Cinnamon and Ginger Tea With Persimmons 수정과

Soojunggwa or 수정과 is a traditional Korean drinks. It existed since the Chosun Kingdom. Koreans usually drink it after meals. The aromatic scent of ginger can bring relaxation. Now, a beverage company in Korea produced Soojunggwa in a can, so it's easier to drink. However, the original taste is still there !



Ingredients

10 cinnamon sticks
5 - 6 pieces of ginger
10 cups of water
2 cups of sugar
1/4 cup of pine nuts
10 dried persimmons (gotgam)



Procedures

Add water, cinnamon sticks, and ginger into a big pot.
Wait for it to boil for about 1 - 2 hours.
Add sugar. (This depends on how sweet you want it to be)
Let cool for a while, then put it in the refrigerator.
Serve with persimmon inside and some pine nuts on top.

Culture Capsule 10

Don’t call someone older than you by their first name.

People don’t speak in the first person in Korea. We don’t often use the pronoun ‘you’ either, especially to someone older than you. While you can use the name of a younger brother/sister or a friend of the same age, you can’t use your colleague’s name, boss’s name or the name of someone you don’t know well. In the family or at school, girls can call an older brother, older male friend ‘오빠’ and boys can use ‘형’. Likewise, girls can call an older sister, older female friend ‘언니’ and boys can use ‘누나’. In the office, it’s a good idea to add ‘님’ to the last name and job title of all older people. Among colleagues, they add ‘씨’ after a man or woman’s full name.

- Write reference Korean Languge Education Center, Sogang University

Cha-Chang-Myeon 자장면‏

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Cha-Chang-Myeon is a kind of noodles, which is very popular in Korea, especially among children. Cha-Chang-Myeon has a mixture of both Korean and Chinese food. You can try tasting the original one at the China Town located in Incheon.
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How to Cook :
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The Sauce
1. In a pot, put in a small amount of oil, pork, spring onion, ginger, onion or you can also put in some garlics.
2. Stir the ingredients together until they are cooked.
3. Add Joong-Kook-Twen-Jang (Chinese Bean Paste), cooking liquor, soup, and wait for it to boil.
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When serving, you just have to pour the sauce onto the noodles and mix it well.
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Mandoo guk 만두국(Korean dumpling soup)

Mandoo guk is a food from China.

Korea kneads mainly plentifully from region north Seoul.

Ingredients:
20 dumplings, 4 oz beef, 2 green onions

1/8 teaspoon soy sauce, 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil

salt, pepper, 6 cups water, 1 egg, mixed

1 sheet seasoned gim (dried seaweed, nori), crushed

How to Cook:

Put a pot on a medium heat stove.

When the pot gets hot, saute beef with soy sauce and sesame oil.

Add water, bring to a boil.

Put dumplings in.

Cook for 3-4 minutes just before dumplings cooked completely.

Add green onions.

Season with salt and pepper.

Spread egg, don't stir immediately.

Put in a bowl.

Garnish with kim.

Culture Capsule 9

Hanbok

Honbok, the Korean traditional dress, has been handed down in the same form unchanged for hundreds of years because it is well suited to the Korean climate and culture. The man's basic outfit consists of a jeogori(jacket), baji(trousers), and durumagi (overcoat).
The jacket has loose sleeves and the trousers are roomy and tied with straps around the ankles. The woman's has includes a jeogri(short jacket) with two long ribbons, which are tied to form the otgorum, and has long full sleeves and a full length, high-waisted wrap around skirt called the chi'ma. White cotton socks and boat-shaped shoes, made of silk, straw, or rubber, are worn with this clothing.

- Write reference Korean Languge Education Center, Sogang University

Stir-Fried Squid 오징어 볶음

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오징어 볶음 (O Jing Ngo Bok Kum)

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Ingredients :

Squids

Chopped Onions ; about 2-3 inches

Chilli

Spring Onions

Chopped Carrot ; thin stripe

Korean Mushroom ; similar to Shitake Mushroom

Gochujang ; Korean Chilli Paste

Gochugaroo ; Korean Chilli Powder

Soy Sauce

Sugar

Sesame Oil

Sesame Seeds

Garlic

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How to Cook :

1. Clean the squids and cut it into pieces about 3 inches.

2. Then mix all the ingredients up together ; squids, vegetables, and seasonings.

3. Leave it for about 10 minutes for the seasonings to absorb into the squids.

4. Then later in a pan, stir-fried the squids for about 3-4 minutes or until it is cooked. Remember not to turn on the fire to high because the squids could be burned. And, if you use too low, the squids won't be crispy.

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This menu won't take long to cook !

And, the taste is sweet and spicy in one dish.

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Kimchi Roe Rice 김치알밥

Kimchi Al Bup is similar to Bibimbup. However, the main ingredients, which made it different are Kimchi and Roe.

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Ingredients

Kimchi

Roe

Onion

Pumpkin

Carrot

Mushroom

Sesame Oil

Sesame Seeds

Egg

Gochujang (Korean Chilli Paste)

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How to Cook

First, you need to chop the Kimchi and stir in it a pan.

Second, chop all the vegetables we've prepared and do the same with the Kimchi.

Actually, for this step, you can do it at the same time or stir them separately.

Okay, next, in a stone bowl, put in the rice.

Follow by the Kimchi and vegetables along the side of the bowl.

This bowl will help keeps it warm, and this is the key point ! Korean people love it hot !

Put on top a fried egg and roe.

When eating, add some Gochujang and sesame oil for better taste.

Mix everything up in the bowl, and it's time to eat !

The crispy feeling of the roe and kimchi will add taste to the dish !