I love Mandu. If you want to learn how to make it, go here. It's too bad that I have to work. Dan Experience Seoul 2008 - 2nd edition "Cooking Class : Mandu (Dumplings)" □ Date & Time : June 30, 2008 10:00am - 1:00pm □ Place : Rinnai Korea Cooking Class (Linai Bd. 3 floor, 515-1, Changceon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul) □ Participants : Foreign residents □ Admission Fee : Free of charge □ The event will take place even if it rains. □ Participants should be over 8 years old. Seoul Global Center will hold "a cooking class featuring mandu" as the 2nd edition of Experience Seoul. The menu will be Jjin Mandu (Steamed Dumpling) & Ddeok Mandu Guk (Rice cake & Mandu Soup). ○ Mandu (Dumplings) Mandu typically consists of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling rapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the dges together or by crimping. It is called vegetable mandu, meat mandu or kimchi mandu based on the ingredients inside an...

I've been searching for a good plate of vegetarian mandu for a while, and haven't had much luck. (Anyone have any recommendations?) So on a recent breakfast stop in Gangwondo, I was surprised to hear that the restaurant actually served chicken mandu. Uncle: Try the mandu guk. Me: No, thanks. I'll eat that kalguksu over there. Uncle: There's no pork in this mandu. It's made of chicken. Me: Chicken? *shoots incredulous look* Uncle: Ajumma! What's in the mandu? Ajumma: Kweong (꿩). Me: What's kweong? Uncle: It's chicken. Me: No, it's not. After multiple (failed) attempts to convince trick me that kweong was indeed chicken, my uncle found a picture hanging on the restaurant's wall and pointed to it. Ohhh, "kweong" = pheasant! Googled results tell me that kweong was originally used in ddeok mandu guk but these days, wild pheasant meat is used mostly on special occasion. Personally, I'm a fan of tofu and veggie mandu, which I like t...

Hamhung Naengmyun - traditional North Korean mulnaengmyun in Yeongdeongpo-gu by Lily www.lunalil.com I am slightly obsessed with naengmyun (냉면) . It's one of my favorite Korean dishes. In fact I've been collecting information and pictures to write a giant post on this topic for over a year and a half. It's becoming more of a Wikipedia article than a blog entry. There are several types of naengmyun , my favorite and one of the more common types is mulnaengmyun (물냉면). Briefly, naengmyun is a cold noodle dish that originated in North Korea. There are two main varieties; bibimnaengmyun (비빔냉면) and mulnaengmyun. Personally I prefer mulnaengmyun over bibimnaengmyun. Most of my coworkers know how much I like naengmyun. A few months ago one of them suggested that go to Hamhung Naengmyeun (함흥냉면) in Yeongdeungpo (영등포). This restaurant is known for its authentic North Korean style of noodles, from the city of Hamhung (함흥시) . It was opened more than than 50 years ago by a former residen...

Recently a reader asked me this: actually maybe you know of a good spot to get homemade kimchi mandoo? most places steam up and serve the frozen ones but i'm thinking of something akin to "mandoo bar" on west 32nd st in nyc... with fresh kimchi and pork... thanks for any info! So I've been thinking and to be honest, I don't know where to get good kimchi mandu. Lunalil did a story on a place with kimchi-du and I've covered a place with pork mandu, but I would like to ask you if you know a place with awesome homemade mandu. Here are the places with mandu that have been covered on Seouleats so far. Dan

I got this tip from from Austin and I want to go eat it. I've got a tasty tip---At the Seokchon station stop on the pink line- if you go out,,,exit 3 i think- anyways its across from a mister donut and next to a clothing store- the colors are orange and blue on the sign- its a mandu place--i think it translates to 'illustrious house of mandu' (no shit!) and they servce---get ... this---CHEESY MANDU- and its no gimmick- its the best mandu i have ever eaten- a bit porky, buttery, cheesy- amazing- fried or steamed! Austin, thanks for the tip. Cheers, Dan

Koreans love noodles. Actually, I think all cultures love noodles. But in Korea noodles are more than just a meal, it is a reason to celebrate. When I was a little boy in Korea, my mother would to a Chinese restaurant to eat a delicious meal noodles topped with black bean sauce(jajangmyeon) on my birthday. To this day, I still remember the loud smacking sound of the dough slamming on the table as the chef made the chewy noodles by hand. I still think black noodles are better than cake. I also remember the winter days when my mother would take flour, water and some oil to make noodles that she would cut by hand and boil in a clam broth. I would often beg my mother to make this simple noodle soup dish. She told me if I was good, she would make it for me. I would be good so I could watch my mother roll out the dough and cut the noodles with a sharp knife. Even today, noodles are an important part of the culture. I can’t count how many times, I have seen Korean dramas have the stars cook o...

Hong Cup  Hongdae is the hip street where art, fashion, college life, music, and angst all collide.  There are so many things that you can see. Plus there are many great eateries such as street stalls, barbecue places and bars. Above is the owner of Hong Cup which serves spicy fried chicken pieces in a chili sauce (2,000 for the small and 5,000 for the large). The cup is great because it has delicious tater tots and rice cakes all mixed in. You can even sit and enjoy a beer (2,000 won) or a Somaek (Soju and Beer 3,000 won). Dakbal House Here is another street stall specializes in collagen rice, chicken feet. It's a hit with the ladies and guys looking for something a little spicy. Bukchon Son Mandu Bukchon Son Mandu is really famous for their handmade mandu that is stuffed with Japchae noodles or meat. I recommend their fried mandu and at only 1,000 won a piece, you can't go wrong. The mandu are crispy and stuffed with meat. Besides just the eateries, there are lo...

"쉬는 날에 부담없이 가서 먹을 수 있는 만두 맛집입니다. 수제로 직접 만든 만두 중 김치만두가 특히 맛있습니다." 최형진 셰프님이 추천하신 명인만두 입니다. * 명인만두 * 주소: 서울 용산구 한강대로 268-1 * 전화: 02-3785-0708 This is Myeongin Mandu recommended by chef Hyeongjin Choi. He says, "When you have a day off you can drop by here since there is delicious, handmade, reasonably priced mandu (Korean dumplings). I especially recommend the kimchi Mandu!" * Address: Seoul Youngsan-gu Hangangdaero 268-1 * Phone: 02-3785-0708 #Chef #명인만두 #만두 #만두맛집 #김치만두 #고기만두 #숙대맛집 #숙대 #맛집 #푸드스타그램 #맞팔 #일상 #데일리 #소통 #마켓스퀘어 #맛있다 #먹스타그램 #koreanfood #daily #gourmet #yummy #foodie #foodstagram #instafollow #instafood #f4f A post shared by Market Square (@marketsqkr) on Jan 25, 2017 at 11:59pm PST

Near Jeonju's Hanok Village is a local hotspot: Veteran (베테랑) that serves up delicious Wild Sesame Knifecut noodle soup (Calguksu) and Dumplings (Mandu). It looks deceptively humble, for the tiny storefront hides the huge restaurant (with its own big parking lot) to the side. People drive for hours to get to this place and its the place I'll be going every time I head back to Jeonju. Veteran 베테랑: Deceptively rustic looking storefront. It looks just like any other store. Veteran 베테랑: The Mandu are plump morsels of the gods. The pork flavor goes straight to the back of your head. Veteran 베테랑: The Turnip Kimchi (gatduggi) is delicious as well Veteran 베테랑: gatduggi Veteran 베테랑: Interior Shot Veteran 베테랑: The Calguksu noodles are like silk woven, the broth is like an egg drop broth, but what makes the dish is the wild sesame seed (brown powder). Veteran 베테랑: Calguksu Veteran 베테랑: Uncooked Mandu Veteran 베테랑: This is the main room to the side. It is huge and...

Here is a Listing of Popular Korean Dishes with a brief description of what each dish is. The dish also has the dish's name in Hangul as well. Dan 1. 비빔밥 (bibimbap)/ Rice Mixed with Vegetables and Beef Bibimbap is a popular, healthy dish that is served in a large bowl with its ingredients arranged by color. The rice is topped with cooked vegetables such as squash, mushrooms, carrots, fern brake, beef, and fried egg. Everything in the bowl is mixed in thoroughly with red chili paste before eaten. Vegetarian Option Available. 2. 돌솥비빔밥 (dolsot bibimbap)/ Stone Pot Bibimbap This is one of the most delectable variations of bibimbap. Rice topped with vegetables, beef, and egg is served piping hot in a heated earthenware bowl. The bowl continues to cook the ingredients at the table and gives the rice a distinctly crisp texture. Vegetarian Option Available. 3. 산채비빔밥 (sanchae bibimbap)/ Mountain Vegetable Bibimbap This type of bibimbap consists of lots of freshly picked mountain shoots and...

Ginseng Beef Soup at Ja Yeon located in Incheon's Walker Hill Transit Hotel So the New York Adventurers: Eric and Mehera, are back in Seoul and they have a layover in Incheon for a couple of hours. So what can they do? Well, I decided to do some research and ask around and here's what I found. Of course, you would probably want to leave the city and I think Incheon is the best place to go. There are several local city buses and tour buses that'll take you right into the city. Here's the info on Incheon Local Buses. Incheon is a port city and it is known for having many excellent Chinese Seafood Restaurants. Jung-gu is the only official Chinatown in Korea and has some excellent Chinese restaurants. You should also check out Jayu Park with a statue of General Douglas MacArthur. There is also the Korean-American Centennial Monument. Now what should you eat? Here are some recommendations: Hweogweoddawang 1.Hweogweoddawang: Hweogweo is a Chinese sinseollo (royal co...

  I love kimchi mandu, but not just any kimchi-du. Sometimes you get these awfully leathery ones with subpar kimchi and greasy meat. These are normally found on street markets and the infamous kimbap chun-guk. I recently went to Homilwon in Bundang with a Seoul Eats reader (and good friend) Ji-Yeon to Homilwon. The mandu were huge, like little baby fists, and they were packed with a gingery, slightly sweet kimchi filling that was rippled with jap-chae noodles and tofu. The texture was exceptional- like a nicely marbled ribeye with a crumbly streudel topping. (Yeah, I know the favors don't match, but I'm talking about texture here.) They were so good I had to take some home. (I was planning on sharing them with my roommate, but I get up earlier than her.) Dan

We started with a group of 15 for lunch at koong in Insadong for Tteok Mandu guk. Some of us had a little Baeksaeju to start the day. The tteok mandu guk (rice cake dumpling soup) is quite famous at koong. Why is it famous? They have excellent broth, the dumplings are packed with awesomeness, and the ricecakes look like 2 little pearls smashed together. Kimchi and Turnip Kimchi The ricecake from Koong The Mandu from Koong Then we headed off to find Hotteok. Hotteok is a common winter street food. It's basically a fried rice donut with melted cinnamon, peanut caramel in the center. Here the dough is crispier because they use corn meal. Yum. Melissa is double fisting her's because it's just that good. Thanks for coming out! You can join the facebook group to get regular updates on future events here.

Saturday, April 9th we’ll be making mandu and bibimguksu at 11am at O’ngo Culinary School located in Insadong. This class is specially priced at 55,000 won per person. If you purchase 3 classes, it only costs 50,000 won per class (150,000 won). Classes carry over to next month. Our next month’s offerings are: April 9th: Mandu and Bibimguksu April 16th:    10am Veggie Croquette and Veggie Banchan for Seoul Veggie Club// 3pm Sundubu and Seafood Pancake May 7th: Cucumber Kimchi and Bulgogi May 14th: at 10am: Vegan Kimchi Class for the Seoul Veggie Club 3pm:Daktoritang and Vegetable Side Dishes May 21th: Japchae (Glass Noodle Salad) and Spicy Pork Stirfy (Jaeyok Bokkeum) You can find us by going out Anguk Station (Subway Line 3) Exit 4 and walk 2 blocks and make a left after Young’s Music and Pizza Haven. We are on the 3rd Floor in the building across from Crown Hotel. You can sign-up by contacting us at ongofood@ongofood.com O’ngo Food Communications www.ongofood.co...