2015년 07월 23일
Why, yes. That is, in fact, the title of a Super Junior-H song.
On Thursday, our culture class (the only interesting part of my day any more) took a trip to Sookdaeipgu (the station for Sookmyung Women's University) and we took some quick cooking lessons! We would learn how to make the following two dishes:
(1) 안동 찜닭 (Andong Jjimdak, left): Seasoned and simmered chicken "stew." Uses vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and onions. A soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and pepper-based sauce adds a robust flavor that is complimented by the addition of sweet-potato noodles. Absolutely delicious!
(2) 파전 (Pajeon, right): Much simpler than the previous dish, taking only 15 minutes to prepare and make versus an hour, pajeon is a "pancake" of sorts. After mixing a batter of egg and flour, green onions are added to the batter. During our hands-on activity, we were told to slice and incorporate some squid into the pajeon as well, making it a sort of seafood pajeon. One of my favorite Korean meals!
I had a wonderful time learning how to make these dishes (even though I essentially forgot the processes behind the food) and they were SO delicious!!! Although pajeon is easy to get anywhere (i.e. readily available at restaurants and at street food kiosks), I am really missing the Andong jjimdak right now...
I really recommend making this food at home if you're adventurous - they are both out of this world! Thankfully, I came to this event with an empty stomach!
After the cooking lesson, I made my way back to the university and had a relaxing night in. It was raining, anyways, so there wasn't much to do outside. It was nice to hang out with friends and not worry about plans for a change.
Why, yes. That is, in fact, the title of a Super Junior-H song.
On Thursday, our culture class (the only interesting part of my day any more) took a trip to Sookdaeipgu (the station for Sookmyung Women's University) and we took some quick cooking lessons! We would learn how to make the following two dishes:
(1) 안동 찜닭 (Andong Jjimdak, left): Seasoned and simmered chicken "stew." Uses vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and onions. A soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and pepper-based sauce adds a robust flavor that is complimented by the addition of sweet-potato noodles. Absolutely delicious!
(2) 파전 (Pajeon, right): Much simpler than the previous dish, taking only 15 minutes to prepare and make versus an hour, pajeon is a "pancake" of sorts. After mixing a batter of egg and flour, green onions are added to the batter. During our hands-on activity, we were told to slice and incorporate some squid into the pajeon as well, making it a sort of seafood pajeon. One of my favorite Korean meals!
I had a wonderful time learning how to make these dishes (even though I essentially forgot the processes behind the food) and they were SO delicious!!! Although pajeon is easy to get anywhere (i.e. readily available at restaurants and at street food kiosks), I am really missing the Andong jjimdak right now...
I really recommend making this food at home if you're adventurous - they are both out of this world! Thankfully, I came to this event with an empty stomach!
After the cooking lesson, I made my way back to the university and had a relaxing night in. It was raining, anyways, so there wasn't much to do outside. It was nice to hang out with friends and not worry about plans for a change.