I am so excited to share this post with you all because
those of you who know me personally, I have always loved Korean culture (especially
in the last 6 years or so). I have always been fascinated by Korean ways of
life and especially how different or similar they are to the Chinese, because I
am Chinese as you know. ;) And because I went through a teenage phase of
loving Korean Pop (VIP for life, haha xD), K-dramas, TV shows, Make up and Food – I’m glad I
can dedicate a post to Korean Cooking.
Asian culture has slowly infiltrated Western society over
the years, more so the Chinese, Japanese and Indian civilisation for example.
Whereas Korean culture has taken a back seat and were not as highly recognised
(well in the UK).. Until now! A few years ago when a guy named PSY galloped onto
our TV screens and was all over the internet, I think was the moment when the
world was fully exposed to Korea. Shortly after many began to become fascinated
with Korea and it opened a whole market in the Western world, especially for
K-Pop.
Although I have always been intrigued by Korean cooking,
until recently I personally had never attempted homemade Korean dishes. Aside
from the obvious that I am not Korean I always felt that it was quite a lengthy
process, the ingredients were not widely available and many of the dishes I
researched seemed quite complicated – so it was a clear no go zone. Food
Network is such a great channel that I cannot stop raving about that inspires
and encourages me to cook and experiment in the kitchen. Lately I have been
obsessed with Chef Judy Joo’s (a French trained Korean-American Londoner)
Korean Food Made Simple TV show. I don’t want to share too much but would urge
you to watch the show (which airs every weekday @ 3:30pm and 6:30pm), she
travels to her home country and also shares step by step loved recipes she has
developed over the years.
After watching many episodes of the show, I actually plucked
up the courage and cooked a Korean meal for dinner – It turned out better than
I anticipated!
I cooked up a storm of
Korean Rice Cakes & Fish Cakes,
Kimchi Fried Rice and BBQ Kalbi Beef!
(All Recipes can be found via Food Network website!)
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| Absolute essential in Korean cooking, to spice things up.. Literally! (Definitely not for the faint hearted!) Gochujang is a new favourite ingredient of mine now! |
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| KIMCHI IN DA HOUSE! |
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| Such delicious melt in the mouth Kalbi beef! |
Hope you guys give it a go and try out something new!
Good Luck
Wendy
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