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Korean food stories, recipes and kitchen notes.

Vegetable japchae with glossy sweet-potato glass noodles, shiitake, spinach, carrot, onion, scallion and sesame seeds on a white platter.
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Japchae: Keeping Korean Glass Noodles Springy

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Korean japchae balances springy sweet-potato glass noodles, mushrooms, spinach and vegetables in a sweet-savory sesame sauce.

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October 17, 2026
Red-glazed Korean fried chicken wings with a glass of golden beer and white pickled radish cubes.
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Chimaek: Korean Fried Chicken and Beer

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A practical guide to Korea’s chicken-and-beer pairing: crisp wings, sweet-spicy glazes, pickled radish, and serving a spread while the crust is fresh.

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October 2, 2026
Milky Korean beef bone soup with thin brisket and scallions beside rice and cubed radish kimchi
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Seolleongtang: The Broth and the Bowl Have Different Jobs

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Seolleongtang develops a pale beef-bone broth before each bowl is seasoned. Learn the cooking checkpoints, batch differences and rice-and-kimchi finish.

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October 2, 2026
Thin folded perilla-leaf jeon with a pale golden egg coating beside soy-vinegar dipping sauce
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Kkaennip Jeon: Keep the Filling Thin

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Make sense of kkaennip jeon: aromatic perilla leaves, thin pork-and-tofu filling, a light egg coating and a gentle pan-frying method.

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September 9, 2026
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