This dried seaweed soup ( 김국) is one of my favorite Korean soups. I loved to eat this soup when I was little. It is very easy to make, so I used to make it by myself when my mom was not at home. Sometime ago, I got a big box of Korean food from Sempio. I tried some of their products for this recipe and the result was good. I am happy to share this recipe with you. Try this delicious soup someday that only takes a few minutes to make.

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• GumJung (검정) = Black
• Hin (흰) = White

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This is gourmet seasoning sauce. It is naturally brewed soy sauce added with the boiled down natural sauce from cooking onions, ginger, garlic, pears, apples, beef, etc. This one is specially good for soup or stew. I already tried it for my seaweed soup. I basically made the soup in the same way, but reduced the normal soy sauce amount and added some of this seasoning in place of the missing soy sauce. It turned out pretty good, so I’m going to use it for different kinds of soups and stews later. You can think of it like this – in a well flavored dish, you can add extra flavor to make it even more tasty. Sometimes if you don’t have enough time to make your own broth, as many of my recipes ask for, you can get a similar flavoring from simply using this seasoning sauce. It is a shortcut for a quick and easy dish. Hehe, that doesn’t mean skip making broth all of the time though, because making your own broth give you the best flavor for your dish. =P Anyway, I was happy about the result, so try it someday if you can find it in a Korean grocery store. This is especially for soup and stew. It has seafood extract in it, you will not like this particular flavor of sauce if you are a vegetarian or do like seafood.

This cold cucumber side-dish, 오이 냉국, is a very refreshing summer dish. It is delicious with both cooked rice and noodles. Cucumber and cold water seasoned with vinegar, sugar, and sesame seeds tastes cool and delicious. You can add soaked dried seaweed (미역=MiYeok=Wakame) also.

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• Chahn (찬) = Cold
• DdeuGeoWoon (뜨거운) = Hot

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Jorim is a Korean name for a type of cooking which means food in boiled-down soy sauce or other seasonings. This quail egg side-dish is a simple version of JangJoRim which is made using soy sauce. You can use beef, pork, mushrooms, etc. for jangjorim, and I already posted one beef jangjorim dish before. It taste similar with meat jangjorim but it is easier to make and is good for meatless diet. The taste combination of egg, garlic, pepper, and soy sauce are very delicious.

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• BbalGahng (빨강) = Red
• PahRahng (파랑) = Blue

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Do you like beef jerky? I love it. Recently, a blogger sent me some Korean brand beef jerky. Robert launched this Korean beef jerky company, Artisan Snacks last year. Korean beef jerky in America, isn’t this exciting news? So, I am happy to share my new experience of tasting Korean brand beef jerky with you today.

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