Mugwort is a magical plant. The Romans used to stick it in their shoes to protect them from exhaustion on long journeys by foot, and in medieval Europe, it was used to ward off evil spirits — in Germany, it is sometimes called St. John’s …
Galbi jjim (soy sauce braised beef short ribs) is one of those things that just takes time. It takes time to cook, and it takes time to learn how to cook. It’s the meal that’s always waiting for us at B’s family’s house in Busan …
Donkas has a pretty cool history. Technically, it is a Korean adaptation of a Japanese food called tonkatsu, while tonkatsu, in turn, is an adaptation of Austrian schnitzel. The name comes from the Chinese character for pig — ton or don — and katsu or …
I wrote last week about namul, green vegetables and herbs that are traditionally gathered from the wild in Korea. One of my absolute favorite bom namul — or spring greens — is dallae, Korean wild chives, a kind of tiny wild onion that is native …
Spring is finally here, which means not only a wealth of baby vegetables but the arrival of spring namul, or greens and herbs. The stuff namul is made of was traditionally gathered in the wild on the mountainsides in Korea as the weather began to …