Learn to eat Korean Food

Noodles

Noodle lovers will feel right at home in Korea. The country has many noodle shops, selling products which are as good as any noodles in the world. Korean noodles are made from either buckwheat or regular wheat flour. The most prized are the thin, brownish ,buckwheat noodles which are served in soups based on beef, poultry, or anchovy stock. 

 

Noodles represent long life in Korea, so they are always served at weddings and important birthdays. Since we've just entered the Year of the Dragon, usher in some good fortune with a bowl of Korean noodles.

 

The long noodles in "Janchi Gooksu" represent long life, so it's a symbolic dish served at weddings and important birthdays. But it doesn't require special equipment or fancy ingredients- it's also a delicious chicken noodle soup you can make at home.

 

Even though Koreans eat less meat per person than the average American, being a vegetarian or a vegan is not that common in Korean. Koreans believe in eating everything in moderation... and I do mean everything. (Nose-to-tail cooking has always been in style in Korea).
But if you're cooking at home, then it's easy to make Korean vegetarian meals since tofu (tubu) is a traditional Korean food (you don't have to suffer with fake meat substitutes).

 

This "Anytime Asian noodle soup" recipe can be modified for whatever vegetables, protein or noodles that you like or have in your kitchen. As long as you have the spices and some broth, you can whip up this meal-worthy soup in less than 30 minutes.

 

Bibim Naengmyon (Spicey Buckwheat Noodles)
Pibim naengmyeon is also called Hamheungshik naengmyeon (Hamheung is famous in North Korea for being extremely cold.) The noodles are served with a hot sauce of red pepper paste, sesame oil, and garlic.

How to eat: Served with water kimchi and hot beef consomme. Add Asian mustard according to taste.

Information and more from:

http://koreanfood.about.com/
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/food/Food.cfm?Subject=noodle