韓国編

dumplings|2025.4.24


「旅する餃子」韓国編。
辛いイメージでの韓国料理だが、
そこにはまだ私たちが知らない
奥深い味がありそう。
さて、どんな餃子となるのか。


カラダにも美味しい、
人気の韓国料理。

Delicious and Healthy: Korean Food.

The Korean boom hasn’t faded—in fact, it’s now part of everyday life. Shin-Okubo, with its Korean restaurants and grocery stores, buzzes daily with visitors, and K-pop, Korean dramas, and films remain hugely popular. Korean culture is thriving—novelist Han Kang even won the Nobel Prize. Korean food, too, has become a staple in everyday Japanese life.
Korean cuisine is rooted in the idea that food is medicine—what you eat can heal you. It emphasizes balance across five tastes (sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, salty), five colors (red, green, yellow, white, black), and five preparation methods (grilling, boiling, steaming, stir-frying, raw).
Herbal dishes like samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) are common, and kimchi, packed with probiotics and regional flair—is a must-have. A typical Korean meal includes rice, soup, a main dish, and various sides, making a festive spread. It’s food that energizes just by looking at it—and even more when you eat it. That’s the power of Korean cuisine.


キムチの辛さと蜂蜜の甘さが特徴的。

The heat of kimchi and the sweetness of honey.

With that in mind, here’s a Korean-inspired recipe for walnut, honey, and kimchi dumplings. While Korea has its own dumplings called mandu, which came from Mongolia, today’s recipe is an original creation.
The wrapper: crushed walnuts, honey, and flour. The filling: ground pork, kimchi, and sesame oil. The toppings: soybean sprout and carrot namul, with baby greens. To make:

1.Mix flour, crushed walnuts, and honey for the wrappers.
2. Combine the pork, kimchi, and sesame oil for the filling, place it in the wrapper, and pan-fry without sealing the edges.
3. Top with namul and greens.

So, how does it taste?
The filling with kimchi brings bold Korean flavor and the namul topping adds a perfect accent. Best of all, the honey and walnuts caramelize into a crispy finish. It’s the kind of dumpling you’ll crave with a bowl of rice—sure to become a new favorite.