by Nicky | Aug 22, 2010 | Korean restaurant, Side dishes, Soup
I heard about a Korean restaurant called Gaia from a well known chef in Singapore. Apparently the owner is Korean and she is in the process of writing a Korean cook book. I though this might be the authentic Korean restaurant I have been looking for. Previously, it...
by Nicky | Aug 16, 2010 | Side dishes
Has anyone tried gol beng yi muchim (골뱅이 무침)? It’s a dish Koreans love eating when we are out at a pub drinking beer or soju. It’s very spicy and sour and quite a heavy dish when you are drinking but you soon get used to it. Other dishes we like eating...
by Nicky | Aug 6, 2010 | Korean cooking, Korean restaurant, Side dishes, Soup
I don’t usually eat out to have Korean food as I can cook most of the dishes myself. I also found Korean food in Singapore is mostly modified to suit the locals so it is generally sweeter. There are a few dishes though that it’s difficult to replicate in...
by Nicky | Aug 2, 2010 | Kimchi, Korean cooking, Noodles
You may remember from my previous blog on the young radish kimchi I brought back from Sydney in June. I have literally been waiting by the fridge for it to turn sour so I can make radish kimchi neng myun(cold noodle). I finally made the neng myun over the weekend. I...
by Nicky | Jul 26, 2010 | Bibimbap, Korean cooking
As some of you may know, I have been working at the Korean Food Festival at Chinatown Point demonstrating Korean cooking for the last week. Last Saturday, we got on stage and made a huge batch of bibimbap in a massive cauldron – big enough to feed 300 people! I...
by Nicky | Jul 19, 2010 | Korean cooking, Soup
I was honoured when the organiser of the Korean Food Festival called to invite me to cook for the event. All the food which is sold at the event is directly imported from Korea and I was using these ingredients to demonstrate how to cook with them. What grab the most...
