Tortoise Shell and Dried Lizard at Gyeongdong Market Gyeongdong Market over by Jegi Station is one of my favorite markets to explore. It is one the last truly traditional markets and it is not overrun with tourists. Actually, I think if tourists came through there in big groups, the shopkeepers would run them out of there with pitchforks.  I always manage to see things at this market t ...

  These days I feel like I am always running around for work and meetings and such so I have just a little time to grab some food and go. I try to eat as healthy as possible, but sometimes I like indulge in some junk food. One of my favorite goto snacks is pumpkin rice cake (hobak tteok). Nakwon tteokjip in Insadong packages them individually so it is like an energy bar. It has a slight p ...

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Tomorrow is Pepero Day. Here is a classic post I wrote about the history of the thin, chocolate covered biscuits. Dan11/11 or November 11th is Pepero Day in Korea and there is a very good chance that you will receive a couple of boxes of these long thin snacks on this day. The classic pepero sold by Lotte is a thin biscuit stick that is dipped in chocolate. Over time these have evolved i ...

So...today, I haven't had a lot of time to aimlessly surf on the net. I recall when I was working as a teacher and then before that in an office, I had a lot of more time to do that. What it has made me do is procrastinate efficiently. So while I waste a couple minutes, I will write a blog post and just say hi. So...readers...how are you doing today? I'm good. I'm doing all sorts of self improvem ...

Thanksgiving Party at O'ngo Culinary School in Insadong Gobble Gobble! I guest people are craving turkey because I have gotten calls and emails for a week now asking if we are going to do Thanksgiving again this year. I am happy to announce that yes! we will. Our entire team will be working hard to create a great Thanksgiving Meal for you with all of the fixings. We'll have several roa ...

Wano Fresh Tofu Soup and Tapas In the fashionable district of Samcheong-dong sits Wano, a kaiseki-style Japanese restaurant. The original hanok it sits in is over 90 years old, but it was recently renovated so only the original frame remains. The owner, Shim Jung-eun, lived in Japan over 10 years so the food is authentic and fresh. There is a sense of art and precision to each dish. Kaiseki c ...

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Whoa, you can win a year's supply of kimchi for making a video cooking a recipe from Marja's Book.  Here's the lowdown on the contest! Dan Kimchi Chronicles Video Contest! October 19, 2011 | Category: Features, Kimchi Chronicles Book Love the cooking segments on the show? Imagine yourself as an aspiring food star? You’re inluck because Kimchi Chronicles is launching a video ...

by Troy Zitzelberger Some times you just crave some thing spicy and I think that I have finally found it. While I was GOP CHANG BOKKEUM!!! Finally, I have found a spicy dish that can make my mouth feel like a kiln. Of course, I’m still searching for the fare that can take it up to the incinerator level, but this will do for now. Gop- chang bokkeum (₩ 24,000) is a spicy stew made from intes ...