Click here to view the embedded video. We interrupt our usual food programming to post a clip of Girls Generation making their U.S. national debut on Late Night with David Letterman. Added bonus Bill...
Guest post by Kelly Brock I recently went to Jeju-do and took a chance on a street vendor that was at the base of Mt. Sanbang temple. They were selling hot chestnuts, so I bought some. After I purcha...
Ottogi’s Fresco, the general jarred spaghetti brand for Korea, recently introduced a Bulgogi flavor. As you can see, it’s “Beef 12%!” I’m not a big fan of jarred spaghet...
I received a box of Kikkoman Kara-Áge Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix courtesy of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program to review. I didn’t sign up for it the first time around because I couldn̵...
Korean food purists walk away. One evening last week I took over dinner prep and thought I’d make some chicken burritos. Got everything ready and then took out the tortillas. They’d grown...
yeongeun jorim – home style Yeongeun 연근 (lotus root) jorim 조림 (reduced) is one of the basic, everyday banchan 반찬 (side dishes) found at home tables and restaurants. It is a simple dish of slic...
Real Korean Bossam | Credit: Pixelgrapher from Flickr (cc) The New York Times has a scrumptious piece showcasing David Chang’s recipe for bo ssam (“The Bo Ssam Miracle”). It’s...
Many assume the territory between San Francisco and Sonoma County wine country an hour’s drive north is bereft of Korean cuisine. I did, too, until I discovered one long-disguised as a coffee s...
We’ve been running ZenKimchi Dining for a few years now. One of my frustrations is that I get info on restaurants much faster than I can go out and review them. But why keep all that to myself?...
S’mores! The combination of graham crackers, gooey marshmallow and chocolate is an American classic that has foun d so many sweet applications, like cupcakes, bars, shakes, etc. So it’s ...
Soo-jung always introduces me to things I’ve never tried before. You may remember her from the Korea episode of “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.” She was the one who was with him...
A few have asked about our new logo, which is something I’ve been wanting to take care of for a long time. It was about time to go for a more professionally designed logo that encapsulates what...
We’re gonna take this a little seriously now. This has been in the works for a couple of years now, but it’s only been recently that we’ve cut a few breaks. As of January 2nd, ZenKi...
If you haven’t tried them yet, go to Vatos Urban Tacos. Get the Kimchi Carnitas Fries. You’ll be happy! More on ZenKimchi Dining. Incoming search terms:vatos urban tacosvatos tacos koreav...
Click here to view the embedded video. This is another one of my favorite episodes. We did most of this with the new crew, and they were very efficient. This is a good food episode. We travel down th...
I just finished my monthly column for Korea.kr on a similar theme, and I’ll state here what I said in the column. We’ll mark 2011 as the turning point when Korean food started hitting the...
Click here to view the embedded video. Other than Seoul, we don’t visit any super famous towns on this trip, but we do have fun. This is one of my favorite episodes. Here are some highlights, c...
NOTE: The contest is now over, but you can still watch the video. So, now that you’ve unwrapped that new tablet computer and have set it up, you can check out this new Facebook app that our fri...
10 Magazine has again done the most thorough job anywhere by posting the locations of Christmas dinner not only in Seoul but in different cities all over Korea. Christmas Dinners in Korea 2011 Incomi...
Merry Christmas! Today, I present my Christmas rice cake to you. Although I started with a grand vision of creating a whole Santa’s village, after a tree and Santa, I came to senses and acce...
Last month was the annual Korea Food Expo at the COEX, which seems to be getting bigger each year. To me, this is a theme park. They have one section that is like a museum of Korean cuisine. Then the...
Sometimes I need to pinch myself at the type of life I have these days. But since I abhor pain, I never do it. One afternoon Chef Hickey at the W Seoul texted me and asked if I wanted to come over fo...
It’s all over Korean TV now. I’m getting lots of updates on Twitter. If you want to know what’s going on in South Korea I am retweeting interesting updates I’m finding @ZenKim...
Click here to view the embedded video. This was the first episode we filmed, starting in late May. Most of the time they chose my wardrobe, so don’t think I normally dress in lime sherbert card...
Click here to view the embedded video. Finally got my hands on a copy. This is the first of six episodes of G-Korea I did for Arirang this summer, traveling around Korea. This is about Jeju Island. I...
Okay, so now we’re seeing what the government’s spending spree to K-pop producers’ pockets is producing. Brace yourselves. I present the Wondergirls with “K-Food Party.”...
This Saturday, December 10th, the annual Sorae French Christmas Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To me, this is when the season officially starts in Seoul. Each year there are French and oth...
Being Korean American, my family had a lot of learning to do in the American culture department. Peeled apple on a chopstick was my lollipop. I once heard Oprah say that moms who lovingly cut the cr...
The modern fish taco was born in Baja California, although different kinds of fish tacos have been part of that Mexican state’s cuisine for centuries. I made a Korean fish taco with 된장 doenjang...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joyce is our newest writer at ZenKimchi. You can also catch her and her kitchen hacking skills at the amazing blog Knifing Forking Spooning. Making cheese isn’t something I...
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