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Vegan kimchi, made without traditional ingredients like anchovies, shrimp, oyster and fish sauce, is every bit as probiotic as its fish-infused counterpart.

Wait til you see the tulip food on offer around the park. You may have to forgo Magic Land, the hot springs and the panda musical entirely to sample it all.

The Olympics debut this Friday, February 9th, with an opening ceremony in PyeongChang. Here are eight Korean bites to keep you fueled.

We’re all about hearty bowls of food — plates are overrated, anyway. Join James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Rachel Yang as she dives into this most useful piece of servingware and shows you how to keep it fresh. This rib-sticking Korean treasure rice is a healthy way to fortify a weeknight meal.In Korea, there’s a…

Sleeper restaurants criteria: Largely unknown to the general public, mostly bookable the same day, won't break the bank and serve quality food and beverage.

Craving some KFC (Korean fried chicken, that is), Japanese boneless bites or something new? We've got an Asian fried chicken recipe here for you.

"I must admit, it was a fun time in my life. My friends and I ripped around New York City, with a bit of cash in hand, single, working hard and playing even harder. But something was missing...." That's the set-up in the introduction to Judy Joo's new cookbook, Korean Food Made Simple, but it…

I've had pickled eggs on my mind lately, bolstered by a recent brunch cocktail with a beautiful specimen perched on top. I figured out a cool hack over the weekend by being lazy two ways. First, by eating all the kimchi right out of the jar and not buying another, and second, by being totally unwilling…

Da Hae and Gareth West, co-owners of London’s bustling “Ameri-Korean” street food restaurant Busan BBQ, just released a new collection of their favorite recipes. Peruse their cookbook, K-Food, and get to know their distinct style, from classics to inventive fusion and everything in between. Along with bibim guksu, this is one of my favorite things to…

Cooking Channel host Judy Joo’s new cookbook, named for her popular show, is a fresh, spicy collection of Korean recipes you can 100 percent make at home. Craving bulgogi? Can’t shake your kimchi craving? Hit the Asian market and get cooking!Both Korean and Chinese restaurants have a version of this Korean-Chinese dish, with the Korean version being…

Cooking Channel host Judy Joo’s new cookbook, named for her popular show, is a fresh, spicy collection of Korean recipes you can 100 percent make at home. Craving bulgogi? Can’t shake your kimchi hankering? Hit the Asian market and get cooking!This is a somewhat salty side dish meant to be eaten in small amounts with rice and…

Cooking Channel host Judy Joo's new cookbook, named for her popular show, is a fresh, spicy collection of Korean recipes you can 100 percent make at home. Craving bulgogi? Can't shake your kimchi craving? Hit the Asian market and get cooking!Sharing is a common theme underlying all Korean food. Bo ssam embodies this convivial sentiment — everyone…

The Korean craze over honey butter chips has reached New York City, and it has been summer-fied. Brian Kim and Tae Kyung Ku at Oiji in Manhattan's East Village are setting up a pop-up in their restaurant dedicated to the chip, which will top ice cream.“The honey butter chips have been so popular since we…

Celebrated New York City pastry chef Dominique Ansel has been a whirlwind of invention since rising to fame with the Cronut™ — the hugely ballyhooed croissant-doughnut mash-up that even now, three years later, still draws considerable crowds to his shop in Manhattan's West Village. Not one to rest on his sugar-dusted laurels, Ansel has continued to push the food-splicing envelope, coming out…

For a spin on the traditional wedding bouquet, fry up an arrangement that people other than the bride can enjoy with this video tip from Korean YouTube channel Cookat TV. Look, I just schlepped a jillion miles to watch you get married — toss this bouquet and let's eat. And sure, if you want to keep making it about you, stick…

Korean-food aficionado and former Food Republic editor Matt Rodbard has partnered with NYC chef Deuki Hong to release the best Korean cookbook you’ll find this side of the Hangang (that’s a river in Seoul). Dive into America’s famed Koreatowns with these two experts and find yourself in the kitchen with a hot wok, a lot of sesame oil…

Watch below as Food Republic delves into the intricate world of Korean food with chef Deuki Hong of New York City's acclaimed Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong. He explains it all in the most basic terms possible, comparing the flavor profiles of Korean and American cuisines and drawing parallels between the sweet, savory and spicy components of each. He also breaks down many…

If Portuguese Vinho Verde wines had a celebrity spokesperson of the moment, it might be Alvarinho. Grown in many parts of northwest Portugal and Spain (where it goes by the name Albariño), this popular white varietal produces wines with clean and crisp, fruit and minerality on the nose and on the sip. "Cleansing" would be…

When it comes to wine, the Portuguese generally eschew the likes of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes found so commonly around the world for their own options. The winemaking region here has more than 45 indigenous grape varieties, and single varietal wines, like the lovely Loureiro, are becoming increasingly popular exports. For a long…

Marked by good acidity and brilliant citrus, Vinho Verde wines hail from the Minho province, making the most of Portugal’s wet, northwestern soils. Vinho Verde has solidified its personality among the other wines of the world as the friendly sip that gets along with anything and everything on the table. It’s the up-for-anything companion, whether you’re celebrating a huge milestone or…

Chef Edward Lee is master of umami, adding Korean pantry staple gochujang sauce to a hearty beef chili simmered in smoky chipotle peppers and beer, which blankets a base of tortilla chips. The author of Smoke & Pickles then tops it all off with a sharp cheddar cheese, serrano pepper, and a gochujang-spiked sour cream…

With a bustling Chinatown, a burgeoning Little Cambodia and a well-established Vietnamese enclave just south of Center City, Philadelphia certainly isn’t lacking for Asian eating options. But if you’re on the kimchi trail, in search of the Korean barbecue, mandoo or a sochu and karaoke spot, Philly’s Koreatown is decidedly off the beaten path.Chef Chris…

In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.It wasn’t long ago that…

The author at Disney World and in her home kitchen today. Photos: Gabi Porter. In June, Food Republic is counting the many reasons to love Asian food in America right now. Here’s one of them.It was late June of 1991, and everything was moist. The chair-joined-desks. The beige, mosaic hallways. Even the brown paper bag–covered…