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Of all my blog posts, the one that gets a consistent flow of visits regardless of time and day is my rice cooker carrot cake from early 2010, soon after I started this blog.  I’m happy to learn that other people are also interested in making carrot cake in a rice cooker, but it also made me wonder if it’s time to revisit the recipe. Surely, there is always a better way, or at least a different way, of doing things.

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Podcasting is gaining popularity as more people have begun broadcasting their conversations on various topics.  Food podcasts are also gaining traction; however, there are not so many.  Korean food is becoming popular, but although there are websites and even some programs to help promote it, its existence in the podcasting world is minimal.

Because Korean food is now becoming widely popular, I feel well in presenting a new podcast about Korean food for all the foodies.

Go! Kfood

Now there are two episodes released, but many more have been recorded. Additionally, following each recording session, there is a video portion.

The audio can be found free on itunes – Go! Kfood

Here is a video from the first recorded session:

Here is my latest feature article for Yonhap News.  I started working on this in Seoul then finished it when I came back to New York.  I am introducing a few different options for people who are considering a Korean cooking class in Seoul.  The table below didn’t make it to the article, but I thought some of you might find it useful.

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(Yonhap Feature) Visitors learn to make their own Korean dishes

By Shin Kim
Contributing writer
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) — When Robin Searl came to Seoul from Hong Kong for a weekend getaway, she didn’t just settle for trying the local cuisine.  She learned to cook it herself.

“I just took a cooking class and I’m heading to the rice cake museum later,” she said.  ”I like taking cooking classes when I go on vacation because I learn something new and I get to eat something delicious.  Besides, it’s fun.”

As Korean food gains recognition and popularity abroad, more visitors to Seoul are taking time to not only eat various Korean dishes, but also include hands-on Korean cooking classes as part of their itinerary.

There are a handful of culinary institutions in Seoul that offer various Korean cooking experiences, conducted by English- and Japanese-speaking chef instructors in classrooms equipped with cooking facilities.  These schools are located in the tourist and shopping districts, such as Insadong and Myeongdong in the heart of Seoul….

You can read the full article from the link here.

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Toast is an awesome addition to breakfast. I love it and can’t get enough. However, in Korea, the word takes on a whole new meaning.

To read more, visit my blog: http://wp.me/p1hnjj-1h6
or The Korea Blog: http://blog.korea.net/?p=7300

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The Vlog Channel: http://youtube.com/theqirangervlog
Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-qiranger-adventures/id451881376

FISH! I see FISH! Let’s eat them! This video explains what Fish Bread is, or as it’s written 잉어빵 (eeng-eo-bbang). There’s a smaller cousin called 붕어빵 (boong-eo-bbang) that’s essentially a walnut cake filled with a custard.

To learn more: http://wp.me/p1hnjj-1gP

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The Vlog Channel: http://youtube.com/theqirangervlog
Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-qiranger-adventures/id451881376

Many assume the territory between San Francisco and Sonoma County wine country an hour’s drive north is bereft of Korean cuisine. I did, too, until I discovered one long-disguised as a coffee shop.

Java Hub Cafe is Marin County’s only noted venue for Korean victuals. It’s a simple coffee shop in San Anselmo, Calif., a suburb of San Rafael located about 10 minutes north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. And it is well off the beaten tourism path of Highway 101, the Marin-Sonoma thoroughfare. Read the full story

Several months ago I was watching the Korean news on my TV and they were talking about some kind of ramen. It turned out to be a kind made with chicken broth, instead of the usual spicy mix. Ever since then I have been trying to find it at my local marts. I finally gave up, and then last weekend spotted it.

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This recipe took quite a journey along the way from one blog to another, each food blogger added and deleting ingredients as the recipe meandered its way to me.It reminds me of the old game of Grapevine, also called Telephone, Broken Telephone or Chinese whispers. One person whispers a word or phrase into a neighbor’s ear, and that person repeats the word to the next, continuing until the message returns, often hilariously garbled, to the original sender.

Hungarian paprika, Korean garlic salt and walnuts were the Koreafornian spin on this savory snack. (Tammy Quackenbush photo)

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This past weekend, Jo and I ventured down south to Jeonju and the Korean Food Festival. There, we had the chance to sample several different types of kimchi, various kinds of street foods, and some fermented goodness.

To read more, check out the Korean Blog post: http://blog.korea.net/?p=5604

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The Travel Channel: http://youtube.com/qiranger
The Vlog Channel: http://youtube.com/theqirangervlog
Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-qiranger-adventures/id451881376