Originally published September 11, 2011.I thought I'd revive this recipe for Chuseok! Happy Chuseok!The cool fall weather is here to stay and school is in full swing. It is also the end of the season for kaenip (perilla) and the leaves are fading into a yellowish light green hue. The other weekend, I plucked the remaining leaves and decided to do a few experiments after speaking with my mom. She mentioned that the older leaves tend to be a less tender and a little tougher. Sometimes she steams a bunch of leaves and makes ssam (wraps) or chops them up and makes jun (pancakes) or jang dduk, a special recipe that my mom culled from her mother that sounded really hearty and quite simply, yummy. The recipe incorporates a spoonful of dwaen jang into the batter. (I know, dwaen jang!) I've never actually had the dish before or even heard of such a thing, but the combination of the pungent salty, nutty dwaen jang, and the strong peppery, mintykaenip sounded enticing. If you ...

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My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson is the next addition to your cookbook collection! Collecting cookbooks is an addiction of mine. And if I happen upon a cookbook written by a Korean American chef/author, theres about 200% chance that I will buy it. My Rice Bowl, written by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson,

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