Kimbap (pronounced keem-bahp) is the quintessential Korean packed lunch. Many of you might know this as "Korean sushi." Find out what's inside and how to make it. More

If you are anything like me, food shopping makes you hungry. I've tried eating before I go to the market but I invariably get hungry halfway through my trip. In a prefect world I would be able to do some... More

Roasting a whole fish can still feel daunting for me, and I'm not sure why. I cook whole chickens and five-pound hunks of pork without much issue. But as Pat Tanumihardja describes in this NPR story, much of that might... More

Photograph from Adactio on Flickr While many people subscribe to the mantra of, "why make it when you can buy it," we think many Serious Eaters are like us in the Chile Pepper office. Why buy it when you can... More

Just add water! And tofu, and spinach, and... The best part of this recipe is that it is essentially just based on condiments and pantry staples I always seem to have around. Mark Bittman is so good at these impossibly... More

I'm still new to this whole Korean barbecue world, but my first foray into the cuisine amazed me. It was kalbi (or galbi), and it has you take thinly sliced short ribs (one of the toughest, fattiest cuts on the... More

I'm not sure whether I love the flavors of bibimbap or just twirling around the ingredients in the big bowl. It's such a thrill, and the results are always delicious. But I figured it was something to be indulged in... More

Spurred by the recent coverage of Los Angeles-based food truck Kogi BBQ, which sounds quite like heaven to me, I've been thinking a lot about this Korean-Mexican marriage. And I like it. I wanted to taste it firsthand, but couldn't... More

It was four years ago that my now fiancée and I swore off eating out on Valentine's day. The advanced reservations, overpriced pre-fixes, and crowds were more conducive to stress than romance. So Valentine's has become a time for a... More

Like Blake, my first experience with kimchi came in a piping hot bowl of soup that our friend Duncan made after returning from Korea. I’ve been addicted for a few years now, but for some reason have never tried to... More