by Nicky | Aug 26, 2013 | Kimchi, Korean cooking
Six years ago I tagged along to see a fortune teller with my brother in Seoul. It was just for fun but it was quite amazing how the fortune teller told me so much about myself just by my name, date of birth and my face. One of the distinct points she mentioned was not...
by Nicky | Aug 18, 2013 | Baking, Desserts, Korean cooking, Korean street food
I was back in Singapore last week teaching at Korean tourism. It was really good to be back there meeting enthusiastic Korean food lovers. This class was all bout teaching Hodduk (호떡)! Check out my previous blog on how to cook this. ...
by Nicky | Jul 22, 2013 | Banchan - side dishes, Korean cooking, RECIPES
I have been on medical leave for the past few months, nothing serious but I haven’t been motivated to write. Still, I have been cooking and gardening a lot to keep myself busy. My parents finally came to visit me in Bangkok and brought lots of goodies from...
by Nicky | Jun 16, 2013 | Bibimbap, Korean cooking, Korean restaurant
It’s been 7 months since I moved from Singapore to Bangkok and I had kind of given up on eating out in Korean restaurants. Looking at the Korean grocery shops here, I didn’t think a lot of people did much cooking or enjoyed eating good Korean food. I...
by Nicky | May 12, 2013 | Korean cooking, RECIPES, Soup
I promised to post dried pollock soup (북어국 – book e guk ) in this blog recently and one of my readers reminded me a few days ago…. Thanks for the reminder!!! I am still in Sydney and winter is approaching… I think it’s a perfect weather for...
by Nicky | Mar 16, 2013 | Desserts, Korean cooking, Korean holidays, Korean street food
You may remember my giant steam bun(hobbang) from my previous blog. The bun which was as big as my face? We arrived to have hobbang for lunch at this famous cafe near Gwanghwamun area in Seoul but realised they were only available from 2pm. While we...
