16yrs old + no cooking experience = questionable korean food

[rooraa]

ㅎㅎ I would love to try that 의김치 of yours, matthew254 ^_-

Uhhh I don't know if I will ever make another attempt at a dish.....but who knows -_-

[holdfast]

i made 짜짱면 once and i didn't like it at all - i think perhaps it was because of the bean paste that i bought. but awhile later, i had it at korean church and it was awesome. it only had noodles, onions, beef, white potatoes, and the black bean paste. that was good. still not my favorite korean food, but good.

cooking korean food is so much fun! i love making 김밥 and 볶음밥 and... what else have i made? side dishes of mushrooms and spinach.. and i sometimes make this spicy tofu thing, but i'm not sure what it's called.

i want to cook 김치찌개. maybe this week.

[manyakumi]

i made 짜짱면 once and i didn't like it at all - i think perhaps it was because of the bean paste that i bought. but awhile later, i had it at korean church and it was awesome. it only had noodles, onions, beef, white potatoes, and the black bean paste. that was good. still not my favorite korean food, but good.

a few spoons of starch with water should be added for making korean style 짜장면.
I sometimes enjoy cooking it. ^^

[ryans_class]

Danmuji (단무지) is the ubiquitous sweetened yellow radish found on Korean tables. In the picture in rooraa's post, it's been cut into long, rectangular slices. You'll also often see round, width-wise slices too.

I learnt this recipe from a korean friend... I love it as a side dish, it is delicious and easy to make. i dont know exact quantities, when I make it i just take a rough guess, but it should taste moderately spicy, and a little bit sweet and sour.
these are my guesses on the quantity needed to season one large pickled radish.

1. Take the large kind of radish and cut it into thin circle shaped slices.
2. Add, 2-3 cloves of crushed garlic and a quarter of a cup of dried chilli powder.
3. Add 2 table spoons of sugar, a small splash of rice wine vinegar and a splash of seasame oil.
4. Mix
5. Eat and enjoy

You will meed to taste it and adjust the amounts of each used.

ryan

[javiskefka]

Sounds good.

I bet you could do a similar thing with slices of cucumber, but maybe add whole sesame seeds for a bit more crunch.

[steved]

That would be a simple 오이김치 recipe I think (with the cucumber..).
I also think that you need a small amount of 식초 and 참기름 in the rice for 김밥.
Just remember, the better you get at cooking Korean food, the furher away from 서울 you get.

[rooraa]

뭐요? Do you mean to say 서울 doesn't have good korean food?
이상해요...