Archive for February, 2009

Tteokguk - Why Koreans Have Tteokguk on New Year’s Day

What is Tteokguk?
Tteokguk, tteok meaning rice cake and guk meaning soup in Korean, is a traditional Korean rice cake soup dish. It’s a custom to serve tteokguk on Korean (Lunar) New Year Day, but it’s a popular dish that is available throughout the year in a lot of Korean restaurants.
The restaurant version usually has more [......]

Posted in Korean Food on Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

Chadolbagi Is Sizzling - Korean Brisket

Um, yummy!
I bet galbi and bulgogi are the top two dishes that are the most popular among non-Koreans and possibly Koreans. But when you have a chance to go to a Korean all-you-can-eat-meat lunch or dinner next time, I’d recommend chadolbagi.
Chadolbagi is a part of beef brisket that is bright, hard and fatty. Koreans usually [......]

Posted in Korean Food on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 | No Comments »