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Korean food is some of the healthiest on earth, with an emphasis on vegetables, meats cooked simply and without much oil, and a near obsession with the fermented vegetable kimchi, which can be something of an acquired taste for non-Koreans. Read more

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Pork ribs with nashi slaw

The flavours and crunch of the nashi slaw are a great complement to the rich ribs. This is one of the dishes I shared with my mother when she came to visit when I...
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Sweet sticky rice with fruit, nuts and honey

“Yaksik” means “medicinal food” in Korean and it’s thought the name comes from the fact that honey, an  essential ingredient in this cake, was once called ...
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Korean soba and vegetable salad

Here’s a recipe that will give your knife skills a work out!  No pressure but the thinner and neater you cut the vegetables, the prettier this will look....
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Kimchi noodle pancake

Here’s the ultimate weeknight quickie meal - you just need to have some kimchi and gochujang floating around and you’re set. Serve this with a simple green salad...
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Korean beef and noodle stew

To make this simple and tasty stew even easier to make, use the pre-sliced bulgolgi beef you can find in the freezer section of many Asian food stores....
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Kimchi

“Kimchi is the national food of Korea and comes in many forms but this one is the most widely known and eaten. It’s usually very spicy, sour, salty and pungent...
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Cabbage kimchi

Aside from barbecue, kimchi is probably the dish most synonymous with Korean cuisine. This fiery red, funky, fermented cabbage is on the table every meal –...
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Mixed rice bowl with beef

Bibimbap is one of my favourite dishes because I love eating vegetables. It’s also very healthy. I always think that two-thirds of your plate should be covered...
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Sweet-and-spicy grilled lamb chops

Koreans do not eat a lot of lamb, but I think the flavours of Korea meld well with this meat.
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Doenjang-glazed grilled Asian aubergine

This aubergine recipe is a variation of the Japanese version, nasu dengaku, which is an all-time fave for me. Here I use doenjang, which kicks the flavour up a...
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Chinese leaf kimchi

Baechu kimchi is the most common of all kimchi varieties and the key component that is always found in Korean fridges. When you just say ‘kimchi’ this is the type...
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Carrot kimchi

Kimchi goes international. This kimchi seems to be very popular in Russia, at least it is often requested by Russian tourists who visit Arirang. The carrots can...
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So kalbi

“Korean barbecue is made for groups of friends coming together to eat. All the marinating takes place before the guests arrive, side dishes and accompaniments are...
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Korean spicy noodle salad

Quick and easy to prepare, this recipe traditionally calls for Japanese wheat noodles called somen, but soba or ramen noodles will work equally well. The dressing...
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Steamed buns

Bao (or bau, pow or baozi) is the Chinese word for ‘steamed bread’, and that’s exactly what these strange little white Kermit faces are. This recipe originates...
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