My hobby...Korean Cuisine: Bibimbap, Bulgogi, Kimchi, Yangnyeom Tongdak & Dakbokkeumtang

      I have to thank so much to Maangchi's Blog for posting a day ago a photo of my own recipe version of Bibimbap with Dwaeji Bulgogi (mixed rice with vegetables and meat)!  

      So, I hope that what I've done  following her recipe it is quite well done and it looks also tasty... I'm watching with such a pleasure her videos / recipes and I must say that only having a little bit of courage and energy, lots of imagination and fun - everyone can at least to try to improve culinary skills from korean traditional & specific cuisine!! I'm so grateful that I had the chance to find out her blog & recipes and I really apreciate her willingness to share with us so many things related with the korean culture!

here's the pic..  

                  All started by watching Korean dramas (starting years ago with Dae Jang Geum also known as: Jewel in the Palace) where "The main themes are her perseverance and the portrayal of traditional Korean culture, including Korean royal court cuisine and traditional medicine"....

                  Then - actually some months ago - I tried to find out the recipe of kimchi . Instead of this I found out her recipe (nb. Maangchi's recipe) of chicken stew...so familiar to me, but in korean it is called Dakbokkeumtang Dak galbi or Spicy Braised Chicken... And I did it!!!



  

After a while - I started to think at Kimchi

  and... you see...I followed all the indications said in Maangchi easy kimchi recipe and, also, in the one called Emergency Kimchi!!

                             
      Finally: what can I say...I took time and I tried to do  Yangnyeom Tongdak (Seasoned fried chicken or Deep fried chicken nuggets)...so tasty - indeed!!!  

               

   Followed by Dwaeji Bulgogi or 

Korean Spicy Fried Pork...  

   

wrap dwaeji bulgogi in green lettuce with hot spicy rice,

vegetables, hot-hot chilli pepper paste and sesame seeds

                 In the summer I promised to cook the red pepper paste also known in korean as  Gochujang... In our traditional kitchen there is a product quite similar (pastă de ardei iute / hot chilli pepper paste) - so maybe I'll do a fusion.

hot hot hot!!! - so spicy pepper sauce (chilli pepper powder, pepper, salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinaigre)

                  All I do it's a hobby... a way to spice up my culinary habits... a way to add colors in everyday recipes & foods...

                So - all my recipes are just made by passion... and I admit that I'm so in love with the korean cuisine... I'm " a Home Chef" according to what I read in an article about the ethnic cooking... almost I hope...LOL!!! That's funny...

                Also If you have enough time maybe you'll read about "foreign imports – unexpected flavours" - an article about "new foods next food trends,  in fact they’re typically traditional foods but exported far enough away that the commonplace transforms into the exotic"...

Nota Bene: In the end - please try to follow the real recipes, the original ones... confirmed to be traditional... just the way I done it... and If your passion is so big... then it's just ok... to let the imagination free and cook "as you like"... or to ask the real Chefs for culinary advices...

   and my passion extends to the french kitchen, english, italian, indian, actually the whole world cuisine...

                                           
                      ....the result of your cuisine passion - it's up to you.... or in latin: "de gustibus non est disputandum" ( meaning In matters of taste, there can be no disputes) !!! right?...

     A huge THANK YOU to my mom, also... she's the first culinary  "Chef" of my life!

Stay positive, today, tomorrow and always! 

Rămâi pozitiv, astăzi, mâine și întotdeauna!

Arhiva foto/video privată/ Private photos/video archive.

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Plouă în luna lui....Mai?!?

                        O nouă lună în calendar... bifată! Şi de acest 1 mai - vremea ţine cu cei pasionaţi de ieşirile în natură, în mijlocul ei, prin parcuri, pe aleile umbrite din grădinile publice, cu siguranţă la pădure pentru un grătar cu sau fără peripeţii plus un bronz temperat şi poate, de ce nu, o ieşire la şosea ca într-un chanson d'autrefois...dar care invita la plimbare într-o zi de sămbată ori ...ba!!

             Azi vă propun videoclipul de mai jos...are un ceva anume, un fel vibrant atăt de potrivit cu această sărbătoare...sau aşa vreau eu să mi se pară (sic)!

           Deci, 1 Mai, Ziua Internaţională a Muncii - început de lună, lună de primăvară...şi peste căteva zile urmată de o altă mare sărbătoare... aţi început pregătirile cred! Floriile au trecut...ouăle "vor înroşii"...cozonacii ne aşteaptă şi mă opresc, dar bănuiţi că aş mai putea avea idei!

         Dacă va ploua? Habar n-am...dar se aude un zvon că de Paşte s-ar putea!

                                

          Sursa Internet: Official Video for Pink Martini's "Splendor In The Grass" 

                                         Plimbare - Promenade - a Walk

                                                       in Bucharest "

                  "Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. It became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris" (Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes (...) In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.^"

                           ^{So let's see:}

•            Anul trecut de 1 Mai - orele 17 trecute cum zicea cândva un concetăţean...hai-hui prin Bucureşti de la Izvor prin Cişmigiu spre Calea Victoriei...
•            L'année dernière,  on 1 Mai... 17 heures "passé",  comme une expression d'autrefois dit par un compatriote... Une promenade par hasard a travers  les rues chez Park Izvor par Cişmigiu à Calea Victoriei (Rue de la Victoire).

•           Last year on 1st of May.... and a wonderful walk from the Izvor Park at Cişmigiu Park and then till the Victory Square...

Le Pont Izvor  - riviere du Dambovita – spre Piaţa Unirii;

 Izvorul Oticului River - Dâmboviţa River - Unirii Square



Teatrul Bulandra pe Schitu Măgureanu spre Grădina Cişmigiu;

Bulandra Theatre on Schitu Măgureanu Ave. to Cişmigiu Park

Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta în zi de sărbătoare...liber la circulaţie!

Queen Elisabeta Avenue en pleine jour du fete.... pas du circulation!



Arhivele Statului spre Primărie vis a-vis de Cişmigiu 

The City Hall (in the centre) & The State Archives (old buildings)

să ne facem o idee despre un eventual traseu...

let's find out an itinerary...

Să intrăm în parc...

Let's go in the park...

17 trecute...v-am zis, nu?

around 17 on the clock... already I told you!

frumos!! vă las să vă faceţi o idee şi curănd am să vă povestesc ceva mai mult...

wonderful...I let you to have your own idea about this Park! Soon I'll write a post about it...

verde peste tot, bărci şi timp frumos...

green all over, boats and a pleasant time to spend...

pare a fi o "dumbravă" minunată...

it seems to be "a magical landscape"

din nou hai hui

once again on the itinerary

printre ramuri verzi...apusul

sunset... over the green leaves

nimfa fără nume

the lovely nimfa without a name

spre Universitate

towards University

Cercul Militar Palatul Cercului Militar

Fântăna Sărindar

Sărindar Fountain was build at 17 september 1896

La Restaurantul Capşa...spre Capitol pe Calea Victoriei despre care - sper - să vă povestesc... cândva!At Capşa Restaurant Capşa

... towards Capitol Restaurant on the Victoriei Avenue... a story to tell you about soon!!

Foto arhiva personală - Photos Personal Archive

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 Grădina Cişmigiu în mai 2012

n.b. more info in english version about Cismigiu Park on wikipedia



Şi pentru că, deja, v-am obişnuit cu mici explicaţiuni lexicale ori gramaticale oferite de domnul academician Alexandru Graur, ei bine, nu ratez ocazia de a o face şi acum cu privire la termenul de...

mai

         "Numele lunii mai este de origine latină, ca şi celelalte nume de luni: maius, derivat de la numele zeiţei Maia, mama lui Mercur.

         În epoca istorică, această zeiţă joacă un rol cu totul neînsemnat, dar, desigur, înainte de influenţa grecească ea va fi avut o însemnătate mult mai mare, căci numai aşa ne putem explica faptul că i s-a consacrat o lună."

                                       publicat în "Tempo", 4.V.1939

                                            extras din Volumul II "Puţină Gramatică" de Al. Graur,

                                                              Editura Academiei -1988

                   "Maintenant une petite explication lexicale ou grammaticale publiee par l'académicien Alexandru Graur..

                                            sur l'origine du mot:                                            mai

                 "Le nom du cet mois: mai est d'origine latine comme les autres noms du mois: maius - derivee du nom de la Maia, déesse

(godess), la mere du Mercur.

                   Dans la epoque historique -  Maia joue un petit rol, mais bien sur que avant de l'influence d'origine grecque c'est sur que elle a eu une large importance parce que seulment comme ca on peut explique le fait d'avoir a elle consacree un mois."