Tag Archives: Culture of Korea
Mushroom Chicken Pilau
“You’re eating rice for breakfast?”, said my friends with their eyebrows raised all the way to their foreheads. In Korean culture, many of us couldn’t think of any meals without a bowl of rice on our dining table. But, my … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan cuisine, Afghanistan, Black pepper, Chicken, Culture of Korea, Home, Korea, Mushroom, Olive oil, Rice, Wine tasting descriptors
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Korean Red Bean Pudding with Rice Cake, Cinnamon & Apple
In Korean culture, eating red bean soup symbolizes both the prevention of bad luck and the wish for abundant harvests. In winter, the beans are usually served as a warm soup. During summer, it’s commonly eaten as dessert-y topping over … Continue reading
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Tagged Bean, Cook, Cooking, Culture of Korea, Dessert, Easter, Fruit and Vegetable, Home, Put chai ko, Red bean soup, Rice, Rice cake, Rice pudding
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Salmon Fillets Marinated in Persimmon Sauce & 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau
Last week my colleague, Renita, gave me a bag full of fuyu persimmons. She had hand-harvested them, climbing up the tree at her mother’s house. While growing up in Korean culture, I used to eat persimmons during every harvest season. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaujolais, Beaujolais nouveau, Cooking, Culture of Korea, Food & Wine, France, Gamay, Home, Lyon, New Year's Eve, Persimmon, Tablespoon, Thursday, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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