San Jeok (산적) is a Korean holiday food. We usually make this food with family and relatives one day before a holiday, and serve it the next day. The color and taste combination of this food is very good. Depending on your tastes, you can skip the crab or add different kinds of vegetables, such as mushrooms, carrots, or zucchini. If you are a vegetarian, I recommend using mushrooms instead of beef (oyster mushrooms will be the best). Use the same sauce to marinate mushrooms, cook them until they get enough bulgogi sauce flavor, and then skewer them instead of the beef.

Yield: 2½ Dozen Pieces

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Fried Seasoned Cuttlefish (오징어채 볶음) is a Korean side dish that you can make easily and it keeps longer than other side dishes. This is also another good side dish for a lunch box for kids. Like other Korean side dishes, you serve this with rice, soup, and other side dishes for a Korean meal. If you like spicy food and seafood, I highly recommend that you to try this recipe. 😉

Yield: 1 Quart

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Korean radish kimchi is one of the most common types of kimchi. Unlike Napa cabbage kimchi, you cannot eat this before it is fermented because the radish will be too bitter. However, once it is fermented, the radish turns into a great flavorful kimchi. The bite-sized pieces are just perfect for eating and it matches with many other kinds of Korean food.

Yield: ½ Gallon

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EoMuk BokkEum (어묵 볶음) is a Korean side dish. EoMuk means fish cake and Bokkeum means fried. In the past, most Korean students brought their own lunch box to school everyday since schools didn’t have a cafeteria like they do nowadays. EoMuk bokkeum was a common side dish for our lunch box, and because of that, it brings back memories of my school days. It is also a common side dish for homemade meals. If you like spicy food you can add more red pepper powder. Keep this side dish in the refrigerator and serve it with rice. I hope you enjoy this food.

Yield: 1 Quart

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