A Korean Grilled Baby Octopus ( Jjukkumi Gui) is another way to have tender, enjoyably chewy and flavoursome baby octopus. Have you ever had grilled baby octopus? If you haven’t and you are an adventurous eater like me, you’ve got to try it! Easy and fast cooking is the reason why I decided to make …
I was introduced to this Korean spicy stir-fried squid (or known as Ojinguh Bokkeum) in 2010 when I visited Momo, the Japanese & Korean restaurant quite often. At Momo restaurant, I also tried Gae Jang Baek Ban (Spicy Raw Crab) for the first time. Gae Jang Baek Ban was actually the first eat-out food in …
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Eyeing for Soondubu Jjigae (Spicy Soft Tofu Stew) ever since I read maangchi and found out through urbanspoon.com that Choice Sushi has this dish on the menu. I said I better try this first at a Korean joint before making it by myself at home so I know what taste I should expect. I have …
Buchujeon and Buchu Buchimgae have the same meaning; Korean Chive Pancake. Jeon or Buchimgae is a delicious and savoury Korean pancake-like dish made from various ingredients and they are mixed into a wheat flour-based batter, and then pan fried. Buchu is a Korean term for Asian or Chinese or Garlic Chive. In Indonesia, it’s called …
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Before you ask me how to make kimchi, I’ll tell you the kimchi wasn’t made by me. A friend whom is also a Winnipeg based foodie was given to me. Her husband is crazy about Korean food. As soon as he knows that I enjoy Korean foods, he shared his homemade kimchi. Indeed this kimchi …
If you are an avid reader of my blog, you may notice that I love anything with red or chili pepper. It’s not only a bottle of sambal cap jempol brand in my fridge, but I do collect several different hot sauces including my homemade sambal ulek (or people know as sambal oelek). Gochujang is …
I barely eat or order at the fast food restaurants unless I have to travel out of town and need to grab something quick before heading back to the road. Any particular reasons for that? Yes! I don’t find eating those foods are enjoyable my tastebuds. I feel like crap after eating them. The worst …
Please find 3 more pictures below that have been in my file since early January and April this year. I went to this place about 3 times already. I first came to try this restaurant with a friend and chose Ohjinguh Bokkeum meal. It came with onjinguh bokkeum (Stir Fried Spicy Squid with Vegetables), stew …
Tteokbokki or ddeokbokki is my another favourite of Korean foods. I usually made it from scratch. I meant I didn’t make it from a pre-package of Tteokbokki sauce, just like when I made tteokochi or ddeok-kkochi. When I drove from Pembina area and would do grocery shopping, suddenly, my mind was thinking to stop by …
I know tteokochi or ddeok-kkochi when I volunteered for the Korean pavilion-Folklorama in 2006. It reminds me of cilok (West Java) or pentol (in East Java) in Indonesia. The differences, cilok or petol is made from sago or tapioca flour and enhanced with a very small amount of beef. The sauce is kinda close with …
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