Category Archives: Korean

Yuja cha 유자 차

Yuja cha. Yuja cha, a sweet yuja (유자,  also known as citron, or yuzu in Japanese) conserve will cure what ails ya. Mixed with hot water it, to make it cha (차, tea of course), it transforms from sticky gloppy mess to sweet sweet nectar. This gooey jam is made by mixing carefully sliced citron with [...]

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Hotteok

Hotteok, Myeongdong. They look like squashed hockey pucks bathing in barely bubbling oil, but the people queueing in the cold suggest this pancake tastes better than it looks. And for once, the masses are right. Hotteok, 호떡 (often pronounced hodduck), Korean pancakes filled with a combination of sugar, nuts, seeds and cinnamon are an unlikely [...]

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Yukhoe bibimbap

Raw beef bibimbap at Kwangjang Market.

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Tteokmanduguk at Koong, Insa-dong.

Rice cake and dumpling soup.

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Chan’s Espresso Bar, Hongdae

Impressive espresso-style coffees.

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