Food Explorer & Home Chef
Samgyetang first made its appearance in 1917, in a cookbook under the name gyesamtang which means chicken ginseng soup. somehow along the way, the name changed to samgyetang with emphasis on ginseng (sam) instead, in the 60s. The soup a part of traditional Korean cuisine …
From the mountainous Gangwon province in South Korea, comes food that had its beginnings in the small village of Soyari, Wonju. It started as a small family business selling delicious buckwheat noodles. Rumoured to have started as far back as the 17th century, buckwheat noodles …
So, this was a quaint little cafe selling croffle on the balcony (formerly known as I love croffle) of a double storey terrace; a shared space with a boutique and hair salon when I last visited. Fast forward couple years, today each has their own …
Daesam Sikbang is a welcome contender to the Subang Korean food scene. Translated to mean ‘great pork belly restaurant’, there’s no mistaking what meat is the focus here. It offers a simple bbq menu with three choices – frozen pork belly (naeng dong samgyeopsal), marinated pork …
Dubu dubu means tofu in Korean so naturally that’s the main focus this restaurant named as such. It’s in every dish in the menu and while it was a lot of tofu to eat in one seating, it was all good and nourishing. Owned by …
Hidden upstairs on the 2nd floor in a corner shoplot in Solaris, KL, blink and you might miss it as there’s no prominent signage if you’re not looking up. I was surprised that the small Korean resto Sigol Madang was mostly full. I’ve tried to …
Stumbled upon Lee Ga in Desa Sri Hartamas while in search of authentic Korean food beyond the usual BBQ one of those days. Korean cold noodles aren’t as popular here but naengmyeon done right, is really quite refreshing and tasty. The version at Lee Ga …
I really like this hidden Korean Resto, @thechois_official in SS2 The Hub which I had my eye on for a while. We could get single portions of favs like beef and seafood jjampong, chicken tangsuyuk and beef doenjang, and prices were more than reasonable. Even …
One of the things I really missed during the recent MCO (Movement Control Order)/Lockdown was a good Korean barbeque. If you’re a fan, then you would know that it’s not just about grilling the meat, but the fun in socialising in typical Korean communal dining …
I only learnt how to make Kimchi jiggae when No. 1 came back from UK and taught me how easy it was. So what’s the difference between kimchi soup and kimchi jiggae? The amount of water! The broth for the stew is just a little …