[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Bring in the New Year with these delicious, traditional treats.

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]

 1. Tteokguk 떡국 or Manduguk (만둣국)

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″ id=”” class=”” style=”background-color: #F53533;”][gap size=”1.313em” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output][/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]This soup is said to bring good luck to your new year… everyone can use a little more luck!

Main Ingredients:
Beef or anchovy broth
Tteok (sliced rice cake)
Garlic
Scallions
Soy Sauce
Salt and Pepper
Sesame Oil
Eggs
Kim (김) (nori)

Check out the full recipe here!

Depending on the region of Korea, some people eat Manduguk instead of Tteokguk on New Year’s Day.

Manduguk is very similar to tteokguk – only switch out the rice cakes with mandu OR (my favorite) add the mandu right alongside the tteok… and voila! – you have mandu tteok guk 🙂[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]

2.  Japchae (잡채)

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″ id=”” class=”” style=”background-color: #F53533;”][gap size=”1.313em” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output][/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Japchae can be a main or side dish for your celebration meal. This dish is known to be slightly hard to get the taste just right, BUT don’t let this tricky dish intimidate you!

Main Ingredients:
Dangmyeon, (당면) – sweet potato rice noodle
Veggies – such as carrots, spinach, and mushrooms
Beef

You can find the full how-to here … this Korean mom’s technique is sure to take this dish from tricky to delish![/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]

3. Jeon (전)

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″ id=”” class=”” style=”background-color: #F53533;”][gap size=”1.313em” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output][/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Jeon is commonly referred to as a Korean pancake … let me stop you before your thought bubble fills with images of savorly IHOP pancakes drenched in syrup… this is not your typical pancake.

What I love about Jeon is you can make it with whatever ingredients you want! What makes is jeon is the batter – a wheat flour and egg wash, fried in oil. Depending on what you put in it, the name of the dish changes (see below).

Here are some of my favorite ingredients:
Scallions (Pa Jeon)
Squid – don’t knock it till you try it!
Zucchini (Hobak Jeon)
Carrots
Kimchi (Kimchi Jeon)

Once finished, just dip in sauce and wash down with some Makgeolli… can you hear my tummy growl??? Here is my favorite recipe for jeon![/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]

4. Sikhye (식혜)

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″ id=”” class=”” style=”background-color: #F53533;”][gap size=”1.313em” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output][/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]No meal is complete without a sweet dish… or drink in this case. Sikhye is a sweet rice drink served as a dessert – a must have for a complete jimjilbang experience.

It is made by pouring malt water over rice and being boiled until it’s sweet enough.

Main Ingredients:
Rice
Pine nuts

Since no one makes this by hand – you can purchase it at your local Asian market.[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Special thanks to Hallmark for .gif check out full E-card![/text_output][text_output]

Let us know how your dish turned out!!

[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output][/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row]