
Soybean Paste Dipping Sauce (Ssamjang)
This all-purpose dipping sauce with umami flavor is especially good wrapped inside lettuce leaves with Bulgogi, Grilled Pork Belly, or L.A.– Style Beef Short Ribs.

This all-purpose dipping sauce with umami flavor is especially good wrapped inside lettuce leaves with Bulgogi, Grilled Pork Belly, or L.A.– Style Beef Short Ribs.

This seasoning sauce adds flavor to a number of dishes in this book, including Bibimbap, Soybean Sprout Rice, Steamed Oysters with Rice, and Roasted Porgy.

Store-bought fish sauce is fine, and I used it to develop all of my kimchi recipes. But homemade fish sauce will make your kimchi even

Fermented fish lend complex flavor to a variety of Korean dishes. Filleted, chopped, and seasoned, the fish is also a popular side dish with rice.

A traditional Korean alcoholic beverage, makgeolli is made by combining rice, yeast, and water with a starter culture called nuruk (a mixture of wheat flour,

This extra-strong soybean paste is made by fermenting boiled soybeans with the healthy bacteria that float around in the air. It has a much stronger

Doenjang is an essential ingredient in Korean cuisine. Salty, earthy, and hearty, it’s very versatile and used in many recipes in this book. It adds

In the Korean province of South Jeolla, where I come from, no large family gathering happens without this special dish. Now that I live in

This cold, garlicky, sweet-and-sour delicacy is a Korean-style Chinese dish. I always make it when I’m celebrating something special. It’s one of the most popular

Surrounded by a variety of artfully arranged ingredients and topped off with a spicy mustard-garlic sauce, this platter of pork and noodles is easy to


