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Korean food and drink

November 2024

  • Seji Hong's sundubu jiggae (spicy tofu and seafood stew)

    Seji Hong’s recipe for sundubu jjigae, or spicy Korean tofu and seafood stew

    A big, Korean hug in a bubbling stew of seafood, tofu, garlic, chilli and an egg for good measure

October 2024

  • Bella Dalton-Fenkl holding a Korean celadon vase on campus at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on September 28, 2024. The vase is in the style of the Goryeo Dynasty.

    Self and wellbeing
    My brilliant Korea: rediscovery of a rich cultural narrative

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's butternut squash carbonara with golden crispy garlic.

    Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
    Squash ‘carbonara’ and kimchi tofu soup: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for easy midweek meals

September 2024

  • A modern sundubu jjigae – made with gochugaru. Traditionally, the dish is served white.

    ‘Jjigae is comfort food of the highest order’: my obsession with cooking Korea’s best-loved soups

  • Meera Sodha's cabbage peanut butter and gochujang noodles.

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for white cabbage, peanut butter and gochujang noodles

July 2024

  • Top view of red kimchi

    ‘Kimchi is important like air is important’: chef Jung Eun Chae on her cabbage memories – and recipes

    Her Korean restaurant Chae seats just six diners and has a made-from-scratch approach with some ingredients taking more than a year to prepare. Here the chef and owner shares the meaning – and method – behind kimchi
  • A figure made out of east Asian food items, standing on a bright pink and blue plinth, against a yellow background

    ‘America was futuristic once. Now all the crazy things are from Asia’: why the British are going wild for kawaii culture

    From bubble tea and corn dogs to K-pop and plushies, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese brands have captured the pocket-money market
  • Meera Sodha’s Korean-style cold noodle salad known as bibim guksu

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for bibim guksu, or Korean-style cold noodle salad

    Picnic-able noodles, radishes, sugar snaps and red cabbage dressed in a sweet, spicy and gently sour chilli sauce

June 2024

  • A congee with egg, sliced onions and chilli flakes

    ‘It’s a cure-all’: the simple, soothing power of congee – and chefs’ tips on how to serve it

    Rice is nice, but a serve of warming congee is unbeatable. Jinghua Qian meditates on the pleasures of porridge – and asks three chefs and restaurateurs about their favourite toppings
  • L-R Yvonne Lam, Mike Ticher, Imogen Dewey, Elias Visontay. Guardian staff taste test the spicy Buldak noodles.

    ‘My face is leaking’: taste testing the spicy ramen deemed too dangerous for Denmark

    Three flavours of Buldak chicken ramyeon have been banned by authorities in Copenhagen, but seriously, how bad could they be?

  • Too hot for Denmark: taste testing spicy ramen recalled from supermarket shelves - video

    Danish authorities warned these Korean instant noodles are too spicy to be sold, but should ramen lovers worry?

May 2024

  • Korean soy sauce braised chicken – jjimdak

    Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
    Recipe for Korean soy sauce braised chicken – jjimdak by Seji Hong

    Simply add sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil to this chicken dish for a mildly spicy meal
  • Zoe Williams

    I have finally mastered a TikTok recipe for bao buns – but they take almost five hours

    Zoe Williams
    What am I doing with my one wild and precious life? Struggling to follow fast, frantic cookery instructions and developing a whole new swearing habit, writes Zoe Williams
  • Felicity Cloake's ribollita

    Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
    Soups, stews and king congee: eight cosy recipes for a rainy weekend

    From a maximalist pumpkin soup to a low-and-slow dal, these are the dishes to cook when you seek comfort and flavour

April 2024

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's potato and gochujang braised eggs is one way.

    Kitchen aide
    What makes Korean gochujang any different from other chilli pastes?

    Gochujang is sweet, spicy, fruity, savoury, umami and you can eat it as it is, in dips or on toast. Our panel pick a variety of ways to enjoy it

March 2024

  • Ed Smith's eggs in creamed spinach with spiced butter beans.

    Eggs galore! Creamed spinach and Korean-style eggs in a chilli paste stew

    An Easter brunch of eggs in creamed spinach with spiced butter seeds, and a Korean-inspired spicy stew with fried eggs
  • Meera Sodha's peanut butter chilli ramen.

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for peanut butter ramen

    It’s the citrussy, zingy, spicy coconut curry broth that makes this joyful bowl of noodles really sing
  • The Myeongdong neighbourhood in Seoul at night.

    BTS, Blackpink, Squid Game, kimchi … what’s the secret of South Korea’s world-conquering culture?

    From K-pop to K-beauty, via film and fashion, South Korea is punching way above its weight. The boyband BTS alone rakes in billions every year. Are there lessons for other countries?

February 2024

  • Indonesian Sambal Telur

    Real deal: 14 ambitious, delicious packed-lunch recipes you’ll want to try right now

    Top chefs pick their favourite on-the-go dishes, from Indian spiced rolls to the ultimate Italian sandwich

January 2024

  • Rukmini Iyer's kimchi fried rice with peas, prawns and pak choi.

    Quick and easy
    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for kimchi fried rice with peas, prawns and pak choi

    This rice dish, cooked in a clever microwave method, is colourful with peas, prawns and greens, with a heady kick of kimchi
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