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Review: Sempio (샘표) Products

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Have you ever heard of the Korean food company named “Sempio?” It is one of the most popular and famous Korean food companies. They have a 60 year history, and they are especially well known for making good soy sauce. Why am I taking about this now? hehe .. Recently one of my Facebook friends asked me if I am interested in trying some Korean cooking products from her company, Sempio. Wow, the Sempio campany? Since I am like using their soy sauce, I said yes. My expectation was that she would send me several kinds of soy sauces. Then, oh my, they sent me not only soy sauces but also other cooking ingredients too. Thank you very much! The more surprising thing is that they make more than just soy sauce. I like their soy sauce, so I was excited to try their other products. Below are the products they sent me.

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Pickled Radish MuChim

단무지 무침, DanMuJi MuChim

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The Korean pickled radish side-dish DanMuJi MuChim is a simple daily side dish that you can make in just few minutes. DanMuJi is used in kimbap. It is a sweet and sour pickled radish. Since it already has a sweet, sour, and salty flavor, you don’t need many seasonings for this dish: just some spiciness from red pepper powder and the unique flavor of sesame oil. You can also eat the pickled radish without any other seasonings with jajangmyun, jjambbong, or kimbap.

Yield: 1½ Cups

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Silken Tofu JjiGae

순두부 찌개, SunDuBu JjiGae

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It was amazing to get so many requests for silken tofu soup, SunDuBu JjiGae (순두부 찌개). This proves that many people in the world like this soup. The broth is spicy and matches great with the silken tofu. With the same basic seasonings used in this soup, you can make a different variety such as beef or clam. You can also put both in as I did in this recipe. The kimchi is optional. I’m very happy with this recipe, so I hope you like this too. 😀

Yield: 2 Servings

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Fern Brake NaMul

고사리 나물, GoSaRi NaMul

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The Korean fern brake side dish GoSaRi NaMul is one of the most common Korean holiday side dishes. You can make this anytime you want, but usually in Korea we eat this during the holidays, such as Lunar New Year (SeolNal) or Korean thanksgiving (ChuSeok). This dish doesn’t need many ingredients, which means the main flavor comes from the fern brake. It has a soft texture and it is a little chewy with a unique flavor that is good. You can use this for your bibimbap also.

Yield: 1 Quart

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Beef Patty GalBi

떡갈비, Tteok GalBi

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The Korean beef side dish Tteok GalBi (떡갈비) is a very tasty dish that is a good representative of Korean food flavor. Tteok means sticky rice cakes and galbi is a marinated Korean meat dish. However, you will soon see that there are no sticky rice cakes in this recipe. So then, why it is called “Tteok Galbi?” The original Galbi dish uses beef or pork ribs. Tteok galbi has a similar taste with galbi; however, the texture is like sticky rice cakes because it has ground beef and other vegetables in it. Many people love bulgogi or galbi. The soy sauce and sweet flavor mixed with garlic, green onion, and sesame oil makes this dish very flavorful. This recipe can have a strong garlic or onion flavor, so if you don’t like them much, you can reduce the amount. It will be a good dish for a party.

Yield: 2 Dozen Pieces

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Soybean Sprout MuChim

콩나물 무침, KongNaMul MuChim

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The Korean soybean sprout side dish, KongNaMul MuChim, is very common and popular. In few minutes, you can have a tasty side dish. Maybe because of that, most Korean restaurants serve this as a side dish. It is a nonspicy side dish, but you can add some hot pepper powder to give a little kick if you like spicy food. You can also use this for your bibimbap. Try it someday. 😀

Yield: 4 Servings

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Tofu JoRim

두부 조림, DuBu JoRim

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The Korean tofu side dish DoBu JoRim is an easy and delicious non-spicy side dish using tofu. The flavor of the soy sauce mixes with the sweetness of the other vegetables to give you a great taste. It is best to make a small amount of this side dish: only enough for one meal.

Yield: 3 Servings

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Dried Seaweed MuChim

김자반 무침, GimJaBan MuChim

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GimJaBan MuChim (김자반 무침) is a dried seaweed side dish. As I mentioned before, there are different kinds of seaweed in Korean cuisine. The dried seaweed called “GimJaban” has very similar taste with the seaweed that is used for kimbap or sushi; however, the texture is different since it’s chunks of seaweed rather than a sheet. This is a good side dish to keep in the refrigerator and use for lunch boxes or normal meals. Try this simple and delicious side dish someday.

Yield: 1 Cup

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Spicy Chicken BokkEumTang

닭 볶음탕, Dak BokkEumTang

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Today, I will show you how to make a very popular Korean chicken dish, DakDoriTang. It is chicken and vegetables cooked with a spicy sauce to give it great flavor. Depending on your tastes, you can add or reduce the amount of red pepper powder and red pepper paste. My husband and I enjoyed this dish very much the other day. I hope you will like this too.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Beef & Vegetable Juk

소고기 야채죽, SoGoGi YaChaeJuk

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It is porridge time again! Sometime ago, I posted Korean style chicken porridge, and many people wanted to know how to make more Korean porridge dishes. Today I will post beef and vegetable porridge. If somebody gets sick, or doesn’t have a good appetite, this is a good dish to try. I hope you will enjoy this recipe. Thanks!

Yield: 4 Servings

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