Korean home cooking

Kimchi: The Most Important Banchan Kimchi is the most important banchan in Korea. There are many kinds of kimchi, but the most famous is napa cabbage kimchi, called baechu kimchi. There is also cubed radish kimchi, cucumber kimchi, young radish kimchi, green onion kimchi, mustard leaf kimchi, water kimchi, and many more. Kimchi is fermented, […]

To understand Korean food, you need to understand banchan. Many visitors first notice the main dishes: Korean barbecue, kimchi jjigae, bibimbap, tteokbokki, samgyeopsal, galbi, fried chicken, naengmyeon, or jajangmyeon. These dishes are important, but they do not fully explain the Korean table. A Korean meal is not usually built around only one plate. It is