One YouTube channel I subscribe to is Maangchi. I don’t have a lot of experience with Korean food, although to I’ve been to a few restaurants. But Kimchi is a gift from the gods. 🌈 Or maybe the Buddha. 🌈
So let’s start there. [16:29]
N.B.: I am not even going to try for the Korean names of these dishes. Except Bibimbap, which many readers will already have heard of.
Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Korea and southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine reflects a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trends.[1][2]
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables, seafood and (at least in South Korea) meats. Dairy is largely absent from the traditional Korean diet.[3] Traditional Korean meals are named for the number of side dishes (반찬; 飯饌; banchan) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at nearly every meal. Commonly used ingredients include sesame oil, doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger, gochugaru (pepper flakes), gochujang (fermented red chili paste) and napa cabbage.
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South Korea does have gorgeous vistas.
Mung Bean Pancakes — OMG, yum [14:18]:
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About Maangchi herself:
Emily Kim [...] commonly known as Maangchi [...] is a Korean-born American YouTuber and author. She [...] was described by The New York Times as "YouTube's Korean Julia Child.".[1]
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Kim was introduced to YouTube's online cooking scene in 2007, inspiring her to begin making videos about Korean food, using the channel name "Maangchi". Her channel quickly grew in popularity, attributed to her upbeat attitude and her strict adherence to traditional Korean recipes.[1][6] Along with her cooking videos on Youtube, Kim also runs a website at maangchi.com that includes a request section and discussion board for fans, along with additional photos and a podcast.[4] In 2013, Kim worked together with Top Chef winner Kristen Kish on a PBS program called Lucky Chow, where she gave Kish a cooking lesson in traditional Korean cuisine that focused on kimchi and japchae.[7]
Prompted by her YouTube channel's success, Kim published her first cookbook in 2015,[8] titled Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking.[9] Her second cookbook named Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking was made with co-author Martha Rose Shulman and published by Rux Martin in 2019.[10]
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Hot enough for ya?
The famous Bibimbap:
Today’s recipe is bibimbap, a super-popular Korean dish you might have heard about already! It’s made of a bowl of rice, sautéed and seasoned vegetables (namul: 나물), a bit of hot pepper paste (gochujang: 고추장), and usually a bit of seasoned raw beef, too (yukhoe: 육회).
From the YouTube description
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Korea’s history has made for a cultural blend.
Shamanism, Buddhism, and Confucianism constitute the background of modern Korean culture. Since World War II, and especially after the Korean War, globalization and rapid political and economic development have had a marked effect on the country’s culture. Traditional thought, however, still plays an important role under the surface. Korea belongs historically to the Chinese cultural realm. After the Three Kingdoms period in particular, Korean culture was strongly influenced by the Chinese, although this influence was given a distinctive Korean stamp.
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Seoul is “the smartest city” according to Time magazine:
That kimchi definitely comes in handy.
It's about time for some sizzling, comforting stew, isn't it? How about sundubu-jjigae? It's hot, spicy, filling, comforting, delicious, soft tofu stew and has many reasons to be one of the most popular items in Korean restaurants. The full recipe is here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/sundub…
From the YouTube description
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...But most people now buy their kimchi.
Food is an important part of Korean cultural identity. In the diets of even the most Westernized urban dwellers, traditional Korean cuisine, which emphasizes grains—especially rice—and fresh vegetables, continues to occupy a dominant role even amid the popularity of pizza, hamburgers, sushi, Chinese food, and other foreign dishes. A Korean meal generally consists of rice, soup or stew, and a number of side dishes, almost invariably among them kimchi [….]
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There’s a hydrangea festival!
Korean Beef BBQ (Easy Bulgogi) — BBQ is possibly the Korean main course best known in the U.S. [11:37]
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So c’mon into the cafe and grab a cuppa...
...and a nice nosh...
...and join us!
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