There are two main categories of Korean broth: Vegetable broth (채수) and Protein Broth (육수). Vegetable broth can be made with dried seaweed, dried mushrooms, fresh radish, onion, green onion, garlic, or carrot. Protein broth can be made with dried…
The Best Way to Store Cooked Rice After Cooking
You can store your rice and grains in different ways depending on when you plan to eat your rice. Storing Rice in a Rice Cooker After cooking your rice in the rice cooker and enjoying it, stack the remaining rice…
How to Cook Rice in a Rice Cooker, Pot, or Pressure Cooker
The Original Rice Cooking Vessel One of the most traditional rice cookers used is called the Gamasot (가마솥). I will not be teaching how to use this traditional vessel because people do not have this in their home usually. But…
What Is the Difference Between Ssal and Bap? Korean Rice Words Explained
Here are some Korean terms for rice. The expression ”밥 먹었어요? (bap mo-go-yo)” means “have you eaten yet?”
How to Prep, Wash, and Soak Rice and Grains Before Cooking
You can make rice mixes using a variety of different kinds of rice and grains. But when you prep your rice or grains you need to keep in mind the soaking times. If you need to soak white rice, then…
How to Choose the Right Grain Ratio for Mixed Rice
There are some general rules of thumb that you can follow when making your mixed rice mixes. Usually Medium Grain White Rice 백미 (baeng-mi) is the base of most rice mixes and other ingredients are than added to this rice….