian leather loafers made in Istanbul. Just doesn’t quite jive. So just what is kimchi? The word “kimchi” is actually a loaded word, it refers to both …
My fellow waygooks (non-Korean people), I’m going to come out and say it: Koreans win at food. Sure, America may be the melting pot of cuisines from across the globe. But the Korean cuisine wave is coming, and we should be excited and embrace it. Despite being a rather small …
