Anna's Korean Kitchen Diary

I begged my mom for something fried dripping with spicy (yet sweet) sauce. Mmmmmmm...My mom, Young, got out the deep fryer (highly recommended when deep frying) and with Costco's individually packed wings....(we really like how they packaged it all separately in small servings)...she cooked me a wonderful spicy Korean wings.

This kind of wings can also be called Yangnyum Dak. Yangnyum means sauce or marinade and Dak means chicken. Oh and if you don't want any sauce or want the sauce on the side just skip the last step and regular fried wings will be good as it is too! It's not hard at all (except for the frying part). Don't really like to be near hot oil. So shall we start?
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Here's the recipe for spicy chicken bulgogi. You can eat it with rice or some rice noodles. Wanna kick it up even more? Try adding Sriracha Hot sauce~! Hot! Great way to eat some veggies and chicken. Good for healthy eating since not much fat and spicy food 'supposedly' help lose weight. Good to eat but also good for you! Yay!

Following recipe serves about 4 people:
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Vit Goel Restaurant Specializes in Soondooboo/Soondubu Jjigae, which is Soft Tofu stew. I love their stew. There's another Vit Goel in Virginia, but I think Rockville Vit Goel tastes better. Sometimes they expect you to order as soon as you seat down...(impatient servers as usual) but their service is pretty good.

Since it specializes in Soondubu, there are many different style of Soondubu Jjigae and you can choose how spicy your stew will be. You can even choose to make it not spicy at all.

This is the menu on the table. You might need to ask for a menu if you want to order sushi but most of what they offer will be on this small menu. Top half is your choice of Tofu soup and bottom half is different dishes like Galbi, other seafood dishes. They marked spicy ones and nicely described ingredients so you should have no problem.
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Quick reference on how to steam cook Mandu.
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I just drove by today and saw that this Restaurant is OUT OF BUSINESS.

They have tried to do different menus to attract customers but guess failed to do so.
Last time I went (I went back couple more times after the post) I was very dissatisfied and never went back again due to lack of quality. Maybe that's what others thought as well or maybe the bad economy. Or..did it just move? Anyone know anything about this?

If you want to see what kind of restaurant it was way back in January 2009 click here...

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I love pickles with sandwiches and pastas. Although regular pickles we all know may be good for American food, there is a Korean style pickle called Oiji which Koreans love to eat as Banchan/Sidedish for a meal.
Instead of just eating it as a whole, Korean pickle served thinly sliced with chopped scallions on top. If pickle turns out to be too salty, pour some fresh water in the bowl. So, this may be a good banchan for people who's trying to stay away from unhealthy stuff since nothing else is added. This is more natural and healthier. Only thing we need is salt and vinegar and nothing else. This may be a good sidedish for anyone who's trying to eat more vegetables and/or trying to lose weight! Let's Start!
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If you don't want to cook your own steamed rice or just don't have time to, there's a solution for you over at Asian Markets. Continue Reading

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Weather in MD has been wonderful these days...perfect for spontaneous picnic. One day, the day was perfect for a quick picnic so my friend and I just gathered whatever we could find and started to make rice balls or Joomukbob (in Korean) or Onigiri (if you are more familiar with Japanese). 'Joomuk' means fist or hand probably means handmade or rice formed into a size of about your fist and 'bob' means rice. Not only is this quick and easy, making them together with friends is also fun time itself! Joomukbobs are good for picnic, snacks, and lunch. Easy to carry and easy to eat!
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Remember the Fresh World International Market in Glen Burnie, MD?

It is now under new management called Allgreen. Fresh World seemed to focus more on Latin groceries and etc. I couldn't really find good amount of Korean stuff. When I went there at least they seem to organize aisles nicer with clearly labeled aisle signs. I'm not sure how much more Korean stuff they got though...if you know please let us know if the change is better. But they certainly have a lot of stuff! Hopefully it's "fresh" stuff...if you know what I mean.

Well for my quick glance, other than the sign and some aisle changes (seemed like they are still figuring out where to place what...very far right wasn't used at all...) nothing much changed. Next time I get to go there, I'll look more into their inventory. Oh, and one thing that kind of annoyed me was that they actually blocked the way to the cashier from the entrance side. I think they intentionally did it so that the traffic could flow through all the other side so customers will buy more. Kinda frustrating.

Anyhow...Poongnyun Restaurant or the food court remains the same along with the sushi bar. This time we tried Bibimbap (Many Namool/Cooked vegetables served over rice) and Jjamppong (spicy Korean Chinese noodle soup) this time. Continue Reading

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Quick reference on how to fry Mandu...

Lightly cover frying pan with oil and fry on medium heat. If it's too high Mandu might burn without properly cooking the inner part. We don't want that!
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