I have a student that I do language exchange with and some times we decide to cook rather than talk. In this class I taught her how to make a steak. She said she really enjoys eating steak but at the restaurants it is often very expensive (40,000 won) for a little piece of steak. Cooking steak seemed to be a mystery to her. In our cooking class. I heated up a pan until it was smoking hot. I salted the steak with sea salt and then seared the steak on the pan, flipped it, added potatoes and stuck it in the oven until it was cooked. I don't add pepper until after because it will burn. Then I taught her the secret to a good steak: butter. I sauteed a bit of garlic and then mixed this into butter and put the butter into the freezer. Just as I served the steak, I added a dollop of butter. It melted on the steak. She really enjoyed it and said she would try doing the recipe for her family.

Dear Readers, With the weather as hot as it is, I think what you need is something cool and light. So this weekend at the O'ngo Cooking Studio in Gangnam-gu, we'll be making Bibimguksu (Cold noodles with vegetables and spicy sauce) and Mandoo (Dumplings with noodles, tofu, and pork). Chef Shawn will first give a demo on how to make the different dishes and then you'll get to make your own lunch. Class will start at 11am. The cost is 55,000 won per person and this includes lesson, food, and drinks. You can RSVP by e-mailing Daniel Gray at seouleats at gmail dot com or by calling at 010 6661 7769. O'ngo Cooking Studio is located near Gangnam-gu Office (Subway Line 7  NOT Gangnam Station (Subway Line 2). A map with directions can be found here: http://www.ongofood.com/contact.html Next Saturday, July 17th we will have a Samgyetang (chicken and ginseng soup) cooking class. This class will start at at 11am. You can see our regular schedule of classes and tours on ...

This Wednesday Night (after 5pm), Suji's Restaurant is doing a special at all of their restaurants. They will be adding 100 grams (3.5 oz) of pastrami to their already massive 200 grams (7 oz) pastrami sandwich this Wednesday Night. Suji's makes all of their meats and bread in house. This is a New York Deli Sandwich in Seoul, Korea. It's a sandwich so big, that you'll need a fork. Suji's is located at the entrance of Itaewon near Noksopyeong Station. If you are coming from Itaewon Station, walk out exit 4 and walk down past McDonald's. It's on the corner. Disclaimer: The regular price of the sandwich is W15,000 for 200 (7oz) grams of meat. I was invited by Suji's to try their sandwiches. Suji's Restaurant donated product to an orphanage I volunteer at in return for marketing. Dan

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Korean Brown Boiled Eggs (황토랑) According to my ajumma (older married woman) friend, women these days are doing a high protein diet of brown eggs and milk. The protein in the egg and the milk are supposed to help suppress the appetite. I'm sure that it might work, but I would get board of this diet fairly quickly. The eggs are brown because they are boiled in fine silt soil (loess). These eggs were actually gotten at a Korean Sauna (Jjimjilbang). They tasted great (especially with salt) and with milk, I guess it would make a fine snack (but not a meal). eggs with Milk

Hello Everyone! I'm happy to say that our first Homebrewing glass was a success. Lot's of good times, good questions, and great people. O'ngo Studios, however, is moving to a bigger and better location. So, we'll be squeezing in one more Homebrewing class before they do. This time, as so many people requested, we'll be doing it on the weekend! Like last time, we'll be going through the process of making beer by making a batch. There will also be a beer tasting to illustrate concepts like "body" and "mouth-feel". Total class-time will be 3 hours. The schedule is below: Hour 1: A slideshow and explanation of beer terminology, equipment, and what will happen on a typical brewing day. Hour 2: We will begin making our batch of beer with a step-by-step account of what's happening and why. In-between adding our ingredients, we will also be doing a tasting of 3 beers; all high-quality and available in Korea. Hour 3: We will bottle...

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