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Korean Food and Recipes

Spicy Chewy Myeon

쫄면, JjolMyeon

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Today, I will make a popular Korean noodle dish, JjolMyeon (쫄면). The letter “Jjol (쫄)” came from the first letter of the Korean word “쫄깃 쫄깃한,” which means very chewy and elastic. The letter “myeon (면)” means noodle in Korean. If you are familiar with names of Korean foods, you will remember “myeon” from jja-jang-myeon, ra-men, or nang-myeon. 😉 So, jjol-myeon is very chewy noodle with a sweet, sour, and spicy sauce along with some fresh vegetables. You can skip the egg if you don’t like hard-boiled eggs. Enjoy! 😀

Yield: 2 Servings

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Sweet Rice & Red Bean Tteok

찹쌀떡, ChapSsalTteok

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Korean people have been eating many different kinds of rice cakes as desserts or snacks for a long time. As Westerners eat cookies, pies, cakes, and candy, Koreans eat rice cakes, fruits, and other Korean desserts. Nowadays, Korean people also eat many Western desserts; so, Korean rice cakes are eaten less than before. However, Koreans still eat rice cakes on special days such as traditional holidays, birthdays, etc. Chapssaltteok (찹쌀떡) is a Korean dessert that is mainly made with sweet rice flour and red bean paste. It is almost similar to Japanese mocchi. It will be best to make your own red bean paste at home, but you can buy a can of red bean paste from the store. This time I just used red bean paste from a can. I hope you will like this chewy and sweet rice cake dessert.

Yield: 8 Pieces

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Zucchini Jeon

애호박전, AeHoBakJeon

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There are many different kinds of Korean jeon depending on what kind of vegetables, seafood, or meat you use. Hobak jeon is one of them. Hobak means zucchini and jeon means pancake. Jeon may be called a “pancake” in English, but the taste will be a little different from what you expect because it is not sweet. You can eat this as a snack or side dish. Try this simple and delicious dish someday. 😀

Yield: 2 Servings

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Salted Seaweed Stem BokkEum

미역줄기 볶음, MiYeokJulGi BokkEum

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There are many kinds of dishes that use seaweed in Korea. This is one of them. The ingredients for this dish are very simple and the way of making it is very easy. Once you make this, you can keep it in the refrigerator and eat it anytime with rice. From Wikipedia, “Seaweed has several important biological activities or applications in biomedicine. Seaweed is also a known source of iodine, an element necessary for thyroid function with deficiencies leading to goitre. It has been asserted that seaweeds may have curative properties for tuberculosis, arthritis, colds and influenza, worm infestations and even tumors. A number of research studies have been conducted to investigate these claims and other effects of seaweed on human health…”

Yield: ½ Quart

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Korean Radish SaengChae

무생채, MuSaengChae

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MuSaengChae (무생채) is a Korean radish side dish. Koreans serve this with rice, different kinds of Korean soup, and other side dishes for our daily meals. The flavor is a little spicy, sour, and sweet. Try this simple Korean side dish for your supper. 😉

Yield: 1 Quart

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Spicy Cabbage MuChim

양배추 무침, YangBaeChu MuChim

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YangBaeChu MuChim (양배추 무침) is a simple Korean side dish recipe that I learned from one of my Korean friends in America. When you want to eat Kimchi, but don’t have it, this cabbage side dish can be a substitute. The taste is a little spicy, sour, and sweet. Depending on your tastes, you can add or reduce some of the ingredients such as pepper powder, vinegar, sugar, or salt. Cabbage is a very healthy vegetable; it is reportedly especially good for your stomach. So I want to recommend this easy Korean side dish for you.

Yield: 1 Quart

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Garlic Chive Jeon 1

부추전, BuChuJeon

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Buchu Jeon (부추전) is a popular Korean snack. Sometimes Koreans like to eat jeon (pancakes) on rainy days because it is a simple and quick snack to make without going out in the rain. Many Koreans believe that garlic chives helps fight colds and it makes the stomach strong. If you can’t find Korean pancake mix (Korean pancake mix), then you can use normal flour with the addition of one egg.

Yield: 1 Dozen Pieces

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