Category Archives: Korean

The Jim, South Philly

Posted on September 17, 2022 by rundlea

During the pandemic bar owners Fergie Carey and Jim McNamara, of Fergie’s Pub and The Goat, along with Tony Rim of 1225 Raw and The Foodery opened The Jim in the old JC Chinese restaurant location.  They kept the old … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Jjamppong, Jeong’s Kitchen (Danny’s Kitchen), HMart Philadelphia

Posted on July 9, 2022 by rundlea

I have been obsessing over Netflix’s show “A Nation of Broth” which over three episodes, with endless food-porn, documents the centrality of soups and stews in Korean cuisine. The show made me crave some Korean soup, so I went over … Continue reading →

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Sajo Vegan 0.6 Dumplings

Posted on November 9, 2021 by rundlea

Rating: I could not find out a lot about this Korean company online, although several online retailers sell these dumplings. The search was also difficult because several Korean companies have Sajo in their name. These dumpling’s claim to fame is … Continue reading →

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O’Food Brand Hot Pepper Japchae Dumplings

Posted on July 26, 2021 by rundlea

Rating: I hit Philadelphia’s H-Mart for the first time to stock up on groceries and was blown away by the expansiveness of this H-Mart.  It has the largest wall of freezer cabinets dedicated to dumplings I have ever seen, with … Continue reading →

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Kimchi Wrapped Tofu Jun

Posted on June 15, 2020 by rundlea

This dish is inspired by a variant of Kogi Jun, in which the meat patty is wrapped in Napa cabbage kimchi leaves before being coated in flour and egg wash and pan fried – Kimchi wrapped Kogi Jun. We made … Continue reading →

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Delicious Rendezvous Inspired Cooking

Posted on May 26, 2020 by rundlea

During the COVID-19 stay at home lock down I have become obsessed with Delicious Rendezvous, a Korean cooking show on the Viki streaming service.  The conceit of the show is that a celebrity chef, Baek Jong-won, and a group of … Continue reading →

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Surasang Frozen Kimchi Dumplings

Posted on January 27, 2020 by rundlea

Rating:  Surasang is one of the brands of Samjin Globalnet, a Korean company dedicated to exporting traditional Korean foods to the world.  The company has been around since 1970 and has multiple brands and huge array of products.  The word … Continue reading →

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Kaju, Boston, MA

Posted on January 13, 2020 by rundlea

Usually when I am in Boston for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones‘ Hometown Throwdown shows, I also go to Boston’s Chinatown for dim sum.  This trip however, I went to Kaju, a small Korean restaurant, in Kenmore Square, conveniently near the … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Making Montage

Posted on January 6, 2020 by rundlea

For New Year’s Day we made two styles of dumplings for dinner; the first batch was filled with tofu, kimchi and shiitake mushrooms, the second was filled with spinach, shiitake mushrooms, chopped water chestnuts and Just Egg.  We steamed all … Continue reading →

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Moonrise Izakaya, New York, NY

Posted on November 18, 2019 by rundlea

Moonrise Izakaya is a new “Japanese Pub” on the Upper-West Side that is trying too hard on the aesthetics and décor and not paying enough attention to the food.   The interior and exterior were painted in an anime style by … Continue reading →

Posted in Izakaya, Japanese, Korean, New York City, Potsticker, Shrimp, Shumai, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment