This is the review of Bokbunjajoo I wrote for Snooth, which is a simple tutorial of what bokbunjajoo is, rather than a tasting of a specific wine. Bokbunjajoo Korean Raspberry Wine (SnoothRank: 3.5/5 Tamar’s Rank: 4/5) (October 2009) According Korean tradition Bokbunja gets its name thanks to a monk who found his chamber pot turned…
INSIDE JoongAng Daily: Food producers use more Korean-grown produce
Korean food manufactors are looking closer to home for ingredients to make their signature dishes for the Korean market. The JoongAng Daily article focuses on CJ Cheiljedang, the nation’s biggest food processor, which is switching from using Australian beef to flavor their Dashida to Korean hanwoo. Worldwide consumer confidence in Chinese food products caused people…
Shin ramyun socks!
I was watching the latest installment of Simon and Martina in Bucheon on YouTube. They were exploring Bucheon’s Sang Dong market. As a foodie, I appreciated the copious footage of seafood, vegetables, banchan (appetizers) and fruits. But what really caught my eye was a brief scene towards the end showing a sock shop featuring Shin…
Fox News: Taking the Confusion Out of Fusion Cusine
The Sept. 22 edition of Foxnews.com had this article Taking the Confusion Out of Fusion Cusine – Food & Drink – FOXNews.com. Often, when you eat fusion, you’re eating an experiment. Hopefully it’s one that the chef has perfected on other unsuspecting diners. But even if he or she hasn’t, a chef with a true…
Mi-sook recommends: ‘I [Love] Korean Dramas’ apron
How can you keep your regular clothes clean and make a statement at the same time? Well, unless your fur coat is self-cleaning (like mine), the best thing to do is wear an apron. But if you’re making food for a public event, you can’t be seen in a boring, plain apron, can you? Any…
Mi-sook recommends: Food Buzz
Are you the only cook/chef/foodie in your group of friends? Do you need a place to share food advice, ideas, recipes? FoodBuzz is that place. Foodbuzz is the first and only community to combine a social network for foodies with search and discovery for everyone. It’s Facebook for foodies. People create profiles and post recipes,…
Mi-sook recommends: Scoville Scale
How how is hot? The scientific definition is called the scoville scale. The scoville scale measures the hotness of a chili pepper based the amount of capsaicin it contains. The scale goes from 0 (bell pepper) to 16 million (pure capscasin) scoville units. So, how do the most well know pepper varieties stack up to…
Mi-sook recommends: Calorie Gallery
Substitute blogger Mi-sook is too cute to compute. Ever wanted to know how 200 calories of your favorite fruit, vegetable or snack looks? CalorieGallery.com will tell you. Would you also like to know how you can burn off those inconvenient calories? Calorie Gallery can show you that, too. I weigh 10 pounds. According to Calorie…
Mi-sook recommends: Korean Shingo pears
She has good taste, don’t you think?
Meet Mi-sook: Substitute blogger
I’m on vacation Oct. 5–12. So, while I’m away, I had to find a suitable substitute blogger to keep you entertained and educated. Meet Mi-sook (“pretty girl” in Korean). She is 9 years old, and her favorite hobbies are sleeping, jumping on top of bookcases and howling at the neighbor’s dogs when they get overly…