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October 28, 2008

When I get bored, I cook (or blog)

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Written by: Daniel
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Here is a salad with roasted squash, caramel walnuts, and chicken topped with a persimmon dressing.

And here is a ginger- gochujang stir fry.



About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 

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4 Comments


  1. Mandy

    When you get bored, I should be near around you then probably I could get some food :p


  2. Sere

    Hi Dan, I’ve found your blog by randomly hopping from food blog to food blog. LOL

    Anyway, everything looks delicious! What’s that egg-roll kinda thing in the first pic (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9MOB-niqBbI/SQZyXmtXdFI/AAAAAAAAB1k/u3ysznEd3UU/s1600-h/IMG_0837-762643.jpg)? Seems to me like there’re bits of carrots, tomatoes and peas. It looks yummy!


  3. Daniel Gray

    Sere, thanks for reading. There are carrots, onions, and I think red peppers in the egg thingy. It was yummy. You should check out Maangchi.com for the recipe and a video.

    Dan


  4. Sere

    Thank you, daniel!



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