by Nicky | Feb 13, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Ttang - stew-jjige
Yesterday’s seafood silken tofu stew (he mul sun du bu jji ge – 해물 순두부) class was all about perfecting Korean stock and home made chilli oil. When the stock is made with fresh ingredients such as seafood, meat, vegetables or any combination, I find the...
by Nicky | Aug 25, 2010 | Korean BBQ, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Side dishes
Korean BBQ must be one of the most loved dishes of visitors going to Korea. Korean BBQ dishes were high on the list of food to eat everytime I went to Korea with work colleagues. Those a little more daring tried the live octopus. I will leave this topic for next...
by Nicky | Aug 22, 2010 | Korean restaurant, Side dishes, Soup
I heard about a Korean restaurant called Gaia from a well known chef in Singapore. Apparently the owner is Korean and she is in the process of writing a Korean cook book. I though this might be the authentic Korean restaurant I have been looking for. Previously, it...
by Nicky | Aug 13, 2010 | Noodles
Since my young radish kimchi neng myun (refer to 2 August blog) was such a success, I was determined to try other dishes that Koreans enjoy eating in summer to cool down. I spoke to my best friend in Seoul today and she told me it’s over 30’c, sounds not...
by Nicky | Aug 2, 2010 | Kimchi, Korean cooking, Noodles
You may remember from my previous blog on the young radish kimchi I brought back from Sydney in June. I have literally been waiting by the fridge for it to turn sour so I can make radish kimchi neng myun(cold noodle). I finally made the neng myun over the weekend. I...
