Sandwiches are gaining popularity in Korea because of Korea’s increased coffee consumption. Cafes on Korean streets are easy to find in many places. Among the many different types of Korean sandwiches, I will show you how to make ones that I would want to buy: crab salad, tomato basil, spicy BBQ, and one with ham, cheese, and egg. Most Korean sandwiches contain a lot of vegetables. It is great to be able to consume foods from all four food groups in one meal. These sandwiches all have different meats, but the rest of the ingredients are mostly the same, so it is easier when preparing a large number of sandwiches at once.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Hi Aeri’s Kitchen friends. Today, I will share a delicious and fun way to enjoy Korean dumplings. It is called TangSu ManDu (탕수만두) in Korean. If you ever heard of the popular Korean Chinese deep fried pork dish called TangSuYuk, then you can see that this TangSu ManDu is a short version of it. Instead of going through all the mess for deep frying food, you can use pre-made dumplings. The sweet and sour sauce itself tastes great already, but the flavor from different veggies and pineapple make the sauce even more flavorful. Try this someday and let me know what you think.:)

Yield: 2 Servings

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Today I’m going to make two homemade dumplings. I’ve already shared some dumpling recipes with you before, but today’s recipe will be very interesting in that you can make delicious dumplings without dumpling wrappers. I’ll explain how to make these unique dumplings in detail with useful tips, so just trust me and follow along. Shall we start?

Yield: 2 Dozens

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These Korean hotdo and rice cake skewers are sold in rest stops or at street venders all across Korea. A famous Korean comedian, YeongJa Lee introduced this in one of her TV shows, and after that, it became a big hit last year. It looked so good, that I had to create a recipe for it to share with you. It is called sotteok sotteok. Doesn’t that sound cute? In its name, the letter “so” is from the word “sausage,” which is like a hot dog in America, and “tteok” means rice cakes. Since the hotdog and rice cake pattern is repeated on the skewer, they repeated the word twice in its name. The flavor is amazing. Imagine the combination of rice cakes and hotdogs topped off with one of 2 different sauces. The salty and smoky flavor from the hotdogs along with the sweet and spicy sauces are just amazing. You will understand why it is a big hit in Korea. Try it someday. For people who might want to watch the video clip of the TV show I mentioned, I will add the link here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZDZkYbUH- E&frags=pl%2Cwn

Yield: 8 Skewers

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Korean sweet potatoes are one of the Korean vegetables that I want you to try whether you like normal sweet potatoes or not. They are naturally very sweet, have a nice texture, and are healthy. Among Korean sweet potatoes, there are 2 main kinds. One is a water sweet potato called MulGoGuMa in Korean. It’s soft and mushy texture is pretty similar to the normal sweet potatoes that you find in America. It is just a lot sweeter and has good sweet potato flavor in it. The other type is chestnut sweet potato called BamGoGuMa in Korean. This one is also very sweet and has good sweet potato flavor. The only difference is that it’s texture is firm and not mushy like mulgoguma. It’s texture is a little similar to chestnuts, so it must have gotten the name because of that. Anyway, both kinds are good to try, but I especially love bamgoguma and that is the one we will use for today’s recipe. Instead of making the same old cheese sticks, make this upgraded version of it with tasty Korean sweet potato paste.

Yield: 12 Pieces

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Have you ever tried hard boiled quail eggs before? Our second son, Logan loves them so much that he can eat a bunch of them at once. They taste very similar to normal eggs, but the texture is softer and the flavor seems milder. To make them even better, you can be creative by making these lovely chicks with them. Kids will love to eat these since they are so cute. We normally use these chicken-shaped quailed eggs in lunch boxes in Korea. I am giving you a hint for my next post by saying that. Try these cute and yummy snacks someday.

Yield: 6 Pieces

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