🍁 It's Fall! 🍂 Happy Chuseok + Songpyeon + Galbi Jjim + Fall recipes!

Learn about Chuseok, what recipes to make to celebrate Korean Fall Harvest!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🍁🍂풍성한 추석 되세요!🌕🌾 Happy Chuseok! Hello Everyone!   Can you believe that fall is already here?! Although it was nice to enjoy the warm weather and an abundance of fresh garden vegetables, I'm really looking forward to some cooler temperatures and crisp autumn air.  Not only is fall right around the corner, but Chuseok 추석 (Autumn Eve) or Hangawi 한가위 (in pure Korean) and also known as Korean Thanksgiving, is being celebrated this year on Tuesday, September 21st.    Chuseok 추석 is a major harvest festival that falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. On this day, Koreans visit their hometowns to spend time with their families, eat traditional foods and perform ancestral rites (Jesa 제사) and give thanks for the bountiful harvest.    Tables are also filled with traditional foods, newly harvested rice and fruits as part of an ancestral memorial ceremony called Charye 차례. In the old days Koreans firmly believed that you had to offer these foods and respects to their ancestors to ensure good harvest and fortune throughout the year. I have some more information about it in my 9 Chuseok Recipes post below!  The photo above is a simplified Jesa table put together by my mother-in-law, just to give you an idea of how it looks!   Other traditions for Chuseok include gift-giving and making Songpyeon 송편 (rice cakes). Markets are very busy during this time and full of gift sets with expensive and high-quality cuts of meat, dried fish, fresh fruits, snacks and even SPAM because - you know, Koreans love Spam!! 😜   Songpyeon 송편 is a special traditional rice cake that is always enjoyed during this holiday and made with various fillings such as sweet mung beans, chestnuts, beans or crushed sesame seeds mixed with honey!    These are steamed on a bed of pine needles which not only give them a wonderful aroma, but it's believed to transfer "chi" to the one that consumes it and make them strong and healthy just like a pine tree.   Fall is also the best time for fresh, quality seafood, so I've included some of my favorite seafood recipes below!   Have a Happy Chuseok everyone and take care!   XOXO 💕 JinJoo 9 Recipes for Chuseok that are traditionally enjoyed during the holiday, as well as information on Jesa tables (Charye 차례) and how to set one! RECIPE One of the most essential dishes for Chuseok is Songpyeon! This is enjoyed every year to wish every family member good health and has a wonderful aroma of fresh pine needles.  RECIPE Maepssalgaru 멥쌀가루 is a type of rice flour that is used to make Songpyeon that's made from short-grain rice while it is still wet. It may be difficult for some of you to find in stores, but with this recipe, now you can make it at home! RECIPE Gyeran Jjim is a popular and easy to make steamed egg dish and I have two different recipes! The first one is Steamed Eggs in Hot Pot which is the more commonly known version served at Korean BBQ restaurants where the eggs are cooked in a hot pot (ttukbaegi).   The second version is Korean Eggs Steamed with Shrimp and Chives where the eggs are actually cooked in a water bath using fresh minced shrimp, veggies and anchovy stock.  Galbi Jjim is a delicious and hearty beef short rib stew that's perfect for special occasions like Chuseok or just to warm up with on a cooler day! I have a Stove-Top Galbi Jjim Recipe as well as an Instant Pot Galbi Jjim Recipe! Take care and stay healthy! P.O. Box 2382 Saratoga, CA 95070, United States Don't want these emails anymore? You can Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences.