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A 60-second intro to Korean-Chinese food

Bertie A. Kinser

Jjajangmyeon on the left, jjampong in the middle, and pan-fried mandu on the right


a bowl filled with different types of food on a plate: jjajangmyeon, jjampong, pan-fried mandu

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jjajangmyeon, jjampong, pan-fried mandu

Chinese-American food is a staple of many people’s takeout rotations, and we all have our favorite orders. When you crave it, you crave it. But there’s a lesser-known variation on Chinese food that isn’t often mentioned: Korean-Chinese food. It’s stealthy, so stealthy that the local Chinese restaurant you’ve been going to for decades, may in fact be a Korean-Chinese restaurant and you’ve never known it.

Many Korean-Chinese restaurants often serve Chinese-American favorites, like kung pao chicken, pepper steak, and crab rangoons. But the telltale sign that you’re enjoying food from a Korean-owned Chinese restaurant is the presence of three dishes on the menu: jjajangmyeon, jjampong, and tangsuyuk.

Just a fun language note, and something I feel like people don’t

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Learn to make tasty noodles, dumplings and more

Bertie A. Kinser
<p>Each guide is packed with knowledge, experience and expertise </p> (The Independent)

Each guide is packed with knowledge, experience and expertise

(The Independent)

For a long time, the idea of attempting to make Chinese food at home would spark trepidation in western home cooks. The seemingly endless list of ingredients, cooking tools and new techniques required was daunting.

But over the years, attitudes have changed, with people becoming more inquisitive and welcoming of new regional cuisines and flavours.

The increasing availability of essential Chinese ingredients on supermarket shelves is also emboldening for home cooks who are looking to try their hand at something new.

Read more: Restaurant cookbooks for delicious lockdown recipes, from Dishoom to Leon

Even if you can’t find a specific ingredient in Sainsbury’s or Morrisons, the number of online Asian grocers that have popped up to fill the gap is nothing short of a miracle for home cooks.

These days, there is nothing quite as exciting as opening up

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A Golden Age of Local Digital Stars

Bertie A. Kinser

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The global internet is becoming a little less American, and this can be both thrilling and unsettling.

I’m a tiny bit obsessed with regional e-commerce stars like Coupang in South Korea and Jumia in parts of Africa, and how they are managing to out-Amazon Amazon (so far).

Their success is evidence of what may be an evolution away from online services as a homogeneous — and largely American-dominated — global blob. And it shows we may now be on the cusp of a golden age for country-specific or regional digital specialists.

At a time when many people and elected officials are anxious about the power of mostly American and Chinese technology giants to shape what people believe and remodel economies, it’s good that there are more alternatives to Big Tech

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How To Lose Weight Quick With The Best Diets Of 2020 Including Keto, Vegan And

Bertie A. Kinser

Add comma separated list of ingredients to include in recipe. This eating plan , which stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension, was designed partially by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to stop and lower high blood pressure. It is final purpose isn’t to reduce weight, however the wholesome tips included within the plan additionally promote weight reduction along the best way. It is tied at No. 12 in the rating of finest weight-loss diets however is ranked in the top spot for best general diets. That’s a title it is held for many years.

Moreover, Well being’s contributing nutrition editor, Cynthia Sass, RD, factors out that one of the main criteria used to rank diets is research—and the Mediterranean Food regimen is historically confirmed to be beneficial and has lengthy been a gold commonplace” by way of confirmed results for both weight administration and well being outcomes. … Read More