I’m not sure how old this recipe is, but I do know that it goes back a long ways. It is a very easy recipe to make, and it doesn’t require a lot of ingredients. It tastes better if it sets for a few hours to allow the Graham Crackers to soften.
Yield: 8 Servings
Bibim mandu is a very popular snack food in Korea. Many Koreans like to eat fried or steamed dumplings with soy dipping sauce. However, every now and then, you might want to try something different with foods you like. Therefore, this bibim mandu is great for that. Fried dumpings, noodles, various vegetables, along with a special spicy sweet and sour sauce tastes great together. Try it someday.
Yield: 4 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- GiCha (기차) = Train
- BiHaengGi (비행기) = Airplane
Hi Everyone! Today is the last day of March 2012. Spring is my favorite season. How about yours? I hope that everybody is having a great 2012 so far. Thank you for visiting today and for your comments.
Today, I want to talk about a fun event with you in April: the Sempio YounDoo Experience Corps 2. If you are a long time follower of my blog, you might remember a similar event in 2010. The winners who had the chance to try Youndoo then gave very positive reviews about it.
Dumplings are delicious, but they are a lot of work to make. Imagine something that is just as delicous, but is easier and faster to make. That sounds great, right? If you are in that situtation, this recipe is what I suggest. 
If you have any leftover dumpling filling, or have the ingredients to make dumplings, you can make delicious “Dumpling Filling Jeon.” I posted a garlic dumpling recipe before, so you can use that filling for this recipe. Try this someday.
Yield: 15 Patties
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- GiPpeum (기쁨) = Joy
- SeulPeum (슬픔) = Sorrow
This is stir-fried spicy octopus dish is made using Sempio’s mokpo octopus sauce. Many Korean dishes, especially soups and stews, ask for many different kinds of seasoning ingredients. Because of that, those Korean foods are more difficult to make to get the right flavor; getting the right amount of each seasoning ingredient is the secret for making good dishes. When I feel lazy, or do not have enough time to cook, it is nice to have pre-made sauces on hand. I made this octopus dish and ate it with some of my Korean friends for lunch. They all enjoyed it a lot. If I did not tell them, they would not have known that I used a pre-made sauce. 
For extra flavor, I added a little bit of sugar, and it turned out very delicious.
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- NakJi (낙지) = Small Octopus
- MunEo (문어) = Octopus
