ay_link October 13th, 2007
Pajeon is a traditional Korean-style pancake which is a very popular appetizer or snack. It is made with flour batter, eggs, and green onions/scallions, served with a mixture of soy sauce & vinegar for dipping.
In translation, “jeon” (pronounced “jun”) is the actual battered ingredients and “pa” means scallions in Korean. The basic type of this dish consists of just scallions along with flour and eggs but endless variation of this dish can exists by simply adding other ingredients such as seafood, kimchi, or vegetables.
I’ve been craving for this since last week, and finally got to make some tonite for dinner. And since I had some shrimps, it’s better to make Hae-Mul pajeon (seafood pajeon), which usually you can also use clams or scallops.
Some pictures of my Hae-Mul pajeon =)
ay_link October 12th, 2007
Aren’t they pretty?
I was just browsing through “My Pictures” folder, and saw this pic.
Songpyeon are the traditional Korean food made from glutinous rice.
It’s a variety of tteok, consisting of small rice cakes traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn festival, Chuseok.They have become a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture.
Songpyeon are half-moon-shaped rice cakes filled with sesame seeds or chestnut paste steamed over a layer of pine needles, which gives them the fragrant smell of fresh pine trees. They used to be made into various shapes with the participation of family members and were often exchanged between neighbors. Often eaten on Chuseok and other festive days.
They say that if you make a pretty songpyeon, you’ll have a pretty daughter.
Looking at these pretty, colorful songpyeon, I suddenly have the urge to go to Korean market tomorrow and get some! LOL.
