I am not sure whether my version does the real jjamppong any justice… I don’t even know which type of noodles should be used. I just stir-fried some garlic, chili pepper flakes, daikon (well, black radish anyway), a sliced carrot and sliced Chinese cabbage in sesame oil, then cooked these veggies in a simple vegetable [...]

Weekend cooking: sweet potato and watercress soup

Weekend Cooking is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes, random thoughts, gadgets, fabulous quotations, photographs. It is hosted by Beth Fish Reads. It’s been raining the entire week. I shouldn’t be complaining, because rain and a moderate temperature (above 0 [...]

Brown rice wakame noodles in ginger-sesame soup

Sandwiches are very Dutch, but just won’t satisfy my craving for something warm and nourishing for lunch. I envy those who can purchase readymade bento or the like. I stirfried some fresh ginger, garlic and sliced oxheart cabbage in sesame oil, added brown rice wakame noodles and shiitake stock and sprinkled crispy red bell pepper [...]

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