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Know your beef cut!
I recently bought some brisket from an American grocery store. But when I brought it home and cooked it, it looked and tasted different from the Yangjimeori(양지머리 – also labeled “brisket”) that I...
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Korean Sauces I (For Dipping)
Soy Sauce w/ Vinegar (Chokanjang 초간장) Just like many other cuisines, sauces play an important role in Korean cooking. The same kind of sauce is used in many different dishes so many Koreans can make...
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Happy New Year! (Also 2012 in review)
Korean Kyungbok Palace Happy New Year everyone!! I received this ’2012 in review’ report from WordPress and thought I would share this with all of you. When I started my Korean Food at Home blog in Jan...
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No Crazy Kimchi (How to ripen Kimchi)
cabbage kimchi (배추김치 baechu kimchi)- source (http://blog.naver.com/wefhpop/60143368957) Everyone has a different preference as to when Kimchi(김치) tastes the best – some love eating freshly made, raw...
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Know your Pork Cut!!
Pork is probably the most popular meat in Korea. Partly because it’s much more affordable than beef but also because the fatty flavor of pork really goes well with many Korean seasonings and...
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No Crazy Kimchi chart featured in Yakima magazine
Recently I was asked by Yakima magazine (a wonderful local lifestyle magazine written for and by the local people in Yakima valley in the state of Washington) if I would allow my No Crazy Kimchi...
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Korean Seasonings (양념 Yang nyeom)
It’s only been a few days since my arrival in Seoul but I just couldn’t wait any longer to post– The last couple months have been a very exhausting but also a very meaningful time. I went through every...
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My podcast Interview with SBS Australia is now online!
SBS Interview Kimchimari After my KBS World Radio interview in Feb, I was contacted by Harnsle Joo at SBS Australia to do an interview about Kimchimari.com. First, I thought it was the Korean...
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Bulgogi on Expo Worldrecipe homepage!
For once, I posted too soon.. I just got word from Expo Milano 2015 Worldrecipes that they have decided to feature my Bulgogi post on their homepage!!!! How cool is that?!!!!! Kimchimari bulgogi recipe...
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Best places to eat in Korea
Centuries old Korean Tile Roof with rock pine (wason 와송) While in Korea, I visited many different restaurants and I took pictures of the food without really knowing when or how I will use them. My...
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Basic Korean pantry – list of essentials
Basic Korean pantry – list of essentials with labels I was recently asked by a college bound student what basic ingredients he needed to buy to start cooking Korean food. And I remembered I wrote a...
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Tteok Guk for a Happy New Year!!
Korean Rice Cake Soup (떡국 Dduk Guk) Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you had a wonderful start to 2016 – the year of the monkey! Year 2015 has been a remarkable year for me and my family as we moved from...
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Know your Measuring Cups-US vs Metric vs Korean
My pretty measurement cups from John Lewis, London and spoons from Anthropologie, Carmel, CA~ Recently, someone asked me what measuring cup I use. Is it US measuring cup or is it Metric? My answer: “I...
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Know your Soy Sauce – A Buying Guide
Korean Soy Sauces – Ganjang(간장) and Guk Ganjang(국간장) Do you know your Soy Sauce? About Korean Soy Sauce? How to buy and use good Korean soy sauce? This post will answer all of that and is way long...
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7 Uses for Rice Water and Happy Easter!
Rice water for Doenjang Jjigae As I wrote in my Doenjang Jjigae post, rice water or water obtained from rinsing rice has a separate name in Korean – Ssal Tteu Mul (쌀뜨물) where ssal means rice and mul...
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Why I eat Gluten Free and drink Cabbage Juice
Cabbage Juice for Acidic Stomach Why do I eat gluten free and drink cabbage juice? Because these two things totally saved me from a life of discomfort and knowing where the bathroom is in every super...
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How to fight illegal use of your image
Korean BBQ Beef – Bulgogi (불고기) Are you reading the right blog?? Yes, you are. I know it’s a strange title but yes, this IS Kimchimari. My recent experience of having my Bulgogi photo illegally used by...
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Types of Greens for Korean Lettuce Wraps (Ssam) – A comprehensive list
This is a picture that I took back in April. Most of my lettuces have bolted since then but I still have perilla and beet greens left. It was great to have all the different varieties for a while! What...
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New Comfort Food event in San Francisco!
I know I have not posted for a while…I actually have been working really hard on a project for someone developing over 20+ recipes!! I’m almost done with the project and I will be posting soon –...
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Know your Doenjang (Korean Soybean Paste)!
[caption id="attachment_7879" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Doenjang - Korean classic doenjang (Jaerae Doenjang)[/caption] What is Doenjang? Doenjang (Korean Soybean Paste - pronounced DEN-jahng)...
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