자장면, JaJangMyeon
Posted by Aeri Lee on September 13, 2008
JaJangMyeon (자장면) is the most popular Korean style Chinese food in Korea. This is made of mainly black bean paste, meat, and different kinds of vegetables. In Korea, you can easily order JaJangMyeon (Black bean paste noodles) from the Chinese restaurants. Then they will deliver the food to your house only for 3 or 4 dollars without any tipping. Typically, Korean style Chinese restaurants serve JaJangMyeon with Yellow Pickled Radish (DanMuJi), radish kimchi (KkakDuGi), and raw onion with black bean paste, which you will use to make this recipe. Dip the onion into the black bean paste when you eat JaJangMyeon. Garnish with cucumber or peas. Cucumber tastes especially good with this JaJangMyeon.
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- JaJangBap (자장밥) = Black bean paste with rice
- JaJangMyeon (자장면) = Black bean paste with noodles
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김치 볶음밥, Gimchi BokkEumBap
Posted by Aeri Lee on September 13, 2008
Just yummy Korean food this time. Kimchi fried rice. Like Kentuky Fried Chicken, only different. 
For delicious fried kimchi rice, I want to tell you several things. First, good kimchi makes yummy fried kimchi rice. Well fermanted kichi is the best. Another thing is..Frying the kimchi first is important – don’t cheat. 
I prefer to fry my rice a little crispy which takes longer to cook. (patience … hehe) You can add more sugar or salt depending on your taste.
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- SikDahng (식당) = Restaurant
- EumSik (음식) = Food
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무생채, MuSaengChae
Posted by Aeri Lee on September 13, 2008
MuSaengChae is a Korean radish side dish. Koreans serve this with rice, different kinds of Korean soup, and other side dishes for our daily meals. The flavor is a little spicy, sour, and sweet. Try this simple Korean side dish for your supper. 
Yield: 1 Quart
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- HahNeul (하늘) = Sky
- GuReum (구름) = Cloud
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고등어 조림, GoDeungEo JoRim
Posted by Aeri Lee on September 13, 2008
This dish is a spicy Korean stew using mackerel fish. The flavor of the ingredients in this stew is awesome together. If you eat this stew, you can finish your rice without any other side dishes. There is research that says the dark flesh of fish, like mackerel, is good for high blood pressure. Enjoy!
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- GoDeungEo (고등어) = Mackerel
- Pah (파) = Green Onion
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산적, SanJeok
Posted by Aeri Lee on September 13, 2008
San Jeok is a Korean holiday food. We usually make this food with family and relatives one day before a holiday, and serve it the next day. The color and taste combination of this food is very good. Depending on your tastes, you can skip the crab or add different kinds of vegetables, such as mushrooms, carrots, or zucchini. If you are a vegetarian, I recommend using mushrooms instead of beef (oyster mushrooms will be the best). Use the same sauce to marinate mushrooms, cook them until they get enough bulgogi sauce flavor, and then skewer them instead of the beef.
Yield: 2½ Dozen Skewers
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- HaengBok (행복) = Happy
- BulHaeng (불행) = Unhappy
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