A preliminary study conducted by the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center found that green tea extracts may prevent the formation of mouth cancers. The trial was placebo tested but used a small trial sample of 50 patients and one of the researchers noted: “While these are encouraging findings, much more research must be…
Chacko’s Kitchen discovers ‘Korean Potato Salad’
Chacko’s Kitchen posted a blog featuring “The 30 Best Recipes I Discovered in 2009.” Such an ambitious, bold and audacious list has to have a pithy caveat. This list of 30 recipes, is by no means exhaustive. It may not be exhaustive, but a list this comprehensive certainly took a lot of research time (especially…
Music troubles
Music is an important element in creating the proper mood for the video. For every video, I try to pick out pieces of music to set the tone of the video. Sometimes inspiration comes very easily, while other videos have been delayed because I can’t find the right music. I had a very hard time…
Refrigerator magnets
I was snooping around on Etsy.com recently and found these cute Korean wedding duck refrigerator magnets. The sight of these Korean wedding duck magnets piqued my curiosity about the history of refrigerator magnets themselves. According to Wikipedia, the first patent for a refrigerator magnet design was issued in the early 1970’s but people were making…
Vote for me!
I have entered my three favorite vegetarian Koreafornian recipes to Foodista‘s Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest. You can check out their blog for more information, but to keep it simple, this is the story. Food bloggers worldwide are invited to submit their favorite blog posts, recipes and photos to compete for a spot in…
Bae Yong Joon to appear in Japanese ads for food dehydrators
Starting in Jaunary 2010, Hallyu star Bae Yong Joon will star in Japanese ads for Loofen. The Korean company makes sleek, modern, stylish food waste dehydration systems. Here’s a commercial showing how a typical Korean household might use the dehydrator: Notice that all sorts of food scraps from leftover buckwheat noodles to orange rinds and…
South Korea releases guide standarizing Korean menu items
South Korea’s Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released its guide for the standard Romanization of the 124 top Korean dishes, including English language descriptions of these items. Korean restaurateurs and intrigued foodies have been awaiting publication of this book since August 2009. The booklet, which can be downloaded in ebook format, includes explanations…
Bae Yong Joon-ssi, do you still want to be a farmer?
How to plant an organic vegetable garden in 30 minutes using Gardensoxx.
Bulgogi: a meal fit for an American President
South Korean media outlets reported that South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok agonized so much over what Korean foods to serve US President Barack Obama that she asked Korean drama star and restaurateur Bae Yong Joon for advise on how to impress the President with the beauty of Korea’s cuisine. The JoongAng Daily revealed the…
Happy Thanksgiving
Tammy did not pay $67 for the 20lb turkey she’s carving. Photo taken by Jeff Quackenbush, 2008. As people all across the United States sit down to their Thanksgiving meals of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie, be thankful you didn’t have to pay Korean prices for the perfectly baked, large-breasted turkey sitting…