Sunday, March 11, 2007

Guide to Korean Cooking



Korean cooking like most other Asian cuisine is spicy and extremely tasty for those who can adventure in the world of aromas extreme tastes. Korean food is not as popular as Chinese or Japanese and therefore you may not find as many restaurants as you do of their competitors. Many different types of side dishes that usually need the most work accompany most Korean main dishes. Here are some of the most common ingredients that make Korean dishes as exciting and tasty: bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, cucumber, garlic, Napa cabbage, red peppers, rice vinegar, soy sauce, bean curd, beef, chicken or any other types of mean you like, ginger, mushrooms, sesame oil, scallions, noodles and rice as the main side dish.

If you are looking to learn or practice Korean cooking at home the best place to look for some of the most famous and easy recipes would be online, where you will also find basic guidance to the easiest way to Korean cooking from professional chefs. There are also cooking books available on Korean cooking if you are interested to learn in depth about traditional dishes.

Some Famous Korean Dishes

If you are visiting a Korean restaurant or trying to impress your friends with some Korean cooking here are some traditional, common dishes for which you can find the recipes online with ease: Korean Bulgogi, Kimchi, which is can be done in a few ways and most Koreans must have it at least once a day, Bellflower Root Salad or Toraji Namul, Rice Cake Soup With Wontons or Duk Kook and Persimmon Punch also known as Soo Jeung Ga. Korean cooking is time consuming and definitely requires all the ingredients as per the recipe in order to achieve the traditional taste and flavor. You may want to try some of the dishes before cooking them in order to know exactly what they look like and how they should taste.

Korean cooking is not hard but does require patience on the part of the cook as some of the dishes need quiet a bit pf preparation of cooking procedures but in the end it will be all worth the effort when your family and friends would enjoy a traditional Korean dish made by your from scratch. Enjoy cooking Korean dishes today with the help of online sites on Korean cooking and/or cooking books; both choices will walk you through the cooking process step by step ad the chances of doing anything wrong are minimal.

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