South Korea

Interested in Korean food and cooking? If so, learn about the ingredients! Here, we discuss Korean corn syrup known as ‘mulyeot.’ ‘Mul’ (물) translates to ‘water,’ while ‘yeot’ (엿) is …

Korean Egg Soup, known as ‘gyeran guk’ (계란국), is a delicious, stomach-warming dish made by mixing eggs into a seafood-based stock or broth. The resulting subtly savory dish tastes light …

Korean anchovy broth (stock), known as ‘myeolchi yuksu’ (멸치육수), is an essential staple in Korean cuisine. The term ‘myeolchi’ (멸치) means ‘anchovy,’ while the term ‘yuksu’ (육수) means ‘broth,’ ‘stock,’ …

In South Korea, people refer to dried persimmon as ‘gotgam’ (곶감). In Korean cuisine, people either consume these dried persimmons as a snack or use them as an ingredient in …

Allium tuberosum, otherwise known as garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, and Chinese leek, is a species of clump-forming perennial plant native to the Chinese province of Shanxi. …