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Gochugaru, also known as Korean red pepper flakes or Korean red pepper powder, is a type of ground pepper spice used in Korean cuisine. This Korean spice has a unique …

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 …

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 …

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.’ …