by Nicky | Feb 4, 2011 | Korean cooking, Soup
Without family, Chinese New Year (gu jeong – 구정) seems like just another public holiday. When I was living in Sydney, I began to forget the importance of Chinese New Year, because being in a western city the focus was always on the calendar New Year (January 1)....
by Nicky | Feb 2, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean grocery stores
Last month, I was invited to an event organised by CJ Korea one of the largest food companies in Korea. They found me through Google (how did we ever survive without the internet?!) and at the time it sounded like some kind of some product promotion. CJ Korea is...
by Nicky | Jan 23, 2011 | Chicken, fish, Korean cooking, Noodles, Salad, Soup
Apologies for posting this one so late. My husband’s birthday was in November and I am only now posting photos of his birthday dinner. I decided to cook only traditional Korean birthday dishes for my husband, without even asking him what he wanted for his...
by Nicky | Jan 21, 2011 | Bibimbap, Kimchi, Korea town, Korean cooking, Korean grocery stores, Korean restaurant, Side dishes
I really enjoy discovering “Korea towns” in different cities when I travel and sharing my little discoveries with everyone through my blog. As I travel quite frequently, I am starting to see a big difference in various cities. My last exploration was in...
by Nicky | Jan 8, 2011 | Korean cooking, Pork, Ttang - stew-jjige
As promised in my last blog, I had a go at making gam ja ttang(감자탕) which means potato stew. Its main ingredients are potatoes and pork back bones. I was so nervous for some reason and kept thinking “what if things go wrong” and “am I going to waste...
by Nicky | Dec 8, 2010 | Korean cooking, Korean restaurant
It must be the close proximity to Korea. Every time I go to Hong Kong, I am amazed at how many great Korean restaurants there are. I was staying at Tsim Sha Tsui for the first time and discovered Kimberly street – which looked more like Seoul. It was full of ...
