Food for Korean Holidays and Special Occasions
A Classic Korean Birthday Meal
A classic, traditional Korean birthday meal.
Children's Day in Korea
An overview of Children's Day in Korea, which takes place every May 5.
Korean "Feast" Chicken Noodle Soup (Janchi Gooksu)
This Korean chicken noodle soup is most often served at large feasts like wedding celebrations or banquet dinners. Because noodles represent long life in Korea, this delicious noodle soup is symbolic for marriages and honored guests.
November 11th is Pepero Day
November 11th is Pepero Day in Korea, a consumer holiday when people give gifts of Pepero, long thin cookie sticks dipped in chocolate.
Korean Picnic Food
Portable food for Korean lunchboxes or picnics.
A Korean Winter Menu Plan
This Korean winter meal plan has a lot of elements, but you don't have to make them all. Buy or make all the kimchi that you want to add and swap out sides as you wish, but do try to keep the oyster rice and the spicy spare ribs on the menu. Just those two dishes will make this a comforting Korean meal to remember.
Nut and Rice Cakes (Japgwapyon) Recipe
Koreans eat many different types of rice cakes- in savory main dishes, as snacks and as desserts. These sweet dessert rice cake balls (jap gwa pyon) are made of glutinous rice flour, dried fruit and nuts.
Weekend Barbecue Menu
This Korean barbecue menu is easy enough to handle for even the novice host. With two side dishes and meats you marinate in advance, you can hand off the grilling to a helper and enjoy your guests and food in comfort.
Cocktail Party
Korean Cocktail parties are an easy way to entertain a crowd. Choose a few favorite hot and cold anju, a couple soju cocktails, and maybe even a karaoke machine for later in the night.
Green Tea Cake Recipe (Nokcha Cake)
This simple, moist cake is subtly sweet and flavored with green tea (nokcha, matcha). You can add more sugar if you prefer more sweetness, of you can top your green cake with some cream cheese frosting.
Korean Vegetarian Menu
There are so many Korean dishes that are vegetarian or easy to convert to a meatless option. If you are eating in a restaurant, however, do request that they don't use beef or pork as a base for seasoning or any soup broths.
Korean Home Remedies
Food and medicine have also always been closely linked in Korean culture. The ability to boost one's "wellbeing" is one of the most popular marketing claims for food products in Korea today. These Korean home remedies for colds, hangovers, and low energy have been used for hundreds of years.
Korean Home Remedies
Food and medicine have also always been closely linked in Korean culture. The ability to boost one's "wellbeing" is one of the most popular marketing claims for food products in Korea today. These Korean home remedies for colds, hangovers, and low energy have been used for hundreds of years.
Korean Home Remedies
Food and medicine have also always been closely linked in Korean culture. The ability to boost one's "wellbeing" is one of the most popular marketing claims for food products in Korea today. These Korean home remedies for colds, hangovers, and low energy have been used for hundreds of years.
NYC Korean Festival and Parade 2008
The Korean Festival and Parade in Koreatown (NYC) on October 6th, 2008.
Korean Royal Cuisine
Korean Royal Cuisine from the Chosun dynasty (1392-1910) has recently been revived in 21st century Korea. Sinsero (sinseollo) is a colorful stew and gujolpan (gujeolpan) is a beautiful nine-section dish. In both of these dishes, the serving platters are almost as important as the food itself. Until recently, they were only seen at grand celebrations and wedding dinners.
Korean Tea Ceremony
The late Mi Hee Kim is credited with reviving the 2000 year old Korean tea ceremony, which even predates the more famous Japanese one. Her foundation now works to preserve the Korean tea tradition, and you can learn about the ancient ceremonies including the everyday, scholarly, and guest versions. With step-by-step photos, you can recreate these tea ceremonies at home for special occasions.
Rice Cakes (Dduk)
Korean rice cakes (Dduk) come in every imaginable shape, color, and size and are eaten, served, or shared at almost every Korean holiday gathering or special occasion. They can be a snack, a fancy present, an appetizer, or a dessert, and at any special occasion there are often many different types served together.