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Soyeon’s “kimchi-less kimchi pancake” keeps the kimchi liquid and leaves out the cabbage pieces. That is why the name sounds contradictory. The idea appeared on MBC’s I Live Alone in May 2022, when she explained that she disliked vegetables. It is a celebrity home-cooking idea, not a restaurant recommendation.Read MBC’s story about Soyeon’s dish →Why Soyeon made it this wayMBC’s report contrasts..
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Jung Kook’s Bulguri combines Buldak and Neoguri noodles, with all the Buldak liquid sauce but only half the Neoguri soup powder. He posted the recipe on BTS Weverse on March 16, 2023. The photo above is from that post, rather than our own recreation.Read Jung Kook’s original recipe and photo →The original cooking method, in EnglishHeat 650–680ml water in a frying pan.Before it boils, add the ful..
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Ingkko Kalguksu (잉꼬칼국수) in Guri is the noodle restaurant Pungja visits in the Guri episode of DdoGanJip. The appeal in her reaction is the contrast between a plain-looking bowl and its substantial noodles, potatoes and rich-tasting broth. The kimchi is another part of the experience—but her reaction makes clear that it is spicy.One correction is useful before you plan a trip: Ingkko appears in t..
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