The Wall Street Journal posted a blog about a possible trademark fight between large, mega-restaurant Baja Fresh and the up-and-coming Korean taco truck sensation, Kogi. It appears they picked up the story from the Orange County Mexican Restaurants blog. What’s the problem? Well, according to the WSJ, last month Baja Fresh market-tested a Korean-style taco…
Bae Yong Joon: My New Necklace
Ever since I saw hallyu star Bae Yong Joon wearing this necklace, I have wanted to try to make it “my way”. Why go through all that work? Why not buy the original? The original (a Louis Morais ‘Rockstar’ necklace) costs about $4500—too rich for my wallet. What can a frugal Bae-girl to do? I…
Korea attracts Muslim toursts
An article recently published in the Korea Times said Korea is working hard to welcome an increasing number of tourists from Muslim countries. Most of them are attracted to Korea after discovering Korea’s charms by watching such popular Korean TV dramas such as Winter Sonata, Jumong, Jewel in the Palace, Goong, and Tae Wang Sa…
The “Dog Days” of Summer: Dog Meat in Korea
I don’t need a calendar to know it’s summer. I know it’s summer time when newspapers and blogs worldwide start discussing, analyzing and criticizing Korea’s history and ongoing medicinal consumption of boshintang (dog meat soup). A blogger for the LA Times newspaper posted a blog about the ongoing debate in South Korea over the consumption…
Chuncheon Chicken Wings
This video was the first recipe I made that resembled an authentic Korean recipe. Dakkalbi is a very popular dish from Chuncheon in Northern Gangwon-do Province in South Korea. Dakkalbi is made with diced chicken which is marinated in a gochujang (chili pepper paste) based sauce, and then stir-fried with sliced Chinese cabbage, sweet potato,…
Catching Up With Chris Cosentino: Korean food is not “trendy”
YumSugar.com asked San Francisco-based celebrity Chef Chris Cosentino about his views on food trends. Here’s his comment about Korean food. “You could say that Korean food is trendy right now, but to me a trend is something that comes, gets really popular, and goes away. Korean food isn’t going to go away. It’s just that…
Turkey Kimchi Fried Rice
This was my second cooking video. Turkey is not easy to find in Korea (foreigners craving a turkey for Thanksgiving usually have to resort to the “black market” to find them–unless they live on an US Army base or they’re close buddies with a soldier). Many Koreans have never heard of it and most have…
Curry Deviled Eggs
I really do love deviled eggs. I didn’t just say that for the sake of making the video. If I see deviled eggs at a potluck, I’m one of the first to take a taste! This video is an example of having to re-shoot an important segment after making a mistake during the original shoot….
Chuncheon Style Kimchi Pizza
This is my first cooking video. When I first discovered YouTube, there were a couple of Korean ladies who had made a kimchi pizza video but it was not a serious or well-produced video. They attempted to “bake” the pizza on a grill using only a sheet of tinfoil between the crust and the grate….