In the latest episode of CNN's Culinary Journeys, chef Edward Kwon travels to Jeonju, a well known South Korean food city, to learn to make the perfect bibimbap.
Edward Kwon's Culinary Journey —
In the latest episode of CNN's Culinary Journeys, chef Edward Kwon travels to Jeonju, a well known South Korean food city, to learn to make the perfect bibimbap.
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Made with rice, vegetables, chili paste, egg and sliced meat, bibimbap is one of South Korea's most loved dishes. It takes 50 ingredients to make the Jeonju version.
50 ingredients in a bowl —
Made with rice, vegetables, chili paste, egg and sliced meat, bibimbap is one of South Korea's most loved dishes. It takes 50 ingredients to make the Jeonju version.
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"The most important thing is that my Korean food is reinterpreted in a modern way, but that in the taste and the roots, it's perfectly Korean," says Kwon. This is Kwon's modern presentation of bibimbap.
Bibimbap reinvented —
"The most important thing is that my Korean food is reinterpreted in a modern way, but that in the taste and the roots, it's perfectly Korean," says Kwon. This is Kwon's modern presentation of bibimbap.
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Calling himself a global ambassador of Korean food, Kwon's first overseas restaurant, Moscow-based Elements by Edward Kwon, serves Korean food with a twist. Here's his version of kimchi mandu (dumplings).
Kimchi mandu —
Calling himself a global ambassador of Korean food, Kwon's first overseas restaurant, Moscow-based Elements by Edward Kwon, serves Korean food with a twist. Here's his version of kimchi mandu (dumplings).
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Kwon's seafood salad in sweet and sour sesame sauce, served at Elements.
Seafood salad —
Kwon's seafood salad in sweet and sour sesame sauce, served at Elements.
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Kwon was originally trained as a hotel chef and his main game is French cuisine. He hopes his Lab XXIV restaurant in Seoul will make French cuisine more approachable for Koreans.
French background —
Kwon was originally trained as a hotel chef and his main game is French cuisine. He hopes his Lab XXIV restaurant in Seoul will make French cuisine more approachable for Koreans.
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"When I designed Lab XXIV, I said let's push down the price," says Kwon. "Even though we aren't making a lot of money, we're providing an experience for Korean people."
French for Koreans —
"When I designed Lab XXIV, I said let's push down the price," says Kwon. "Even though we aren't making a lot of money, we're providing an experience for Korean people."
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