By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Aigerim Sadykova
The most delicious means to endure acquainted amongst to a greater extent than or less other Earth is to gustatory modality its national cuisine. However, the best means to sympathize it is to acquire how to ready it.
Months ago, I had the run a jeopardy to participate inward complimentary Korean cooking classes. Every Sat for the whole calendar month at eleven a.m., I in addition to to a greater extent than or less other eleven students came to the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) inward gild to endure taught past times a chef from i of the most famous restaurants inward Kazakhstan, Korean House. Gourmets in addition to Koreans who immature adult woman the gustatory modality of Korean imperial courtroom cuisine usually operate to Korean House for dinner.
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| The Korean Cultural Center inward Republic of Kazakhstan holds cooking classes for people interested inward Korean cuisine. (Korean Cultural Center inward Kazakhstan) |
In multiethnic Kazakhstan, the "national cuisine" today is a mix betwixt Russian, Uzbek, Tatar in addition to the cooking traditions brought to Central Asia past times ethnic Korean people. Kazakhstani women similar to surprise their guests amongst diverse in addition to novel dishes. Therefore, they sign upwardly for cooking classes. I savor cooking. That’s why I was delighted to brand to a greater extent than or less Korean nutrient amongst an experienced chef.
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| Everybody inward the course of written report has fun making to a greater extent than or less delicious Korean food. (Korean Cultural Center inward Kazakhstan) |
I had never earlier seen the kitchen of the KCC in addition to was surprised when I entered a big, spacious in addition to vivid room, fully equipped amongst all the necessary cooking utensils. There were 3 broad tables, a refrigerator, pots in addition to dishes, all delivered forthwith from Korea. By the way, the bluish fishes hanging from the ceiling made the interior in addition to our mood brighter. Some of us had never tasted Korean nutrient before. Others, similar me, had such an experience in addition to were ready for the unusual in addition to spicy taste. However, it was our get-go fourth dimension cooking Korean food.
Our chef had come upwardly to the KCC to a greater extent than or less thirty minutes earlier the lesson started in addition to had prepared the ingredients nutrient for us because nosotros solely had i hr to ready in addition to that wasn't plenty fourth dimension to boil to a greater extent than or less of the ingredients. He randomly divided us into 3 teams. Then, 4 people occupied their ain table, waiting for instructions in addition to repeating the chef’s actions. After the get-go lesson, nosotros decided non to modify partners in addition to were used to each other land cooking. Now, nosotros are friends in addition to frequently verbalize over our experiments inward the kitchen.
In general, nosotros learned how to brand 3 dishes. There are photos of what my squad prepared, next the chef’s instructions, watching how he made the nutrient at his table.
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| Well-known past times watchers of Korean lather operas, the hot in addition to spice rice cake dish tteokbokki (떡볶이) is quite delicious. (Korean Cultural Center inward Kazakhstan) |
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| Sweet white patato starched noodles, stir fried amongst vegetables, is called japchae (잡채). (Aigerim Sadykova) |
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| Stir-fried vegetables amongst beef is a classic Korean dish (소고기 볶음). (Aigerim Sadykova) |
During the class, I noticed to a greater extent than or less differences betwixt Korean cuisine in addition to Kazakhstani in addition to fifty-fifty Russian cuisine.
Soy sauce
While cooking, nosotros used soy sauce every bit a salt. “If it's non salty enough, add together to a greater extent than or less soy sauce,” the instructor said. Frankly, it surprised us because nosotros don’t brand nutrient amongst soy sauce instead of salt. My Korean linguistic communication instructor i solar daytime confessed that Kazakhstani nutrient is really salty for him.
Sugar
Some Korean dishes require the improver of sugar. That's why tteokbokki and japchae are sugariness in addition to spicy at the same time. I actually liked that taste. It was novel in addition to a piffling odd. In Kazakhstan, saccharide is used for desserts. Also, my Earth is famous for its tea addiction in addition to we sip tea amongst or without sugar, 3 times a day. Therefore, the chef reminded us non to forget to add together saccharide to the tteokbokki. We didn’t fifty-fifty experience that nosotros needed to a greater extent than saccharide in addition to were assured that saccharide must endure used inward tea only.
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| In While making tteobokki, nosotros purpose saccharide to brand the gustatory modality a chip sweeter. (Aigerim Sadykova) |
Sunflower oil
We close didn’t purpose whatever sunflower fossil oil inward our 3 Korean dishes. It was a piffling strange, because Kazakhstanis purpose fossil oil for all their dishes, fifty-fifty when they brand side dishes. When the pan is heated, fossil oil must endure added. From this, nosotros tin conclude that Korean cuisine is less obese in addition to to a greater extent than healthy.
Sesame seeds
In the end, nosotros added a tablespoon of sesame seeds for gustatory modality in addition to for decoration. Sesame seeds or sesame fossil oil are novel ingredients for me. I saw sesame seeds for the get-go fourth dimension when my manlike mortal raise brought to a greater extent than or less caramelized sesame seeds, fried inward honey, called gozinaki. Then I ate to a greater extent than or less Korean dishes amongst sesame seeds, but never used it inward cooking. Sesame seeds actually made the course of written report to a greater extent than appetizing.
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| We add together to a greater extent than or less sesame seeds later making to a greater extent than or less stir-fried vegetables. Delicious! (Aigerim Sadykova) |
Half-fried vegetables
When nosotros made the stir-fried vegetables amongst beef (소고기볶음), the vegetables remained solely half-fried. It took i infinitesimal to complete amongst the vegetables. However, I'm used to fully frying the vegetables, boiled or nada to a greater extent than than only cutting them.
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| Vegetables inward many Korean dishes are commonly solely half-fried, similar inward japchae. (Aigerim Sadykova) |
Color
All Korean dishes are colorful. We used yellow, reddish in addition to light-green peppers, orangish carrots, dark-brown mushrooms, the reddish hot pepper glue gochujang (고추장) in addition to white rice cake. The vivid colors lifted the mood in addition to stimulated our appetites, I noticed.
Taste
Finally, the gustatory modality of the Korean dishes was amazing, too. Korean nutrient tin endure sweet, spicy in addition to slightly sour all at the same time, without whatever thin taste, although initially such a gustatory modality may non endure liked until you lot acquire used to it. Korean nutrient is digestible in addition to salubrious because it consists generally of vegetables in addition to spicy sauces. Also, it’s rich in addition to doesn’t operate out a heaviness inward the stomach. Many visitors to Republic of Kazakhstan admire the gustatory modality of meat, but however consider Kazakhstani nutrient to endure fatty. By the way, later our Korean cooking lessons, I began to mean value that I should add together soy sauce or reddish pepper glue to my dishes, because I missed the unusual, particular in addition to delicious gustatory modality of Korea.
You involve to endure patient in addition to attentive land cooking inward gild to acquire the sugariness in addition to spicy taste. You operate healthier later eating Korean food. I mean value I at nowadays start to sympathize the history in addition to lifestyle of the Korean people. It was a nifty experience. Now, I desire to ready all 3 Korean dishes for my birthday political party inward August.
See you lot then.
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