We’ve been to Malta twice in the last couple of years, most recently for a glorious week in spring – perfect weather (dry and warm but not too hot), beautiful cities and historic attractions that were busy but not packed, glorious scenery with plenty of colourful flowers in bloom, and a great range of excellent restaurants to enjoy.
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We’ve become huge fans of banchan, the small side dishes served alongside mains and rice to make up a typical Korean meal. Oi muchim (a spicy cucumber salad) is a popular banchan dish, and is very easy to make at home. Best of all, it lasts for a few days in the fridge, so you can enjoy it across multiple meals. This recipe for oi muchim is...
Gilgeori Toast is a popular Korean street food that originated during the post-war 1970s as a cheap, easy-to-make and filling breakfast to sell to commuters and students from pushcarts and pojangmacha (casual streetside tents selling food and drink). Gilgeori means street, and is combined with the English word for toast, Koreanised as toseuteo. ...
If you’re looking for a simple chicken stew recipe that encapsulates Korean comfort food and flavours, look no further than this dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken) from A Day in Seoul: A Korean Cookbook by Julian Kim (Amazon UK |
A Day in Seoul: A Korean Cookbook by Julian Kim (Amazon UK | Bookshop.org released this May) is a wonderful combination of cookery book, cultural handbook and travel ...