What’s peanut butter without jelly? What are hot dogs without mustard? What’s tuna without mayo? What’s yin without yang? While condiments may seem like bit players in the world of foodies, they are often the essential element that makes or breaks a specific dish or an entire cuisine. I particularly enjoy the spiciest of condiments. […]
Tag Archives: Kimchi
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Feb
Feb
Young Bin Kwan Restaurant is in the corner of a large shopping center on the corner of Midlothian and Turner Rd in Richmond, Virginia. It has a Marshall’s and a Burlington Coat outlet… stores like that. Kind of a so-so place. But if you go back into the very corner of that V, you will […]
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May
May
Kimchi is a nutritious Korean dish that Koreans enjoy, and it is also gaining recognition in the West. Kimchi is an acquired taste for many people who are not used to Korean cuisine. It may contain fermented cabbage, radish and other main ingredients to compose this dish. After sampling some homemade kimchi recently, my interest […]
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Sep
Sep
Knowing that my mother was coming to visit left me with the mission of finding a good Korean/Asian store for her to shop and I found just the right store at the Super H Mart in Naperville, Illinois. Ironically, I was looking for a Chinese restaurant when I rounded the corner of a plaza that […]
Baltimore has so many Asian food establishments it’s hard to know what to choose when planning a night out. Many restaurants feature a fusion cuisine, which means a blending of the best of many Asian counties’ delicacies and their spices. But the results will vary according to the sensitivities of the staff and the chefs. […]
My grandparents are from Germany. I can trace them back to the 1600’s. My mother grew up with a German Dad whose parents moved to United-states-air-force”>United from 1800 Germany. The staple food in his life was sauerkraut. I remember run home from school so I could go into our basement and ask them to eat […]