This hearty soup-stew uses Korean fermented soybean paste, doenjang, which is pungent and strongly flavoured. In restaurants, doenjang jjigae usually incorporates a small amount of meat and/or ...

Doenjang jjigae is one of the two – the other being more widely known kimchi jjigae – common everyday staple stews that spells home comfort. While more traditionally a light fish based stock ...

First, Gom-Gom taught me the history of how Budae Jjigae, or Korean Army Stew, came to exist. You can read the full webtoon over here (it’s in English) but let me give you the basic concept. After the ...

If it looks cute, I want it. If it’s pink, I definitely want it. So, if something can tick all of the above boxes, you better believe I’m getting it. Enter: Korean jelly nails, which are a magpie’s ...

1/4 cup rice vinegar 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 pound pork belly, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 cup kimchi (preferably ...

As part of the regime’s efforts to quash capitalist culture among citizens, it has forbidden the sale of budae-jjigae – a dish imported from pro-Western neighbor South Korea. The spicy Korean ...