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Korea.net would like to share with you a series of recipes to help you enjoy easy and delicious Korean menu items, in cooperation with the Institute of Traditional Korean Food (ITKF), headed by Director Yoon Sook-ja who wrote a lot of cook books including "The Beauty of Korean Food: With 100 Best-Loved Recipes."


Please feel free to explore Korean cuisine with these tasty, healthy and seasonal recipes.
Korean recipes: patjuk red bean porridge (팥죽)

Korean recipes: patjuk red bean porridge (팥죽)

patjuk, or rice and red bean porridge, to visitors to mark Dongji, the winter solstice, which falls on Dec. 22 this year." src="/upload/content/editImage/patjuk_yna_L1.jp...

Dec 23,2015

Korean recipes: Seafood green onion pancake (해물파전)

Korean recipes: Seafood green onion pancake (해물파전)

Seafood and green onion savory pancakes, or haemul pajeon, are thin savory cakes made from lots of green onions and bits of seafood. Characterized by its fresh ...

Dec 07,2015

Korean recipes: Bossam kimchi (보쌈김치)

Korean recipes: Bossam kimchi (보쌈김치)

Kimchi is well known as the iconic food of Korea. Koreans have enjoyed vegetable-based diets for many centuries. To reflect such a food culture, people here have used va...

Nov 30,2015

Korean recipes: Japchae stir-fried noodles (잡채)

Korean recipes: Japchae stir-fried noodles (잡채)

Japchae is one of the most popular menu items on the Korean table. It's made from potato starch noodles stir-fried with mixed vegetables and seasoned with soy sauce and o...

Nov 13,2015

Korean recipes: Ox bone soup, Seolleongtang (설렁탕)

Korean recipes: Ox bone soup, Seolleongtang (설렁탕)

Ox bone soup, or seolleongtang, is a thick beef soup made using almost all the parts of an ox, from its head, bones and meat through to its intestines, and which is then ...

Nov 06,2015

Korean recipes: oyster tofu soup (굴두부찌개)

Korean recipes: oyster tofu soup (굴두부찌개)

Dubbed the 'milk of the sea,' oysters are just as nutritious as milk. It is in the fall, especially between September and December, that oysters are in-season across the ...

Oct 30,2015

Korean cuisine ideal for healthy eaters worldwide

Korean cuisine ideal for healthy eaters worldwide

'Korean food is good for your health, and knowledge of this is spreading around the globe," says Director Yoon Sook-ja of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food. Dire...

Oct 02,2015

17th century recipes brought back to life

17th century recipes brought back to life

Eumsik Dimibang,' the first cookbook written in Korean." src="/upload/content/editImage/dimibang_L4.jpg" border="0"> Attendees at the food tasting at Korea House in Seo...

Mar 30,2015

Spring greens to brighten your plate

Spring greens to brighten your plate

Director Yoon Sook-ja of the Institute of Traditional Korea Food The scent of spring is in the air. Life is slowly coming out of its long hibernation and it's ready to wa...

Mar 28,2014