In Korean, 밥상 (bapsang) describes a traditional table setting or meal. Think rice, soup, a main dish (usually meat or fish), kimchi, and other small sides (반찬, aka banchan). An ideal bapsang presents ...

Check out this primer to familiarize yourself with some of the essential side dishes known as banchan before heading to a ...

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This Thanksgiving, try replacing the usual stuffing and cranberries with these banchan, or Korean side dishes. Caroline Choe, a Korean American chef and the author of a new cookbook, “Banchan: 60 ...

This recipe is super versatile and can be used with many different ingredients, such as daikon radish, fennel, cauliflower, asparagus and many more. Also, you can tweak the recipe a bit by ...

In this appetizing paean to “the plethora of small shared sides served with a Korean meal,” chef and debut author Choe breaks down banchan into three main categories: preserved and fermented, fresh, ...

Authentic Side Dishes by Nobuko Kitasaka, author of three cookbooks and teacher of the art of table settings. The recipes and accompanying pictures are crisp, clean, and mouth-watering. This book can ...