We didn't try cooking with it yet, but so far we like the taste and the price. Hopefully they don't take it out from inventory. We will definitely go back for more!

Here's the back label for you to see.

Red Pepper Paste GoChuJang on eBay

Korean Red Pepper Paste (Gochujang) 200g (Medium Hot) US $8.08

Korean Red Pepper Paste Gochujang Midium Hot 1kg in Plastic Container US $17.99

Korean Red Pepper Paste Gochujang Midium Hot 200g X 2 Packs Plastic Container US $8.12

I liked this Bon Bon Orange Juice better than Lotte Sac Sac. I haven't tried grape ones for a long time so I don't know which one I like. I think people over at the BBQ were saying Lotte Grape is better and Haitai BonBon Orange is better. I'll try both brands soon.

I found several old commercials...couldn't find any new ones...

I don't know if they make anymore commercials?
Anyhow it's still fun to watch the old commercials.

Scroll down & enjoy!

8First one was made in 1990. Kim Min Jung (actress) is in it. If you know her, you'll see that she looks the same. Ha ha.

This one was made in 1991 and animated. Ha Ha.

It's supposed to show Korea and the cuisine and how to cook it back at their kitchen in13 episodes...sounds interesting and a good opportunity to learn little more about Kimchi and Korean food recipes...

I think there are recipes I'm not familiar with too...'momgook'...?????never tried it...

Not sure exactly when it premieres...I thought I saw H-mart website saying it premieres on May 8th, but I couldn't find any further information anywhere else....and Kimchi Chronicles.tv website says "coming soon..." Hmmm....

Hopefully they post full episodes online.

Does anyone know the exact premiere?

In case you didn't see the preview...

****UPDATE***
It's airing in July!

Well, one day my sister Helena was so excited and praised how this instant Tukbokki her friend brought for her.

First of all, you need to know that she LOVES eating Tukbokki but not so much on cooking it. She told us that this was the perfect thing to have in your fridge when you gotta have that Tukbokki...like right now....!

She never was this excited about frozen food, so I thought I will give it a try too...but was little skeptical about this being a 'frozen food.' Found it in the frozen section...Helena asked me to get her 5 packs to stock up when I went to get one. Ha ha. Helena with her Tukbokki cravings...

So, this is the package...a nice sturdy package. We'll see if that shrimp in the picture is in there...we'll see...
The package says Serving Size 2 with 43.08% Rice cake, 16.01% Squid, and 1.60% Shrimp.

So it was vacuum packed(?) and frozen. Hmmm looks ok. My expectation on this product getting better now.

Reading the cooking direction now... I realized that this wasn't translated in English. It has pictures so you'll be able to figure it out but just in case...it says to defrost with running water for 5 minutes! What a waste...I just let it sit in a bowl of water...save water everybody!

Then it says that you can put in a boiling water for 4-5 minutes OR microwave it for 3-4 minutes in a microwaveable bowl or slit the dotted line in the middle of the package to heat it up as is.

I chose microwaving with bowl covered with a plate. It says to cover it to prevent the food from getting all dry.

And the end result....ha ha you see the shrimp? Other than the shrimp, looks good!

Now the taste...
I tried it with my family and everyone (including me) liked it. To my surprise and theirs, the sauce tasted like homemade..wow! Like Helena said, it didn't taste like some instant chemical(?) taste some put in the sauces and actually tasted like someone made it for you just now.

But my rice cakes were little disappointing...they were not chewy enough. Probably microwaving it was bad idea....

Helena told me later to ignore all the cooking direction and just heat it up in a pan with little bit of water.
Now you tell me...sigh... but still it was unexpectedly good. The price was around $5...not a big serving so you pay for the convenience.

I would recommend it if you are crazy about Tukbokki like my sis and you just have that craving.

Enjoy!

Anyhow back to her bibimbop...

She sliced radish very thin and mixed with some salt and red pepper flakes. Spinach steamed and mixed with sesame oil, salt, and garlic.

She also prepped carrots, bean sprouts, mushroom, and Bulgogi and put them in separate bowls for us to choose what we want.

Fried egg on top finishes it off. Add red pepper paste and sesame oil ( makes it easier to mix). This is the usual bibimbop but you can add or remove things to make different variations. That's the beauty of bibimbop. And this was mine! She had Miso soup and kimchi as a side.

So I had this big bowl of bibimbop and couldn't sit straight after. So full whew.

Mixing/Noodle Soup Bowls on ebay:

2x Japanese Noodle Miso Soup Bowl Dragonfly Green #4309 US $9.99

American Girl Doll Noodle Soup Bowl and Spoon US $6.00

24 pcs 7" 20 oz Restaurant Porcelain Noodle Soup Bowl US $19.99

18 pcs 8" 28 oz Restaurant Porcelain Noodle Soup Bowl US $19.99

Plastic Noodle Soup Bowl Chopsticks Pendant Key Ring US $4.19

Japanese Plastic Lacquer Udon Noodle Soup Bowl #7133 J1871 US $7.99

Well, back to this tea, to my surprise, this was just regular green tea like the Costco's Japanese tea I like. Nice! Hey I like this tea.

At first I thought this was American product because of USDA organic approved mark but it was from Dongwon- Korean company. Good job Dongwon. Lol.

The back label lists all the benefits of green tea too. So for your information I'm showing you the back too.

I don't think many markets carry this yet especially not the American markets but I hope more of Korean products like these be exposed to American markets!

Oh and just in case... It just happened that I have two Dongwon products posted but it wasn't intentional nor getting anything from Dongwon lol.

Korean tea on ebay

innisfree The Green Tea Pure Sleeping Pack 80ml + Gift Sample, Korean Cosmetic US $17.89

KOREAN SSANGKYE JUNGNO GREEN TEA - 60g US $48.99

Korean Ginseng Tea Gold 5 Boxes US $.99

15 Sheets Aloe Tea Korean Beauty Facial Essence Treatment Face Mask Sheet Pack US $13.50

★Best★ Authentic Korean Ginseng Tea 3g x 100bags Health (Anti stress Fatigue) US $14.50

Ddukgook, Rice cake soup usually cooked with Mandu/Dumplings (Called Dduk Mandu Gook then).

Garnished with egg yolk and whites strips, roasted seaweed, meat ripped into strips after making the broth for the soup.

***Koreans count the age from the year you were born, so New year means another year older (no matter when your birthday is...so we count 2 ages...one in general by birth year alone and by birthdate too..getting complicated eh?)***

Koreans say you become 1 year older when you eat this soup. Don't know why.... but that's what we say...Ha ha...

Bought this at H mart for $9.99. I stopped by Lotte and found out that they have the exact same brand for $10.99.

Hmmmm....anyhow...I wanted Wang Sohn Mandu (meaning Giant Handmade Mandu). In fact, that's what the package says.

I steamed the Giant dumplings..or shall I call them meat buns?

I sliced some pickled radish called DanMooji (this goes in Kimbob/Maki rolls or you can eat them with Ramyun...etc.) to eat with

This dumpling is rather wrapped with fluffy dough than the regular mandu/dumpling.

I gulped down so many of them that I forgot to take a picture of inside...Mmmmm...it was good~

I want some more now....!!

Mandu/Dumpling books on ebay:

NEW ~ ASIAN INSPIRED BAMBOO VEGETABLE DUMPLING POTSTICKER DIM SUM STEAMER BOXED US $19.99

Asian Tidbits (Dessert, dumpling, snack etc) Cookbook US $5.90

DELICIOUS ASIAN SEAFOOD RECIPES Spring Roll Dumpling Soup Crab etc Cookbook New US $9.99

Mandu/Dumpling items on ebay:

Collector Box 16 Apple Dumpling Gang Marbles. Mint. 4 with Lutz sprinkles. US $12.38

Kracie Popin Cookin Candy Gummy SUSHI NOODLE DUMPLING BENTO BOX DIY KIT Japan US $11.00

Posts related to Mandu:
Mandu Recipe
How-to Fry Mandu
How-to Steam Mandu

Other Special Recipes:
Easy Spicy Wing
VERY Spicy Noodle Salad
Korean Seafood Pancake

Kimchi Recipes:
Traditional Whole Napa Cabbage Kimchi
Quick 'n Easy version Kimchi

Other Recipes:
Mini Ground Turkey Pancake
Bulgogi-Korean BBQ beef

I got this Edamame at H mart for $0.89 on special price. Regular price is not so bad either..around $1.
I think it's a really a good price for healthy nutritious snack...(and it tastes great too!!!)

Simple to prep too...just steam heat...and you're ready to EAT!

I'm actually nibbling on these right now Yum~
Sometimes I sprinkle sea salt but most of the time I like it as it is.

I just put it in my mouth sideways and just 'pop' and drag out the beans...no need to use your hands to open and pick...how do you eat your edamame?

And now it's ALL GONE! I finished it all while posting..sigh..

Edamame on ebay

New Relax and EDAMAME Keychain Bean Pea key chain US $15.66

1 Bag 15 seed edamame GREEN SOYBEAN sushi soy bean C032 US $.99

1 Bag 15 seed edamame GREEN SOYBEAN sushi soy bean C032 US $.99

New Relax and EDAMAME Keychain Bean Pea key chain US $6.00

This is the original Pepero. There are almond ones too and all different flavors of Pocky. Pocky is Japanese...just letting you know.

Pepero/Pocky on ebay

Glico Pocky GIANT Strawberry Biscuit - Japanese Snack US $13.28

EUC GLICO POCKY CHOCO BANANA THE SUPER SNACK BAG LUNCH ZIPPERED INSULATED TOTE US $9.99

36 X Plastic Keychains Japanese Snack Glico Pocky Stick US $28.04

They seem to have or make special "Pepero Day" peperos for the of occasion too.

Speaking of special days...Korea also has "White Day" in March 14th, when a guy gives a girl candies,which is one month after Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day in Korea is specifically for GUYS... how do you like that guys? hah hah. Then after another month after "White Day" in April, they have "Black Day" where SINGLES eat Jjajangmyun (Black bean paste noodle). I ate Jjajangmyun several times even in the States with my friends too. ^^

Anyhow...Happy Pepero Day to you!