If you’ve ever gone to a Korean restaurant and tried a dish or two, chances are you fell in love with this fantastic cuisine. Korean food is some of the most varied and wonderful food in the world. But many of those that try it (and would love to be able to make it at home) feel a little intimidated... 

When you eat in a restaurant and cook cultural foods on your own, you want to know that what you’re putting in your mouth is good for you.  Sure, when you go to McDonald’s, you know what you’re eating is bad for you… but you also have the nutrition information right there to... 

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It’s funny how easy it is to become obsessed with Korean food.  All your life, you’re bombarded with Chinese and Japanese and Vietnamese cuisines… but at your first taste of gorgeously tender Korean bulgogi, you’re hooked. Because while his type of food may not be as well known... 

Sometimes you simply need your Korean food fix. And, yes, Korea Town is located just a few miles away in Mid-Wilshire and is where you’ll find some of the best Korean food in California. But just because Korea Town is close doesn’t mean you can’t get good Korean food in Santa Monica.... 

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Korean foods and diet speak volumes about the country’s history. Korea’s geographical location and nature (being a peninsula), made it an attractive acquisition for trade purposes. Continually overcome throughout history by neighboring empires, primarily Japan and China, the country of Korea has... 

Fermented foods exist universally in ethnic cuisines. Korean foods rely heavily on fermented foods. Korean recipes for kimchee, gochujang (hot bean paste) and fish sauce exist as basis for the building of many other Korean dishes including dolsot bibimbap. Dolsotbibimbap is a traditional Korean dish...