2012 January

  1. Guest Recipes: Milk & Mode’s Miyuk Guk

    This week we’re featuring  Carol Han of Milk & Mode, who works in fashion as a creative consultant, and moonlights as a food/style blogger. Milk & Mode is equal parts delectable eats and enviable sartorial finds. Check out her take on Marja’s miyuk guk, an incredibly healthy and tasty seaweed soup that’s traditionally eaten on […]

  2. Kimchi Chronicles Contest: Winners!

    Thank you to everybody who entered the Kimchi Chronicles Video Contest! It was a blast to watch all of your videos, we truly enjoyed each and every one of them. Unfortunately, there could only be 3 winners (and a few honorable mentions), and our team of judges, consisting of Marja Vongerichten, and individuals representing CJ […]

  3. Kimchi Chronicles Contest: All of the Videos!

    A big thank you to everyone who participated in our first ever Kimchi Chronicles Video Contest! Here are all of the great submissions we received, in no particular order: thesquishymonster, pajeon thesquishymonster, yukgaejang thesquishymonster, grilled steak with kimchi butter junpower010, kimchi jjigae and japchae suburbanminimalist, tofu/ kimchi fried rice/broccoli roasted in heavy cream lakocinera, bulgogi […]

  4. Food: Crew Lunch at Hahoe Doenjang Maeul

    When filming in Andong, we did some serious damage at Hahoe Doenjang Maeul, a family-run restaurant serving up some of the best bulgogi we’ve ever eaten. The secret? Homemade doenjang (fermented soybean paste) that the Chung family has been perfecting for over 19 generations. Along with Yeon-Hee Chung, the matriach of the family, we sat […]

  5. Around Seoul: Namsan Tower Locks

    Locks are an international symbol of love. From the banks of the Arno in Florence to Namsan Tower (N Seoul Tower) in Seoul, it’s a widely recognized custom for couples to attach padlocks to public fixtures and throw away the keys to show their love for each other. At Namsan Tower, home to some of […]

  6. Guest Recipes: Beyond Kimchee’s Bindaetteok

    We’re very excited to announce the launch of a new series on the Kimchi Chronicles blog! Each week, we’ll be featuring some great Korean recipes from writers all over the blogosphere. We’ll make it our goal to supply you with the internet’s freshest Korean dishes. For our inaugural post, Holly from Beyond Kimchee is sharing […]

  7. Food: Gejang

    A memorable snack we ate in Korea was gejang, a famous Korean dish of marinated raw crabs. The crabs are soaked in soy sauce and chili peppers, and then left to sit and pickle for days until just the right amount of fermented. One of the best places in Seoul to get your gejang fix […]

  8. 5 Questions or Less: Virginie Danglades

    Virgine Danglades is an accomplished editor who prior to working on Kimchi Chronicles, edited for a diverse array of TV projects, from food programs, reality TV shows, to game shows. Some highlights on her resume include Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, PBS documentary Child Brides, Stolen Lives, among many more. In addition to TV, she’s worked […]

  9. Drinking Culture: Soju

      While in Korea, we took advantage of the country’s fun drinking culture and nightime camaraderie. Koreans love to celebrate a day’s hard work by indulging in various kinds of local alcohol, from soju to plum wine, makgeolli (rice wine) and more. Soju, a distilled rice liquor,  is probably one of the most popular alcoholic […]