“Bibim-naengmyeon” is a dish of cold buckwheat noodles mixed with spicy and thick red pepper sauce. It may be garnished with raw fish. It is also called “Hamheung-naengmyeon” because it was a regional food of the Hamheung district in South Hamgyeong Province. Ingredients ● 600 g buckwheat noodles (dried) ● 100 g minced beef ● 100 g radish ● 1 cucumber,½ tsp salt ● 100 g pear ● 2 eggs Seas...

Authentic soda fountain drinks for a cool summer Milkshakes so thick they require a spoon and floats topped with scoops of ice cream are classic American drinks that stir up fond memories of the 1950s, when the soda fountains, burger joints and diners that served them abounded. Even today, that is where you will most likely find them, served up with a burger and fries, which, according to Brook...

June ought to be called the freshest month. College graduates move into their lives, newlyweds set up house, and a new crop of cooks hits the kitchen. New York food writer Brooke Parkhurst has been there. When she graduated from Davidson College in 2002, she moved to New York for a career in TV journalism. Instead, she became a novelist with “Belle in the Big Apple,” and married a chef, James Br...

Cooking solo grows up, classes offer recipes for one Have you ever eaten over the sink or in front of an open fridge and felt miserable? Cooking for one is not typically seen as an exciting proposition. Whether you are a student or a single working adult, many people living alone end up eating leftovers or the same thing meal after meal. So it was for 24-year-old student Kim Hye-seon, until she...

In glorious warm weather like this, if you’re going to drink a Chardonnay, make it something crisp and minerally like this fine Macon. The fruit carries hints of celery seed, anise and melon. Lithe and elegant, this Maconnais Chardonnay isn’t weighed down with oak. The price is right too, from this undervalued region. Drink it with a classic bruschetta ― inch-thick toasted country bread rubbed w...

A Japanese restaurant has opened in the Sinmuro neighborhood, offering a new choice for the many office workers in the area jaded by the usual offerings of Korean eateries. Yamaya, which bills itself as “Hakata motsunabe dining and bar,” offers a choice of five set menus during lunch hour: Deep-fried chicken seasoned with Pollack roe; Hakata Gameni, chicken braised in soy-seasoned broth with chu...

Haemul-pajeon is a savory pancake with plenty of green onion and seafood coated with mushy dough and beaten egg on top. It is a well-harmonized dish studded with soft green onions and tasty seafood. Dongnae-pajeon is a famous dish from Busan in South Gyeongsang Province. Ingredients ● 100 g mussel flesh, 70 g clam flesh, 70 g oysters ● 200 g small green onions ● 1 green pepper ● 1 red pepper...

Gangwon Province dish is a versatile, do-it-yourself take on chilled noodles Outside the weathered storefront of Chuncheon Makguksu in Euljiro-4-ga, Seoul, patrons file in to grab a table and enjoy the establishment’s famed noodles. Even past lunch hour, the restaurant is packed. Bowl after bowl of the traditional Gangwon Province dish, “makguksu,” arrives. In the kitchen, a woman works with a...

Cocktails and nosh for urban bar-hoppers Balmy weather takes nightlife up a notch, bringing the crowds into watering holes throughout the city. Beer, wine and soju are tip-top staples for the thirsty party-goer. For the pub crawler in the mood for a sip, cocktails are where it’s at. Here’s a quick look at a couple of places worth checking out for a tasty tipple or two. The Timber House If yo...

Lotte Hotel Seoul The hotel’s restaurant Peninsula offers a special cake baking class on Children’s Day from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants can take part in the cake-baking experience and also enjoy a lunch buffet. Children will also receive a Children’s Day gift. A variety of activities, such as face-painting, caricature-drawing and magic shows will be offered. The fee is 300,000 won for a family ...

I was weaned on bottled dressings poured over iceberg lettuce salads. There were three basic choices. When my two younger brothers dared to drizzle dressing on their salads ― and most of the time they chose (shiver) dry lettuce ― they adorned it with something called “Catalina,” a vivid orange, very sweet dressing. My personal favorite was blue cheese, or as we called it at my house, Roquefort....