“Korean Farms (Brand)” Soybean Sprouts – “Korean Farms” 콩나물
Soybean Sprouts
It used to be that soybean sprouts were sold in clear plastic bags in 1 pound unit. In recent years, however, I noticed that more and more of them are sold in branded packages with clear labeling. I guess that is a positive development because I would assume that the sprouts are raised in [...]
“Ichiban (Brand)” Tofu – Firm or “이찌반” 두부 – 부침용
This particular brand is from a Japanese company that is also famous for ramen noodles commonly found in many big-chain grocery stores in the US. I found this tofu as good as others, either for stir-fries or stew dishes.
“Pulmuone (Brand)” Pickled Radish for Seaweed Rice Roll or “풀무원” 김밥용 단무지Pickled sweet daikon radishes
For people who are not familiar with Asian vegetables (esp. Korean and Japanese), “radish” usually means the bright red-colored round root vegetables. To avoid this confusion, it may be a good idea to qualify that these are daikon radishs, white radishes commonly used in Korean cooking (e.g., ghim-chee, salads, etc.) that are also much bigger [...]
“Assi” Dried (Shiitake) Mushroom or “아씨” 표고버섯
One of dried mushrooms that are employed in many Korea recipes. Other than specific usages, these mushrooms are particularly effective in enhancing the flavor when used in broth-making of any kind. People who make vegetable broth usually make sure to include these mushrooms, in addition to other vegetables such as green onions, yellow onions, and [...]
Japanese (No name) Sushi Tempura
This is one of my favorite fish cake. I don’t know the brand name and that is not printed on the package. This one has a wide range of applications: you can use this for rice rolls, rice cake sticks and fish cake slices in sweet and spicy red-pepper sauce, and fish cake soup, among [...]
“Song-Hak (Brand)” Mini Rice Cake Sticks or “송학” 꼬마 쌀 떡볶이
Rice cake strands, Oval-shaped rice cake slices, & Rice cake sticks
I am aware that there is no agreement on what to call these pieces of rice cake strands (가래떡, pronounced “Gha-Ra-Tduck”) cut in 1-2 inch length. So, at least on this website, I decided to call them rice cake sticks.
Below is how the rice cake [...]
“SamYang (Brand)” Chacharoni or “삼양” 짜짜로니
“Noodles with black bean sauce or 자장면” is a hugely popular Chinese-Korean dish in Korea. And the very existence of the black bean sauce ramen is a proof of its popularity. A similar analogy in American cuisine can be found between the popularity of real pasta dishes and the many varieties of frozen pasta dishes [...]
“Assi (Brand)” Cooked Clam Soup or “범아식품” 국내산 재첩국
I liked this one better than any other corbicula clam soup available in the US that I tasted so far. The soup has nice original flavor and the clams were in good shape.
Aside from the product quality, this one presents an interesting case. The actual product was made and packaged by a Korean food [...]
“Pulmuone (Brand)” Oriental Noodle – Clam Flavor or “풀무원” 생가득 바지락 칼국수
I like this one. The noodles are fresh (not fried) and the soup has rich flavor. In my view, this is a good alternative to fried ramen noodles, except that this is more expensive and has to be kept in refrigerator until consumed. Although the package says that the soup is based on clams, I [...]
“Pulmuone (Brand)” Pork and Vegetable Dumplings or “풀무원” 돼지고기 야채 만두
This is a fine product. The dumplings tasted as good as many other pork/vegetable dumplings in the market. To me, however, they were slightly disappointing because I tend to have very high expectations of Pulmuone products. By the way, the company name “Pulmuone” should be pronounced “Pool-Moo-One.” The company also sells products under different brand [...]