Happy Holidays!

Aloha all, just wanted to say Happy Holidays! Hope you all are eating well. I think I will enjoy these battered golden delicious shrimp with a light, crisp beer. Until next time, bon appetit!

Sookju Namul!

Aloha all! Sorry about not posting for a while, but I was visiting family and friends in Hawaii. I had a lovely time and took pictures of all the delicious food I ate. My visit to Hawaii has inspired me to dedicate my next few blogs to local food. Today I want to talk about mung bean salads. Mung beans are slender and white in appearance with a yellowish dense leaflets on one of their ends. They are used in Korean, Chinese, African, Indian and various other cultural dishes. They work well as a garnish in Thai food and taste yummy in crispy golden spring rolls. I really enjoy Korean Mung Bean salad or Sookju Namul.

My visit to the Hawaiian Islands a week ago had me munching Sookju Namul throughout the day. This mung bean salad is a perfect snack because it's light yet flavorful. The crunch of the sprouts coupled with its earthy sweet flavor contrasts nicely with the savory flavor of sesame oil and sweetness of cane sugar. Try a Korean mung bean salad instead of a traditional green salad next time you make dinner. For a recipe, check out this site: http://www.whats4eats.com/salads/sookju-namul-recipe

Until next time, eat a mung bean!

Korean mung bean salad. So ono!