Guide to Different Types of Lettuce

Guide to Different Types of Lettuce

  Also called as salad greens, lettuce is often consumed raw and as a bed for other salad fixings. Whether you’re consuming them cooked or raw, different kinds of lettuce can add texture and flavor to any food. However, if you plan on cooking them, make sure that you will only do … Read more

Guide to Different Kinds of Tomatoe

Guide to Different Kinds of Tomatoes

Isn’t it nice to head out to the garden and pick some fresh fruits and vegetables? It doesn’t matter what’s the size of your garden, you can always grow one delicious food quickly, that’s the tomato. It’s easy growing tomatoes because once they start bearing fruits, there’s no stopping them. Soon, you’ll … Read more

Guide to Chili Peppers

Guide to Chili Peppers

Did you ever look at those colorful bins of chili peppers and think which one is for stir fry and which one is for making salsa? Have you ever mistaken serrano for jalapenos? There are several varieties of chili peppers, and apparently, there is an ardent race of breeding hotter and hotter … Read more

What is Kimchi?

What is Kimchi

A staple of Korean cuisine, the fermented vegetable dish known as Kimchi is present in almost all Korean households. Kimchi mainly serves as a side dish to other dishes such as samgyeopsal and galbi. But would you believe that Kimchi was not originally spicy? Let’s take a look at the history of … Read more

What is Bokkeum?

What is Bokkeum

Korean cuisine usually consists of rice, vegetables, and spicy ingredients. One of the best to combine all of these ingredients is the Bokkeum, a name used in many Korean spicy stir-fried dishes. The name comes from the Korean word “bokkda”, which means “to fry.” The dish commonly contains green onions, carrots, green … Read more

A Guide To Pairing Wines With Korean Dishes

A Guide To Pairing Wines With Korean Dishes

People nowadays would love to explore different types of food. We wanted to somehow get away with the usual food we ate and wanted to go bolder. We explore different places and dining areas where we can taste exquisite foods. We look for something unique and can ultimately satisfy our palate. Korean … Read more

The Amazing History of Korean Cuisine

The Amazing History of Korean Cuisine

From the earliest known pottery makers of 8,000 BC, through the evolution of city-states and kingdoms from scattered tribal villages and nomadic barbarians, to modern day civilization, Korea has a very rich and colorful history that spans thousands of years. The earliest peoples of the Korean peninsula were small bands of hunter-gatherers, … Read more

Cutlery

Cutlery

Knives should fit your hand comfortably, be light enough for repetitive use, yet heavy enough to do the job. Forged carbon steel is generally best, but there are some very good lower cost stamped blades.  Whatever the quality of the knife, having it sharpened by a knife sharpening service will make the knife as … Read more

Cookware

Cookware

While you can use most standard pots and pans with good results, there are a few items that make it easier to cook Korean meals. Rice Cooker While not required, a good automatic rice cooker can save you a lot of time and effort. We currently use a Chuchen Classic IH Pressure … Read more

A General Look at History and Korean Cuisine

A General Look at History and Korean Cuisine

From the earliest known pottery makers of 8,000 BC, through the evolution of city states and kingdoms from scattered tribal villages and nomadic barbarians, to modern day civilization, Korea has a very rich and colorful history that spans thousands of years. The earliest peoples of the Korean peninsula were small bands of … Read more

Weight Equivalents: Eggs

Weight Equivalents Eggs

Eggs are eaten in nearly every culture. chicken eggs, goose eggs, duck eggs, ostrich eggs… They are eaten fried, boiled, poached, steamed, scrambled, as omelets, Eggs can be in used soups, baking, salads, ground meats, as a batter, a fry dip, or as garnish. How much does an egg weigh? Eggs, Chicken … Read more

Weight Equivalents: Asparagus

Weight Equivalents Asparagus

Aspargus is native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Asparagus may be purchased fresh in season, or frozen/canned for year round consumption. Fresh asparagus is used in many cuisines and may be eaten raw (blanched), fried, grilled, steamed, or boiled. It is used in soups, salads, stir fry, dipped in sauce, … Read more