For today’s installment of the 12-day countdown to the Korean New Year, I’m bringing tteokbokki (떡볶이) to the new world, first stop in Mexico. Due to the labor-intensive nature of traditional Mexican mole sauces, I am not going to make this mole from scratch. The mole that Americans recognize is mole poblano. Wikipedia says, Mole…
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The sixth day of tteok: Beef Bolognese tteokbokki
(Tamar1973 photo) Today’s tteokbokki (떡볶이) recipe as part of my 12-day countdown to the Korean New Year keeps us on the Italian peninsula by using Bologna’s famous sauce as the wardrobe for the tteok noodles. When I lived in South Korea, I did not know much about cooking. My cooking skills were limited to grilled…
The fifth day of tteok: Arrabbiata tteokbokki
For the fifth day of my 12-day tteokbokki recipe countdown to the Korean New year, I combined the tasty rice noodles with an Italian pasta sauce called Arrabiata. The word arrabiata literally means “angry sauce” and comes from the southern part of the Italian peninsula. This is the first Italian — and probably only —…
The fourth day of tteok: Korma curry tteokbokki
The fourth day of my 12-day tteokbokki recipe countdown to the Korean New Year continues our culinary journey in India. Today’s inspiration is Korma Curry, which is a staple of North Indian Mughlai cuisine. The recipe for Korma curry goes back to the 16th century, when Persia’s Mughal Empire controlled much of India. This recipe…
The third day of tteok: Madras curry tteokbokki
My next source of tteokbokki (떡볶이) fusion inspiration for the 12-day countdown to the Korean New Year comes from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu, which is now called Chennai, is located in the southwest corner of India. The region is well known for its spicy curry. First, soak…
The second day of tteok: Thai green curry tteokbokki
On the second day of my tteokbokki (떡볶이) marathon, here’s a recipe for Thai Green Curry Tteokbokki. The Thai green curry sauce recipe here is slightly modified from one posted online by the BBC. Remember with all tteokbokki recipes, you start by soaking your garae tteok (가래떡), which are the fat cylindrical rice noodles traditionally…
The first day of tteok: Szechuan tteokbokki
As we count down 12 days of tteokbokki recipes until the Korean New Year, let’s start with Korea’s neighbor, China, for some inspiration. Szechuan is a province in southwestern China, known for fiery sauces. Here’s a Szechuan sauce recipe I found at CDKitchen. With a few modifications, this sauce will be the basis for my…
A 12-day countdown to the Korean New Year with tteokbokki
I’ll be posting 12 tteokbokki recipes over the next 12 days leading up to the Korean Lunar New Year (Eum-nyeok Seollal, 음 력 설날) in response to the South Korean government’s campaign to make the rice cake dish the linchpin in their international marketing strategy for Korean cuisine. The government wants Korean cuisine and culture…
Create your own Korean-style chocolate bar
A good, handmade chocolate bar must start with a firm, tasty foundation. (courtesy of Chocri) I’m not a chocolatier, but I found a custom-confectioner to make me a Koreanforninan-style chocolate bar. Chocri, a German company, made their American debut in early January 2010. For marketing, it has taken advantage of social media, such as Facebook,…
Korean-style Spicy Tofu Soup with Scallops is No. 1 on Foodbuzz.com
For those of you who might be skeptical of American interest in Korean cuisine, keep reading. Every day, Foodbuzz posts its top nine blog and recipes posts of the day. The Top 9 list is: The best of 3,224 posts from the Foodbuzz Community, as chosen by our editors and users. Foodbuzz is one of…