Recipes

Wagyu Dumplings

Wagyu Dumplings

New Year's Day (lunar calendar) in Korea is when family gathers together to make dumplings. Now I follow this tradition in my home and have my children help me -...

Wagyu Dumplings

New Year's Day (lunar calendar) in Korea is when family gathers together to make dumplings. Now I follow this tradition in my home and have my children help me -...

Cooking the perfect rice

Cooking the perfect rice

  The perfect rice begins with soaking and washing before cooking, usually rinsing it around 5 times or until the water becomes clear. The amount of water added can vary...

Cooking the perfect rice

  The perfect rice begins with soaking and washing before cooking, usually rinsing it around 5 times or until the water becomes clear. The amount of water added can vary...

Food Safari's Bulgogi

Food Safari's Bulgogi

This is a tasty dish of marinated beef, tenderised and flavoured with a blend of nashi pear and onion then cooked on a hot plate. Koreans love to eat bulgogi...

Food Safari's Bulgogi

This is a tasty dish of marinated beef, tenderised and flavoured with a blend of nashi pear and onion then cooked on a hot plate. Koreans love to eat bulgogi...

Ginger pork balls

Ginger pork balls

"One of my favourite dishes that Mum used to make for Lunar New Year is called yukwonjeon. It's basically beef and pork patties coated in egg. I decided to create a...

Ginger pork balls

"One of my favourite dishes that Mum used to make for Lunar New Year is called yukwonjeon. It's basically beef and pork patties coated in egg. I decided to create a...

Whole squid with a twist

Whole squid with a twist

Long ago in Korea, squid was expensive, so when Mum bought a squid, nothing went to waste – we ate the lot from top to bottom. This isn’t my mum’s...

Whole squid with a twist

Long ago in Korea, squid was expensive, so when Mum bought a squid, nothing went to waste – we ate the lot from top to bottom. This isn’t my mum’s...

So kalbi (Korean barbecue)

So kalbi (Korean barbecue)

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 made, and then everyone...

So kalbi (Korean barbecue)

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 made, and then everyone...