korean food

Napa cabbage is a variety of Chinese cabbage native to the Beijing region. Famously, this vegetable has a long barrel shape with a mildly sweet flavor. In South Korea, people …

Are you interested in Korean cooking? If so, learn how to make yak gochujang. In English, you can translate ‘yak gochujang’ (약 고추장) to ‘medicine fermented red pepper paste.’ This …

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 …