Miyukguk: Seaweed Soup 미역국

The Birthday Soup This Saturday is my birthday which means I will be having a bowl of miyukguk (seaweed soup pronounced 'me-yuck-gook'; also spelled miyeokguk) in the morning before heading out to teach at Korean School. You may be asking me why on earth I would be enjoying a bowl of miyukgu…

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Seonjang: Traditional Bookbinding 선장

Seonjang: Traditional Korean Bookbinding Are you a Kdrama lover that loves a historical setting? If you are, then I'm sure that you have noticed books that look something like the one in the image down below. The only difference would be that the paper was made of mulberry bark and the binding ma…

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Kimjang: Kimchi-Making Experience 김장

'Tis the Season to Be Making Kimchi! It's November and do you know what that means for Koreans? It's time to make a whole lot of kimchi (김치, gēm-chē) to store away to last us all winter long. This kimchi-making tradition is called kimjang (김장, gēm-jahng). Unfortunately, I am the only one …

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