Rinnai Cooking Class

Friday was the day of cooking and food. The morning started off by attending class at the Rinnai Cooking School and ended with my first experience of the show Nanta. 

Sponsored through the Seoul Global Center, this month's cooking class menu included 보쌈 (Bo-ssam) and 쟁반국수 (Jaengban Guksu). Our group met at 10:15am outside of Hongik University Station (Green Line 2) exit 4 and walked together over to class (it is the tall building behind you as you come out of the subway exit). To add to the excitement, the cost for the class is a mere 5,000 W! 

You will find the cooking school on the 3rd floor of the building. From here, you will pick up your apron and find a station to work at where the ingredients and utensils have already been laid out for you.

The class is conducted in Korean, but do not let this stop you. Our lovely guide from the Seoul Global Center was there to translate for us. Before class begins, you are also given a recipe sheet (in both Korean and English), so you can easily follow along. Additionally, as you can see in the video, there are three screens where you can watch the teacher prepare and follow along with each step of the recipe.

보쌈 (Bo-ssam) meat is finished!

Completed 쟁반국수 (Jaengban Guksu)

Afterwards, you have the chance to sit and eat what you have so diligently and tastefully prepared, followed by a time of cleaning up and washing dishes. The class finished eating and cleaning by around 1pm.

***In addition, as a side note, I was also interviewed during this cooking class (as well as many of the other participants) for a radio program airing tonight (Monday) on Arirang Radio.  We were interviewed about a variety of questions relating to Korean food and cooking....two of my favorite things!***