by Nicky | Jul 22, 2011 | Chicken, Korean BBQ, Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Noodles, Pork, Soup, Ttang - stew-jjige
I have reached rock bottom this week. It’s been a month since I came back from Korea and my craving for all the wonderful Korean food I had in Seoul is uncontrollable. Maybe too much of a good thing in one week wasn’t such a good idea? Here are some of...
by Nicky | Apr 17, 2011 | Bibimbap, Chicken, Kimchi, Korea town, Korean cooking, Korean grocery stores, Korean restaurant, Ttang - stew-jjige
I was back in Sydney visiting family and friends a few weeks ago and took some snap shots of an area that I grew up called Strathfield. My family moved to this area when we first moved from Korea. Strathfield has a lot of Koreans and therefore a lot of the shops cater...
by Nicky | Feb 13, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Ttang - stew-jjige
Yesterday’s seafood silken tofu stew (he mul sun du bu jji ge – 해물 순두부) class was all about perfecting Korean stock and home made chilli oil. When the stock is made with fresh ingredients such as seafood, meat, vegetables or any combination, I find the...
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...