South Korea

Furikake is a Japanese spice blend people use to sprinkle over cooked rice, vegetables, fish, and more! For this recipe, I am combining Korean and Japanese flavors, turning this into …

Are you looking for a new way to enjoy Korean perilla leaves? If so, try this Korean-Italian perilla pesto recipe! Perilla pesto is a take on the traditional Italian recipe, …

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 …