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Korean Style Chicken Noodles (Bibim-Guksu)
When you make chicken soup (dakjuk), you can make chicken noodles at the same time. Here’s how to cook it. Chicken Noodles Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Pour a generous amount of oil into a pan and slowly cook the chicken over medium-low heat. Then add a little salt and pepper….
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Korean Samgyeopsal to Coat Our Throats
When It’s Dusty Day, We Had Samgyeopsal. After returning from Tijuana, I felt a scratchy tightness in my throat. On our last day there, the dust seemed to hang thickly in the air—perhaps a reminder of Tijuana’s desert geography. In Korea, when we feel that gritty sensation from too much dust, there’s one thing…
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How to Walk Across the Border to Tijuana (Otay Mesa)
One of my friends who worked together when I was in LA moved to Mexico with her boyfriend. From LA to the border, it takes about 2.5~3 hours by a car so I decided to visit there to see her and explore Mexican culture! It is how I went through from the U.S to…
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How to Make Mother’s Dress for Wedding 2) Pattern Research
After buying all stuff, we’re ready to make a sample dress. First content here: Read Finding Patterns Honestly, even if you graduated from a fashion design program, it’s not easy to make clothes from scratch. The tricky part is making the patterns. That’s why it’s more reasonable, both time- and cost-wise, to…
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Chicken Porridge Using Costco Chicken Thighs (Dakjuk)
I was watching YouTube when I came across a video about chicken noodle soup. Fortunately, I had some chicken thighs from Costco, so I decided to try making it myself. While prepping the chicken, I found some thigh bones, and since there was plenty of meat, I spent some time thinking about what to do…
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Korean-Style Banh mi with Ciabatta
Banh mi is a Vietnamese baguette sandwich that was influenced by French cuisine during the colonial period. I visited Vietnam three times last year and absolutely fell in love with the taste of banh mi. Although I’ve eaten many baguette sandwiches in France, the flavors of bánh mì are distinctly Vietnamese—tangy, rich, sweet, and more…
Daily Life in Los Angeles
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This is how it all started…
We are a Korean couple who immigrated to Los Angeles. Life doesn’t always go as planned, but we’ve decided to go with the flow. We love making things and value the special care that goes into handmade items. There are many products in the world, but handmade ones are filled with heart. We appreciate that care and document the process of creating each piece.
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