Baked King Oyster Mushroom (Saesongei Guei) by Sunny Shin

Korean potato side dish by John Spottiswood

I always love these sweet and salty braised potatoes when they are served along with kimchi and various other side dishes at korean restaurants. I've always wanted to make them, and grilling Galbi gave me the perfect opportunity. I started with a recipe from maangchi.com and substituted a mix of sugar and mirin for the corn syrup…

Kongjaban (Korean Sweet Black Beans) by jason kim

Today we made a healthy side dish to counter-balance all the meat we have been eating. It's called kongjaban (Korean sweet black beans), that has been pre-soaked for a lengthy time (to aid in digestion and reduce flatulence :) and cooked in some soy sauce. It's a sweet and nutty banchan side dish, and they are filled with a good dose…

Korean Steamed Eggplants (Gaji Namul) by Sunny Shin

Gaji namul is another basic but very popular side dish in korea

Instant Seolleongtang (Korean Ox Bone Soup) by jason kim

Who would have thought that an instant noodle dish could taste as good as the original (okay, it helped that I was pretty hungry). But on this day my skeptical palette persuaded me that even though it was instant and took less than 15 minutes to make, it did taste pretty good. The dish is called seolleongtang (ox bone soup), which in…

Traditional Cabbage Kimchi by Its a Food Fetish

Traditional Korean kimchi is made with napa cabbage. It is a fermented side dish that is a staple in the Korean diet.

Gamja Jorim (Korean Glazed Potatoes) by jason kim

Gamja jorim (Korean glazed potatoes) is another banchan (side dish) that we made recently that is appealing for its sweet taste and ease of cooking. It can either be made a little sweeter or spicier (with more red pepper flakes) so it appeals to both kids and adults alike (and foreigners too). Also, making them in large amounts allow…

Korean Kimchi (Spicy Fermented Cabbage) by jason kim

I finally made my first official batch of kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage) last week with some success and now just finishing up the editing and writing part of it. My version came out pretty good--the result being a mild (as in not so spicy), fresh taste with a surprising crunch to each bite. The only thing that might have made it…

Baek Kimchi (White Non-Spicy Kimchi) by jason kim

Now that we successfully finished our batch of kimchi a couple weeks ago, we thought venturing into other kimchi domains would be suitable and easier, especially with the warming of the weather. So we decided to make some baek kimchi (white kimchi), which is basically the opposite of its cousin, the regular spicy kimchi. However, this…