An Ancient Culture with a Love for Spice. Tteokbokki is a rice cake dish cooked in a thick and incredibly spicy sauce. In Korean cuisine, spiciness plays a crucial role. Koreans have a surprising ...

This hearty soup-stew uses Korean fermented soybean paste, doenjang, which is pungent and strongly flavoured. In restaurants, doenjang jjigae usually incorporates a small amount of meat and/or ...

Gochujang is Korean chilli paste, while gochugaru is Korean chilli flakes. Both can be bought from a Korean grocery, as can sesame (perilla) leaves and banchan (side dishes).