A great way to understand a new place and cuisine is by taking a cooking class. I signed up for a Beginner’s Class last week, hosted by O’ngo Food Communications where I learnt to whip up a yummy chicken stew and the most amazing vegetarian dish: glass noodles with mushrooms.
Our instructor was very friendly and patient - answering all our questions. We learnt that soybean paste forms a very important part of Korean cooking. Other interesting new insights:
I learnt that sweet potatoes make really yummy noodles with an interesting texture.
Real soybean paste takes between 40-60 days to make.
There are way more varieties of mushrooms than what I was used to in the US.
We ended the class by visiting a street market near Anguk station, where our instructor helped us purchase some basic Rice wine, soybean paste, chilli paste and mushrooms.
I highly recommend this class to anyone interested in learning about Korean cooking.
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