Delicious Indonesian fried rolls filled with a savory mixture of chicken, shrimp, and bamboo shoots, served with a spicy homemade sauce. The first thing you notice in the narrow alley of Gang Lombok, in Semarang, is the sharp crackle of oil hitting the zinc roofs. Then comes a scent of palm sugar and […]
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Authentic Khinkali – Georgian Lamb Dumplings
De délicieux raviolis géorgiens farcis à l’agneau haché et parfumés au thym La première bouchée n’est que vapeur et surprise. Vous soulevez la boulette par son chignon plissé. Vous mordez prudemment sur le côté et, pshhht ! Comme dans un xiao long bao, un jus brûlant envahit votre langue, ruisselant jusqu’au menton et embuant […]
Gochu Twigim – Korean Stuffed Peppers
A traditional recipe for Korean stuffed chili fritters—a simple and delicious treat! A wisp of steam rises from a freshly fried chili, held by its stem. With the first bite, the batter shatters, releasing garlicky pork juices, while the chili delivers a gentle but lingering heat. Think of it as […]
Authentic Korean Donkatsu – Korean Breaded Pork
The famous Korean breaded pork, but in its traditional Korean version! A delicacy with a simply divine sauce The first thing you notice is the size: a golden oval that takes up the entire plate. Under the blade, the crust yields with a slight crackle as a brown, buttery sauce […]
Kalguksu – Korean Noodle Soup
A delicious Korean knife-cut noodle soup, served in an anchovy broth with various toppings and spicy sauce. The first thing you notice is the mist. A veil of fragrant noodle steam condenses on the window as summer rain “patters on the awning. Diners lean over bowls that gurgle like small […]
Osam Bulgogi – Pork and Squid Bulgogi
A delicious traditional Korean bulgogi recipe with pork and squid The wok brushes against the flame and the room is immediately filled with the scent of the East Sea: already salted squid rings shrink next to ribbons of pork belly, all lacquered with a scarlet glaze that crackles and snaps […]
Authentic Gochu Kimbap
A Delicious, Highly Spiced Traditional Variant of Korean Kimbap On a misty afternoon at Jinju’s Jungang Market, a chili-scented steam rises from a modest bunsik. It wafts down the alley, attracting passersby. Customers wipe their foggy glasses, don plastic gloves, and queue for a seemingly ordinary seaweed roll, accompanied by […]
Authentic Korean Eomuk – Homemade Fish Cakes
A super simple recipe to make your own Korean fish cakes at home On a January morning on a Busan avenue, briny steam wafts from a stainless steel cart, fogging the vendor’s glasses and enveloping passersby in a marine aroma. Schoolchildren stick wooden skewers into a cup containing an anchovy […]
Authentic Andong Jjimdak
The server places a dish as wide as a wok on the table, from which a fragrant, warm aroma of soy sauce and ginger escapes. Pieces of chicken glisten under a mahogany-colored glaze; translucent noodles curl like glass ribbons around fist-sized potatoes, and long green peppers float on the surface, […]
Authentic Japanese Tantanmen
A spicy, restaurant-quality tantanmen ramen you can make in no time. A rich, punchy broth topped with deeply savory meat3a that’s my promise to you, dear readers, with this much-loved ramen recipe (one my subscribers keep begging for). There is plenty to cover, so let’s dive straight in. Tantanmen, what […]