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Decorate Songpyeon for Halloween & Holidays!

JinJoo — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:11:47 +0000

Decorating Songpyeon is something Koreans started to do in recent years. You can decorate it with small flowers using different color doughs or even make fun Songpyeon for Halloween with little pumpkins and skulls for a fun treat. Make pretty flower songpyeon for the holidays! Decorate Songpyeon for Halloween & the Holidays! Typically Songpyeon is
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10 Mouth-watering Korean Pork Recipes

JinJoo — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:56:21 +0000

Pork is an absolutely essential part of Korean cuisine, and it’s not surprising to see why— it’s just so, so delicious! Here are 10 Korean Pork Recipes that will make your tummy rumble! 🤤 Oven-roasted Korean Pork Belly While Traditional Korean cooking doesn’t involve an oven, I have developed this recipe so that we can
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Chapssal Yakgwa (Flower Honey Pastry)

JinJoo — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 23:49:13 +0000

Make this pretty Chapssal (sweet rice) Yakgwa that’s crumbly, soft and moist on the inside and crispy on the outside! This Yakgwa is exactly the same as the ones you buy from Korean supermarkets or convenient stores but of course with better quality ingredients. What is Chapssal Yakgwa 찹쌀약과? Yakgwa 약과 is a Korean pastry
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BEST 12 Delicious Korean Beef Recipes!

JinJoo — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:31:03 +0000

Korean beef dishes have gotten really popular over the years and here is a list of the 12 most delicious Korean Beef Recipes including BBQ, hotpots, and soups! Bulgogi — Korean Beef BBQ We’ll be starting off with the most iconic Korean beef recipe of all time… Bulgogi! I’ve been using this authentic Bulgogi recipe
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Ultimate Guide to Makgeolli – Tastes and Content

JinJoo — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:38:08 +0000

Makgeolli is a traditional Korean rice wine that was traditionally home brewed. The complex and robust flavors of this drink pairs wonderfully with all Korean foods but most wonderfully with flavorful foods like Kimchi and Korean BBQs.

[caption id="attachment_11790" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Makgeolli (Korean Rice Wine) Tasting[/caption]

What is Makgeolli?

Makgeolli (막걸리) or Makkolli is a traditional Korean alcoholic beverage brewed from rice and a fermentation starter called nuruk 누룩. It is traditionally an 'fast' or 'emergency brew' which can be ready in 7-10 days and is made in a single step fermentation (Danyangju 단양주). Traditionally this rice wine was brewed in each home and served as everyday drink as well as for special occasions like weddings.

What does Makgeolli taste like?

This Korean rice wine is a milky and often fizzy drink having a complex flavor profile that also has sweet, sour, with even a little bit of bitter tastes. It can also have a fruity, dusty, floral aroma with a bit of chalky texture. It is a great filling drink that tastes great on its own but even better with Korean food.

History of Makgeolli

This is the oldest alcoholic drink in Korean cuisine that dates back to Goryeo (고려) Dynasty (918-1320) and some say there are traces of this wine even back to the Three Kingdoms era (57 BC to 668 AD). Makgeolli is a brewed rice wine, traditionally made of just 3 ingredients: rice, water and nuruk. Nuruk is a unique fermentation starter that contains yeast and bacteria that break down the rice to produce alcohol - making this rice wine an alcoholic drink.

Makgeolli was considered a "farmer's wine (Nongju 농주)" because of the high nutritional content and carbonation, it was a great refreshing energy drink for farmers. When I was a child, I distinctly remember seeing farmers and construction workers drinking this white colored drink in a shallow bowl (사발) every afternoon during their break. Farmers or other labor workers (like for construction) would get quite upset 😝 if they didn't get this drink during their snack time. I remember my mom hearing an earful from a construction worker one time when she brought them some red bean pastry and milk for snack --

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How to Make Songpyeon for Chuseok

JinJoo — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:47:37 +0000

How to make Songpyeon for Chuseok! I share how to make them in 5 colors – white, yellow, green, purple and pink/red and then with 3 different fillings. Including instructions for steaming 3 ways – on the stovetop, Instant Pot and the Korean pressurized rice cooker! Songpyeon for a Happy Chuseok! Songpyeon is a special
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9 Chuseok (Korean Harvest Moon) Recipes with Jesa Table Setting Guide

JinJoo — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:23:29 +0000

Celebrate Chuseok (Korean Harvest Moon) with these 9 recipes that you can make at home, from rice recipes like Songpyeon (rice cakes), Sikhye (rice punch), Jeons (fritters) to Samesaek Namul (vegetable side dish with three colors).

[caption id="attachment_14738" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Chuseok Recipes for Jesa[/caption]

Koreans start the autumn season with a major celebration known as Chuseok 추석, which takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar - around autumn equinox. In 2019, this day falls on September 13th. Chuseok literally means "autumn evening," and it's a harvest festival commemorating the season's crops, especially Korean rice.

Now, Chuseok is also a time when many Korean families gather together to perform Jesa (제사 ancestral rites) by cooking wonderful foods to offer to their ancestors, setting the table and inviting the ancestor spirits to visit and enjoy the food. Jesa for Chuseok is also called Charye 차례 and when the ceremony is over, the whole family will enjoy the food together.

Traditionally in the past, the women in the family (mom, daughter-in-law, daughters) spent days preparing all the Jesa food. But today's modern Korean family often chooses to go on trips instead or actually order the foods from businesses instead of laboring for days to prepare it all. But it's still good to know the history behind these foods.

Chuseok is also a time to celebrate all the abundance of New Year's crop which will always include rice and fruits. Koreans make rice cake, rice wine, and rice dessert with the new rice crop along with festive dishes like grilled fish, dried seafood (octopus, pollock or yellow croaker), beef jerkey (yukpo), seafood fritters (saenseonjeon), and vegetable side dishes (namul).

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Soju Mojito Cocktail

JinJoo — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:44:51 +0000

Soju Mojito is a wonderfully refreshing cocktail that will go perfectly well with any Korean food but especially with savory pancakes like Pajeon and Korean BBQ dinners! Soju Mojito Cocktail This is my first soju cocktail recipe!! Well.. actually my husband helped me with it. 😝 He wanted to make a Koreanish cocktail drink for
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Crispy Korean Potato Pancakes (감자전 Gamja Jeon)

JinJoo — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:30:29 +0000

What is Gamja Jeon (Korean Potato Pancakes)? Korean Gamja Jeon are crispy savory pancakes made from grated potatoes pan-fried in oil. Back in June 2013, I planted some colored potatoes in my father’s farm in Icheon. And then we harvested them in late July. And I have been busy selling them for the last 2
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How to make Gochujang at home!

JinJoo — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:08:29 +0000

This is how Korean moms make Gochujang at home every year in spring. This is a very authentic and traditional way to make Korean chili paste! If you have the ingredients and some time, this somewhat long process is totally worth it! What is Gochujang? Gochujang is a Fermented chili paste and NOT a sauce.
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