Jia Choi, professor of Korean food studies and C.E.O. of Ongo Food Communications and O’ngo Food Tours, takes us to see a butchery and Korean barbecue demonstration at Korea’s Mayfield Hotel. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Jia Choi, professor of Korean food studies and C.E.O. of Ongo Food Communications and O’ngo Food Tours, takes us to sample Korea’s finest beef at Majang Meat Market. She grills the beef on a table top pine charcoal grill, and eats her grilled meat wrapped in lettuce and topped with garlic, green onion, sesame oil and pickles. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Next we visit the Barugongyang Buddhist Temple, where monk-chef Dae-Ahn Sunim shows us traditional Korean temple cuisine at a lotus-themed lunch. Dae-Ahn shows us some dishes from her strictly vegetarian menu, including a bamboo shoot salad, a steamed potato dumplings, green tea tofu, wild burdock with a pine nut sauce. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Kimchi Master Chef Lee Ha Yeon shows us how to make classic Korean red chili paste. She uses ground dried red pepper, fermented dry soybean powder, cooked sticky rice, malt, dark soy sauce, sea salt. The best chili pastes are aged for 5 years. This chili paste is used in bibimbap, meat marinades, and many other Korean recipes. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Korean Royal Court Cuisine was enjoyed at the court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910. Jia Choi, professor of Korean food studies and C.E.O. of Ongo Food Communications and O’ngo Food Tours, shows us the twelve dishes served as a part of a traditional meal. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Jia Choi shows us Seoul’s Gwangjang market, which is one of the oldest markets in the city. Here shoppers buy groceries and enjoy street foods from the more than 5,000 stalls. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

On Jeju Island Chef Ji shows us how to make seaweed soup with pork, red kimchi, and a roux made of buckwheat flour for thickening. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

On On Jeju Island, Chef Ji shows us how to make Korean barley flavored with hijiki. He serves the barley with minced pepper, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, roasted crushed sesame seeds and sesame oil. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Beyond BBQ and Bulgogi, Koreans have a deep affection for their braised meat dishes. Scented with wild Korean herbs and slathered in their own juices, hearty cuts of beef and pork braise to perfection in slow-roasting ovens. Here, at restaurant O’Neul in Seoul, chef Jung Sak Park shows us his technique for braising oxtails in wild mountain herbs, jujubes, red chili peppers, and chestnuts. Get recipes and watch the full series here!   ..read more

Kimchi Master Chef Lee Ha Yeon shows us how to make Korean fresh kimchi. She stuffs brined cucumbers with a mixture of chives, kelp broth, fish sauce, garlic, red chili, ginger, rice porridge and minced shrimp. This can be eaten right away, or eaten in 2 days. Get recipes and watch the full series here ..read more