Mandu is a Korean dumpling. It could be a family activity. It could turn out to be a family contest. And top of it all, it's yummy!!
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Mandu, a Korean Dumpling Recipe
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Jong Kak Restaurant Korean Cuisine in Baltimore, MD
November 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I went to Jong Kak restaurant in Baltimore city, MD.
It probably is one of the oldest Korean restaurant in Baltimore area. The interior decoration or the restrooms are not as attractive as their food. This restaurant is known for indoor charcoal BBQ of Galbi (Korean style ribs). If you would like to eat Samgyeopsal (or Samgyupsal), pork belly meat, you don't use charcoal BBQ. Instead, they brought out the portable gas range with a grill pan the last time I went there.
Oh! And be aware that there is another restaurant right next to JongKak. I've never been to the other one, but Jongkak is the left one.
Jong Kak servers were very nice and they actually smiled at us! They constantly changed our grill whenever it got too burnt, kept on refilling our veggies and sidedishes. The food was great too. Galbi marinade wasn't too salty and just right for me. I think we ate three bowls of scallion salad, couple refills of banchan, and couple refills of pickled radish. And at the end the servers STILL smiled at us.
So overall, I recommend this place for a BBQ night. I wanna go back for more! Mmmmmmmmm...!
This time we wanted to do some Galbi BBQ. We ordered 2 servings of marinaded Galbi. The price was around $20s per serving. It may be little expensive, but you'll know that it is worth eating when you see that you get the following:
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Korean Cuisine vs Korean Economy
October 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Kimchi is affecting Korea Economy. According to Straitstimes.com, Korea's Kimchi trading has dramatically gone down and hurting Korea. These days economy is very unstable everywhere and Korea is not an exception. So, Korea is trying to tell the world that Kimchi is not the only thing that represents Korean cuisine. But I'm sure anyone who is reading this should (or will) know that there's more to Korean food. Some very unfamiliar and some very familiar. Meats, veggies, mixture, seafood, noodles, soups, etc....So many to explore!
Unlike other cuisines, Korean food cannot be categorized into only one kind. Spices are used differently for different dishes to have a VERY different tasting dishes. Many might think Korean food is all spicy. But that's just a part of Korean Cuisine. You need to know that not every Korean loves spicy, spicy, and spicy. Also, some Koreans CAN'T EAT Kimchi!!!! Moreover, if there's one spicy dish, Koreans usually get something not so spicy to balance out.
Spicy food certainly defines Korean cuisine but there's more to Korean food than all spicy. For example, Jap Chae is a stir fried noodle with lots of veggies, Namul is different veggie salads, Juns are fried mini pancakes(check out our posts of Hobak-Squash Jun and Donguranddaeng-meat Jun), various soups or Gook/Jjigae made with bean sprouts, radish, or beef broth and Kimbap, the rolls. There are so much more. We shall explore them one by one.
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