Rice syrup, known as ‘ssal-jocheong’ (쌀조청) or ‘ssal-oligotang’ (쌀올리고당), is used in Korean cuisine as a natural sweetener. It is also used to add a shiny glaze to various sweet …

Across East Asia, people widely use dried kelp ingredient in traditional cooking. In South Korea, people refer to this ingredient as ‘dashima’ (다시마). In this article, I will discuss dried kelp’s …

Bingsu (빙수), also spelled as bingsoo in English, is a Korean dessert made by topping shaved ice with various sweet flavorings. Learn all about this different bingsu recipes on the …

In English, you can translate ‘chapssaltteok’ (찹쌀떡) to ‘Korean glutinous rice cake.’ This compound noun consists of the terms ‘chapssal’ (찹쌀), meaning ‘glutinous rice,’ and ‘tteok’ (떡), meaning ‘rice cake.’ …