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"It's better to see it once rather than heard it a million times." Korea is my imagination but I want this imagination to be real that's why I will definitely want to visit and see Korea as possible.

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There are many reasons why I love to travel and see the beauty of  what the world may bring to us. I deeply in love with Korea and it's one of the best reason that I got inspired to wrote my travel getaways. I was really amazed how beautiful Korea is. 

South Korea is on my first wish list to visit if I had given the chance. You want to know why?

Korea has it's own unique diversity.When it comes to it's beautiful places, Korea has a natural beauty. There are places that you can experience the traditional village from Joseon dynasty and traced the Korean thousand years of history. Though there is a place that holds sadness over division of Korea there is also a place that you can spend the peaceful time inside nature gifted territory. Korea, a city that embrace the future, a town behind modern times and a street that lights up of it's people.

Namsan Tower at night.

Tranquility in Jecheon Chungcheongbukdo, SK

When it comes to their rich culture, I am eagerly to learn more about it and tell the world how much they value their traditions. One of the things that I need to do if I have given the chance to visit Korea is to wear their traditional Korean costume, the Hanbok which I have seen it in many historical Korean dramas and movies. I can see the vibrant color and how graceful it is. What about staying in a Hanok Village? Yes, I definitely want to experience the past lifestyle of  Korea.And what about traditional Korean food? Oh well....who doesn't want food,right? Korea has it's own style of table setting which make you drooling. Many delicious foods are there in the table. Korea was known to be the land of Kimchi-licious.

KIMCHI 

This are the reasons why I love Korea. And it's my dream to set a footsteps in the Land of Morning Calm. I haven't been there but nothing is impossible, I will do my best and make this wish come true.

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A Korean Taste Near Me

Korea is a thousand miles away from me. I'm longing to go in this country because Korea inspired me a lot. It was my first reason that I started this blog site because of Korea.

Outside or inside South Korea has a lot to offer. They have many beautiful tourists spot to visit and many Korean cuisines to taste. Being far away into this country is not a reason or stopping me to taste their food delicacies. Yes, I found them in grocery stores and in convenient stores.

Here are some of the food and snacks that I spotted.

A 한국 떡볶이 or a Korean sticky rice cake that was cooked in spicy sauce. Maybe someday I will cook this but I need to learn first the steps on how to cook this. You can find this food in many Korean streets.

This is very well known not only in Korea but also in many different countries across Korea. KIMCHI 김치 represent any Korean table.

Korean Noodles (라면) they are becoming popular especially kimchi flavors.

This is very special delicacy from Jeju, the Jeju Dried Radish Slices Kimchi

Well I enjoyed a lot of this Korean products. I can't wait to go in Korea to taste the real Korean cuisines.. I'm hoping it next year...

You might also like my other post:

•   How to make Kimchi
•   Easy steps on how to cook Korean noodles

How To Make Korean Kimchi

What is the most famous food known in your country?That food makes your country famous,right? What about when you heard the word KIMCHI? What is the first thing that comes into your mind?

Me, when I heard it..I can already smell Korea, the land of Kimchi,hehe...

About KIMCHI?

KIMCHI 김치 is a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with different variety of seasoning. In traditional preparation, Kimchi was fermented into jars for months at a time. Kimchi is the national dish of Korea and there are hundreds of varieties made in with a main vegetables ingredients such as nappa cabbage, radish, scallion and cucumbers. Kimchi was also the main ingredients of many Korean dishes such as kimchi stew(김치찌개 ; kimchi jjigae ), kimchi pancake (김치부침게  kimchijeon), kimchi soup (김칫국; kimchiguk), and kimchi fried rice (김치볶음밥; kimchi bokkeumbap).

It was documented that there are 187 historic and current varieties of kimchi.

List of common seasonings of Kimchi :

• brine
• scallions
• spices, ginger
• chopped radish
• garlic
• saeujeot / 새우젓, shrimp sauce
• aekjeot / 액젓, fish sauce

The most common kimchi variations are:

• baechu kimchi / 배추김치, napa cabbage kimchi
• baechu geotjeori / 배추겉절이, unfermented napa cabbage kimchi 
• bossam kimchi / 보쌈김치
• baek kimchi / 백김치, white kimchi
• dongchimi / 동치미, water-based kimchi
• chonggak kimchi / 총각김치, young radish kimchi
• kkakdugi / 깍두기, daikon kimchi
• oisobagi / 오이소박이, cucumber kimchi
• pa kimchi / 파김치, green onion kimchi

How to make KIMCHI.

1. Prepare the ingredients. nappa cabbage, bay salt, radish, chives, mustard leaves, parsley, kimchi seasoning-pickled shrimps, hot pepper powder, pickled shrimp sauce or yellow corvina fich sauce, garlic, ginger
2. Cutting of cabbage. Peel away the outer layer of the cabbage. Split them by your hand after cutting the roots in half.
3. Salting of cabbage. Soak the cabbage in salted water and sprinkle the uncovered areas with salt. Preserve for 5 hours, turning cabbage over every so often to ensure the cabbage was soaked thoroughly. Afterwards rinse off the salted water and drain the remaining water by placing the cabbage into draining basket.
4. Cutting other vegetables. Wash and cut the radish in Julienne- style into 2cm wide strips. Wash and cut chives, mustard leaves and parsley into 4cm wide strips.
5. Prepare KIMCHI seasoning. Minced the pickled shrimp and leave the broth in the side. After marinating the hot pepper powder in warm water, add pickled shrimp sauce or pickled yellow corvina fish sauce. Then mixed the shredded radish and season with salt.
6. Mixing of vegetables and seasoning.  Mixed crushed garlic, crushed ginger, and pickled shrimp sauce. Then add the water parsley, mustard leaves and chives and then season with salt and sugar. You may oyster or shrimp according to your preference to complete the seasoning sauce for cabbage.
7. Mix cabbage with kimchi seasoning. : Put kimchi seasoning in between each of the cabbage leaves and wrap the whole cabbage with the outer leaves.
8. Wrap up. Place finished kimchi into the pot with the exposed, cut side facing upwards. Cover Kimchi with salted leaves.

For more information about Kimchi just click this links:

• History of Kimchi
• How Kimchi made by Regions in Korea
• What Kimchi that can be made by seasons
• Nutrition Facts

Try making your own kimchi and feel the taste of Korea. I want to try too, just stay tune on my blog and I will surely post here in my blog if I already make a homemade kimchi.

Annyeong....

Photo Credit : Wikipedia

Credit Info : Wikipedia and ibuzzkorea.com

KOREAN Dishes | YUMMYlicious

One of the best experience going in Korea was digging your mouth with their dishes.
My friend shared some of her snapshots of a Korean food she ate during her stayed in this country. And by just looking at it...OMO...making me so much hungry.

Here let's fill our stomach with this pictures...

Looks delicious isn't it? I'm craving... kimchi ramyun with vegetables everywhere at anytime.

What about this one... boiled korean meat with kimchi and fresh veggies to wrap up and eat it in one mouthful,,,ahhhhhh.,,nom..nom...

Who want chicken?mmm....superlicious!! KFC KFC...(Korean Fried Chicken) plain and with sauce in sprinled sesame seeds...

Healthy...healthy...healthy foods...makes my life completely ^^

Fresh Seafoods...abalones..love love it!!!

Let's gulp the soup it up!

Craving...craving... Bibimbap

Heat it...I hear the sizzling...

Lastly...Crabs,,,OMG my favorite.

Satisfied?mmm.... Korean dishes are one of the best food. 

Credit Photos : Yu Cheng Chen @ facebook