Culture

Haemul pajeon (seafood scallion pancake)

Ingredients: 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) scallions 6 eggs 50 grams (3 tablespoons) shrimp 50 grams (3 tablespoons) clams 50 grams (3 tablespoons) mussels 200 milliliters (7 ounces) cooking oil 50 grams...

Janchi guksu (wheat flour noodles in anchovy broth)

Janchi guksu (wheat flour noodles in anchovy broth) Ingredients: 100 grams (1/2 cup) anchovies 50 grams (3 tablespoons) sea tangle 100 grams (1/2 cup) radish 3 eggs Sesame oil 50 grams...

Kebab halla (pot kebab with rice and vermicelli)

Ingredients: 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) boneless beef (shoulder meat), cut into bite-sized cubes 2 mid-sized onions, diced 5-7 garlic cloves, diced 2-3 tablespoons butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon baharat Salt Pepper Parsley For...

[Cooking with Her Excellency, Poland] A filling dish that’s ‘every Pole’s favorite’

It was 2011 when Zofia Majka first flew to Korea, accompanying her husband, the Polish ambassador, to his new post on the opposite side...

Dubu gimbap (tofu, rice and vegetables wrapped in seaweed)

Dubu gimbap (tofu, rice and vegetables wrapped in seaweed) Ingredients: 1.75 pounds tofu 4 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons kelp water 4 tablespoons starch syrup 1 ½ cup spinach 1 mid-size...

[Cooking with Her Excellency, U.K.]Cullen skink fresh from the highlands

Pascale Sutherland, the wife of British Ambassador Charles Hay, was candid in saying that cooking wasn’t her favorite hobby. Calling it a “labor of...

[Cooking with Her Excellency, South Africa] A side dish relished by South Africans

When it comes to South African cuisine, Ambassador Nozuko Gloria Bam, the second female envoy to be featured in this series, conceded there is...

Jangeo gui (grilled sea eel)

Jangeo gui (grilled sea eel) Ingredients: 800 grams (1.8 pounds) freshwater eel 1 liter (4 cups) jinganjang, or thick soy sauce 1 liter (4 cups) cooking wine 500 grams...

Sojin lends her voice to ‘Reply 1988’

Sojin of the group Girl’s Day has produced an original song for the soundtrack of the popular cable drama series “Reply 1988,” the band’s...

Exo makes two Billboard charts

The K-pop boy band Exo achieved a massive feat this year, managing to place on two year-end lists from Billboard.com. SM Entertainment, which represents the...