Restaurant Review: Kogoong Sooragan

Kogoong Sooragan is a small Korean restaurant which specializes in bibimbap. I love bibimbap. It’s one of my top three Korean dishes, and I feel it’s probably one of the easiest Korean foods for expats to like.

Behind the Myth: Beat the Heat with Samgyetang?

It’s eaten all year round, but Koreans especially enjoy eating it on three “special” days in July and August, called Chobok (초복), Jungbok (중복) and Malbok (말복).

Black Sesame Gangjeong (깨강정) How-to

Gangjeong is often served during important events such as weddings, ancestral rites and Lunar New Year (Seollal). It is covered with white sesame, black sesame, white soybean flour and black soybean flour. Gangjeong is a Korean traditional confectionery popular with women as a low-calorie snack.