Maangchi & Japanese Breakfast Explore Effects of War on Korean Cuisine | Close to Home

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  • In this series, Michelle Zauner, an author and the singer of Japanese Breakfast, explores the results of migration on cuisine, and the personal experiences and community that are tied into the merging of food cultures. As cooks try to replicate familiar dishes in foreign homes, they rely on what’s around them. But by tying in techniques, ingredients, and sensory memories from their places of origin, they create new, hybrid cuisines.
    In this episode, Zauner sits down with Sarah Lee, co-founder of Kimbap Lab, and Emily Kim, a TH-camr and author better known as Maangchi, to discuss the evolution of Korean-American cuisine. The three share a meal at Pocha32 in New York City’s Koreatown and dive into the origins of Budae Jjigae, or “army base stew,” and their own experiences with Korean-American food.
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    How War Changed Korean Food Forever with Maangchi & Japanese Breakfast

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  • @ninothebunny2397
    @ninothebunny2397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4629

    Maangchi is the most pure person on this godforsaken platform. Love her and protect her.

    • @pierreschwartz21
      @pierreschwartz21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ikr

    • @allistrata
      @allistrata 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      She is a freaking treasure!

    • @blackdaylight
      @blackdaylight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Absolutely, buuuut the presenter seems to be another random hipster

    • @DogOffTheLeash
      @DogOffTheLeash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      blackdaylight I mean she doesn’t seem stuck up and has some interests in what the guests have to say. She’s not bad at all.

    • @blackdaylight
      @blackdaylight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@DogOffTheLeash alright I'll give you that but the overall blahzay tone of her narration grates at my nerves specifically because she opens by saying how close she is to this story... hipsters just run me the wrong way

  • @wannahockachewie897
    @wannahockachewie897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2611

    Maangchi is literally one of the few people in this world I would trust to talk about authentic Korean food to a general audience. Whatever she says is gospel

    • @jasminee204
      @jasminee204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What about home cooks in Korea, chefs in Korea, and other Korean people who have moved to different countries but still eat Korean food? I think this is a bit of a silly statement...

    • @wannahockachewie897
      @wannahockachewie897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      ​@@jasminee204 Yeah I got ya. But when I said "general audience," I meant a general American audience that view these kinds of videos to get a perspective on Korean food, culture and the stories behind it. Given that Maangchi has been teaching English-speakers all over the world how to cook authentic Korean food for years -- I have tried many of her recipes and they're always spot on -- I can't think of a better representative to speak to this topic.

    • @goddessluve
      @goddessluve 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She's the first i go to for Korean recipes😊

    • @hanadr
      @hanadr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ill admit I can be a Korean food snob. But Maangchi is such a charismatic youtuber Id throw French fries in pajeon if she told me to.
      I hope she doesn't start a cult because I'd be first in line at the mess hall.

    • @andrewkim1667
      @andrewkim1667 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sasha DeNeve please don’t put French fries in paejon

  • @jgallub
    @jgallub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1100

    I was adopted from Korea when I was 3 months. I never learned the culture or the food and Maangchi became my surrogate Korean mom. This show was so informative for me.

    • @uuwwieee7895
      @uuwwieee7895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤗🤗🤗

    • @jgallub
      @jgallub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Club Soda I genuinely have no idea what not being sold into slavery has anything to do with being excited to learn about my heritage?

    • @sangwooToobnoob
      @sangwooToobnoob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Club Soda troll harder. idk how many infant slaves are on the market but you'd probably be first in line if you could afford one. @Jgallub Korean known history is sparse between corruption and wars but korean queens, linguists love hangul, Admiral Yi, King Sejong, and how historically culture moved from China-korea-japan (even though the Japanese wont admit it =P. now it's going japan-korea-china

    • @thlee3
      @thlee3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    • @thlee3
      @thlee3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Club Soda at least your mom didnt abort you

  • @sopheann
    @sopheann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    i just finished michelle’s book where she praises maangchi’s youtube channel for helping her reconnect with her late mother’s cooking so seeing them together in a video makes me 🥹🥹🥹

    • @bagre798
      @bagre798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Was looking for this

    • @michyallen
      @michyallen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sammmmme! And Maangchi was my pandemic comfort as I watched and tried to replicate her meals 🫶🏼

    • @Desireesnotes
      @Desireesnotes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saaaaame!

    • @gabrieleortiz5041
      @gabrieleortiz5041 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto here! 😊

    • @markriffey8899
      @markriffey8899 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think she’s brilliant but the thought of losing my mother is so awful, I’d rather bury my head in the sand.

  • @Lucas-dw8vl
    @Lucas-dw8vl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    I love seeing Michelle doing things other than music. You can tell she's passionate about a lot of things, and seeing how her success with Japanese Breakfast is sort of snowballing and allowing her to branch out is really inspiring.

    • @MirandaAndUh
      @MirandaAndUh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Seriously, she's so multi-talented and great at so many things... glad she's able to share her mind in a whole bunch of ways.

    • @abilawaandamari8366
      @abilawaandamari8366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wait, she's the girl from Japanese Breakfast?
      So that's why she looks familiar

    • @johanbee8757
      @johanbee8757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She's cute with that hairstyle

    • @JessieDubois8
      @JessieDubois8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And her NYTimes best selling book “Crying in H Mart”! She’s so talented

    • @JC-yy8iv
      @JC-yy8iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JessieDubois8 I just finished it, such an amazing book! Had me sobbing on a plane like my own mother just died. She’s a truly gifted writer.

  • @desktopkitty
    @desktopkitty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    As a Korean-American I understand having the duel emotions of resentment because when I was a kid I was bullied and at the same time happy because now it's considered cool to be Korean. My mom is Korean and after my parents divorced when I was 6, I was sent to America to live with my American family. It's like the Korean part of who I am, the first 6 years of my life never happened. Maangchi helped me get back that half of who I am.

    • @rawhamburgerjoe
      @rawhamburgerjoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Im such a fan of her show too!

  • @muigip1536
    @muigip1536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    I’m here for Maangchi! I love this woman. I’ve learned all my Korean cooking through her channel. 😄

  • @cmhammo2025
    @cmhammo2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    maangchi is..... literally a blessing and if you arent subscribed to her you should be

    • @BigBlack81
      @BigBlack81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Second. Maangchi is underappreciated, full stop.

    • @Lalabaster
      @Lalabaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This.

  • @mlkoi9
    @mlkoi9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    I'm Korean and italian, gotta say, feel like I got the 2 best food worlds.

    • @nathanwalker6360
      @nathanwalker6360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Damn!!! That'll be some good eatin!!! I'm jealous hahahaha

    • @yotaiji012
      @yotaiji012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lucky

    • @Skfkf1393a
      @Skfkf1393a 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      xKortalian i always say the italians are the koreans of europe, and the koreans are the italians of asia. Holidays in your household must be off the hook.

    • @csmcblck
      @csmcblck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@Skfkf1393a This is very true... I have had the same idea as you for a long time as a native korean. It's very nice to see someone who has a genuine idea that I can agree with on youtube. Thanks for the comment!

    • @LaylaTB88
      @LaylaTB88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Your familydinners must be amazing!

  • @MaljaSteffiLee
    @MaljaSteffiLee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    I love Maangchi’s zen way of thinking. /Sometimes it’s good to not take life too seriously

    • @hejiranyc
      @hejiranyc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She uses a benign word like "annoyed" when she refers to a white dude proclaiming himself to be the expert in making kimchi. But I could tell that she was being diplomatic. The disdain of overreaching white people is a universally held feeling among all people of color. Fact.

  • @marypoppins123
    @marypoppins123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Maangchi introduced a wide range of diverse people from all around the world to Korean cusine. She should be the Ambassador of Korean cusine and culture. Truly a living treasure of Korean cusine. Love you Maangchi😍

  • @jonijoni1145
    @jonijoni1145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Maangchi has no prejudices, no judgment, no agendas. She is so calm, accepting, embracing, and really loving of all people. She is just happy that people cook, are creative, and are part of her internet community. She is truly a beautiful soul who has been a gift to so many people.

  • @ngaston-mcdonald3744
    @ngaston-mcdonald3744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    As a Puerto Rican descendant who learned everything I know about Korean cooking from the amazing Maangchi, thank you. Raising my family in NY means we have the opportunity to experience a wider palette of food cultures. They have experienced & appreciate traditional family dishes, however exposure to other cultures cuisine piques their curiosity; not only the food itself but the culture they are derived from. Thank you for sharing your stories and history.

  • @clinto32
    @clinto32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This video just hit different after reading Crying in H Mart. Maangchi is such a light 😭

    • @jpaxonreyes
      @jpaxonreyes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just finished the book and I thought so too! Like I wanna see them hug.

  • @twinsmomx2248
    @twinsmomx2248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    As an Army Brat, I’m no stranger to Korean food. My best friend of 39 years is half Korean, and her family instilled my love for Korean food at the age of 4. She teases me that I’m more Korean than she is because I cook it so much. (Please don’t be offended) But everyone seems to have jumped on the KBBQ when it became popular. I’ve enjoyed it my whole life. When I was a teen in Germany I had a mom gift me 2 jars of Kimchi and at the time I worked for the army Ed center. I brought the jars to work, and that’s what I ate for lunch for a month. This was about 1992. They banished me to the top floor that was vacant for lunch. But couldn’t care less.
    I follow Maanghi religiously, have her cook book and awaiting the newest one!

    • @GarrySkipPerkins
      @GarrySkipPerkins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I have gotten in trouble at work my entire career because I cook a ton of Korean, Thai and Indian dishes. An Indian colleague begged me to eat outside because he was terrified everyone would think it was him eating curries all the time.

    • @damien1781
      @damien1781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your kimchi smelled that powerful? I eat it all the time and it doesn’t bother anyone ...

    • @smithmcsmitty2728
      @smithmcsmitty2728 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too I'm waiting on #2 book!!

    • @Ayami861
      @Ayami861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My Korean friend say the same about me!! She showed me how to make certain dishes and I showed her how to make some soul food dishes. We are both foodies and thats how we've bonded.

    • @morningtidefilms
      @morningtidefilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are welcome in the Korean family.

  • @mersietee
    @mersietee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Maangchi is my hero! she’s the reason why I can cook and share my love for Korean food with my family and friends in Singapore when there wasn’t any Korean food here at all. 💗 덕분에 한식을 자신있게 만들 수 있어서 정말 감사하죠!~

  • @superchatoalien4905
    @superchatoalien4905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I was so confused seeing "Japanese Breakfast" in the title.

  • @supahbassdrumdomino
    @supahbassdrumdomino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I really love how Maangchi talk about being respectful with culture. I laughed when she talked about someone chopping the Napa Cabbage unceremoniously and how she does it her way. She reminded me of my Post Graduate professor who told me that "Culture is relative.".

  • @parisz
    @parisz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When Maangchi hinted there’s even a traditional way of splitting the napa cabbage 😭❤️

    • @HKim0072
      @HKim0072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Small knife cut at the end and then tear.

    • @parisz
      @parisz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HKim0072 Omg I literally teard up

    • @TinRoofVintage
      @TinRoofVintage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe there's truth in her comment ... be nice to your ingredients. You can tell the quality of food when its prepared with love and something that's thrown together in a rush. Food is energy, which can absorb energies. Ijs ...

    • @brandon3872
      @brandon3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Korean food is made with love. ♥

  • @chase9899
    @chase9899 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You can tell that talking about post-war Korea really struck a chord with maangchi, its like her mood shifted from its usual, cheery self to something more somber.

    • @lizzy4827
      @lizzy4827 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Carol it's sarcasm

  • @jdcooks5553
    @jdcooks5553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Wow. This is really, really good. Glad to see Munchies do something like this. Been waiting for someone to talk about this subject for a long time.

  • @randomness264
    @randomness264 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    omg I love Maangchi and Michelle its so crazy seeing them together like this! Amazing video

  • @HellVedaKa
    @HellVedaKa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Maangchi is every korean mom who shared their recipes with me.
    I love them all.

  • @_seashells_
    @_seashells_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I adore Michelle Zauner! As expected, she makes an excellent host with her heartfelt, thoughtful questions. I am so glad that Maangchi participated in this episode as well. I cannot wait for more videos in this series. Thank you to everyone involved!

  • @openskies11
    @openskies11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a middle-aged white guy, Maangchi introduced me to a whole new world of cooking. I just love her to death.

    • @dickfitzwelliner2807
      @dickfitzwelliner2807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shes 62!! And is 26 years older than me, I'd get with her. Shes so nice and bubbly without being annoyingly over bubbly.

  • @lynnlai9968
    @lynnlai9968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Maangchi was my first introduction to Korean cooking and I trust her recipes above all others. She's so pure and lovable!

  • @arose5517
    @arose5517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I adore Maangchi! Her book is a vital part of my kitchen and her kimchi recipe is the heart of our kitchen.

    • @sangwooToobnoob
      @sangwooToobnoob 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      whaa? brave kitchen solider. I've heard people say they can make cucumber kimchee but not cabbage kimchee and ask me for advise. I tell them I asked my g'ma once and she replied 'why would I teach a dude how to cook?' now I have to rely on people like you!

  • @stevencrewe3434
    @stevencrewe3434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dear Maangchi, I am a 63 year old American. My father was in the Army and I spent several years of my childhood in Okinawa. Seeing and eating Asian foods was an everyday thing for me growing up. Over the years, I have had many Korean and Japanese friends and I have really learned to appreciate Asian cuisine. I love to cook and I have been watching your videos for about a year. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got brave enough to make your vegetarian Kimchi recipe for the first time. It was wonderful. Next, I am thinking about making your cucumber seaweed salad recipe, as well as your twice fried chicken. I just ordered your cookbook. Please make many more videos. You are so pleasant and you make cooking fun. Thank you so much. 🙂

  • @YeahManMillionaire
    @YeahManMillionaire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maangchi is the softest, coolest, most authentic and generous person on TH-cam and must be praised and protected at all cost.

  • @cireusanime
    @cireusanime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This video touched me deeply. I was born around the time that they're discussing, and I get the things they're saying. As a Korean who was adopted and raised by an awesome (but very white) family in a very white area of the USA, the things the girl in white was saying resound with me on such a deep level. Awesome and very candid video. Thank you!

    • @510.nick_7
      @510.nick_7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙂

    • @jgallub
      @jgallub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg! I found another! I’m a Korean adoptee as well and this was the closest thing to family teaching you about heritage. Nothing against our white families, but they can’t teach us all these things.

    • @cireusanime
      @cireusanime 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jgallub I agree. I mean, it wasn't a conscious decision to keep things from me, I know, and most likely, it really never occurred to them that we might want to know some of these things. I get that. It's just tough.

    • @ChecoDmaGGot23
      @ChecoDmaGGot23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sueric check out her amazing music. Japanese Breakfast.

    • @basementscene
      @basementscene 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too! also, michelle has a band called japanese breakfast! they're excellent

  • @TL-mc6lz
    @TL-mc6lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For me, I lived in Korea for three years from 2013 to 2016, a typical preschool English teacher experience, when I came back to the states, I got my fill of all the American foods I had missed but after a couple months, I began missing lots of my favorite Korean foods as well. That's how I discovered Maangchi! She is the greatest and helps the homesickness I still sometimes feel for Seoul.

  • @morningtidefilms
    @morningtidefilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just love that last shot of Zauner joyfully wiping her tears away in front of H Mart!

  • @laurabarreto9195
    @laurabarreto9195 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm Colombian and migrant in Germany, here I found so many asian flavors that I just fell in love with. I started going to the Asian store often and started experimenting with ingredients I've never seen in my life, trying this I found Maangchi's channel and it has been incredible. This cultural experience has done me so good. I love cooking and food brings cultures and people together. This video is incredible. I loved it.

  • @kevinmccollom1637
    @kevinmccollom1637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Any video with Maangchi makes me happy.

  • @jamesdooling4139
    @jamesdooling4139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I could listen to Maangchi talk about her life all day. She introduced me to Korean cuisine. I've read her cookbook a dozen times.

  • @Luke0701
    @Luke0701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was watching this video since it was in my feed while waiting in public. You mentioned about the pinenut porridge story and you reduced me to tears infront of everyone because I watched Maanchi's video too to make it for my mom who is very ill now. My mom said it was so good and just like how she made it for her mother... ♥️♥️♥️ Subscribed!!!

  • @lyssab6466
    @lyssab6466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not Korean, but I love the food and people. Growing up in Los Angeles we have a diversity of cultures and food. I think I'm fortunate to have been exposed to many foods and cultures. I love Maangchi! She's always making the best dishes with love!💞🤗

  • @animepup2000
    @animepup2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i think its just good to remember that authentic doesnt always mean traditional

  • @arQerlovesgigibear
    @arQerlovesgigibear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    i wonder if she was talking about brad leone on it's alive. that guy is actually cool as hell.

  • @yunengdahl3675
    @yunengdahl3675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maangchi helped me make some things after I lost my Mom, too. I never really had to cook since Mom always cooked. Maangchi's videos and recipes are easy to follow and let's me make things when I miss my Mom's cooking

  • @dalidaremo2441
    @dalidaremo2441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Maangchi dodging pretentious questions like the wise Lady she is. Bless her soul.

  • @FoodTales
    @FoodTales 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Love Maangchi so much! ❤❤

  • @mouija1450
    @mouija1450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My family is from Poland. I'm the first kid born in America. The Polish food we eat at home is almost completely different from what you'd get at a Polish Restaurant. They take away a lot of the offensive bits, like horseradish, mustards and other products that are strange to American palates, and add in a lot more meat, jazzy fillings/toppings and garnishes.
    For example, I'd never eaten a pierogi with meat in it until I visited a friend in Toronto and he wanted to show me his favorite Polish restaurant that had ham, cheese and potato pierogi topped with sauteed onions and bacon bits. It was really good, and I didn't just reject it because it wasn't "authentic" to my family experience. Maybe they serve pierogi with meat in different, more wealthy parts of Poland. My family came from an undeveloped rural area predominantly comprised of farmland and tiny villages. I'm not the Poland expert just because I was raised by a family of immigrants from one specific region.

  • @juantwotree5710
    @juantwotree5710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Learn the basics, then distort at your leisure."
    That's the little pocket where greatness dwells.
    Also a huge graveyard of failures.

    • @hejiranyc
      @hejiranyc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those ramen burgers and kimchi tacos were so 2013!

  • @rog3lius
    @rog3lius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maangchi’s healthy and honest perspective on America’s abundance and love for processed food and its influence to Korean’s cuisine is so refreshing to hear from someone her age!

  • @MoxieBeast
    @MoxieBeast 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    i love maangchi so much, so nice to learn more about her. and incredibly excited to see more of this series on migration and culinary fusion. more of this please!

  • @shortstuff2700
    @shortstuff2700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    maangchi is the reason I understand that there is distinctly Korean cooking and the different products. ..and other types of cooking s
    ...but all done with such caring and purpose...Maangchi simplified types of baking for me....I LOVE that she goes out and picks veg...in central park....and all over....I really love that she explains how an Asian grocery store works...I thank her so much for showing me food I never knew existed!!!..I think she has brought Korean cooking to people who would never know it was possible to prepare for themselves!!!
    thank you for interviewing such a treasure of a lady!!!
    hi from ont...canada😊🌹🍁

  • @ieatgohan
    @ieatgohan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's so cool seeing my favorite musician on Munchies! Great job, Michelle / Japanese Breakfast!

  • @mourningdewey
    @mourningdewey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    maangchi is like a household name when it comes to korean cooking. koreans everywhere know who she is and love her like a digital surrogate mother. even my japanese honorary auntie loves maangchi and agrees that her word is gospel. it's incredible what one woman can achieve in terms of reconnecting so many adoptees, biracial people, and second generation korean americans with their culture. sending my love from the great midwest!

  • @geonhoyun
    @geonhoyun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    so glad that they brought Maangchi to a Munchies video!!

  • @drumblebee
    @drumblebee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    maangchi is honestly the best part of youtube, i loved hearing her take on what korean cuisine means to her

  • @t3mptr3s
    @t3mptr3s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am so happy that you had Maangchi involved. I love watching and learning from her.

  • @jessykapop
    @jessykapop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always feel like maangchi is like a mother to me. Her videos give me so much comfort since my mother left me. Thank you maangchi

  • @alexxander966
    @alexxander966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    MAANGCHI OMG MY QUEEN

  • @littleblizzard7591
    @littleblizzard7591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like Maangchi should have her very own episode. I’d like to know more about her experience, the war directly impacted her life. Immigrating to the States must have been so difficult. I’m sure cooking helped her feel closer to home. Please let her tell her story.

  • @SachaDoesPortuguese
    @SachaDoesPortuguese 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maangchi is a treasure who must be protected at all costs!

  • @kaiyl
    @kaiyl 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This series is so pure and amazing, and so enlightening on food and its history. Very rarely does one think of "oh this food is this way because of this reason" or that "this food comes from here because of these people." I find that this series is so genuine in that fact. I very much enjoy watching this and I'm very excited to see more of it!

  • @coffeesticks_03
    @coffeesticks_03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I didn't like how the other two girls were essentially having a two-way conversation with each other while not including Maangchi or interrupting her. She was actually raised in the country omg.

  • @jazzhandsintooblivion7586
    @jazzhandsintooblivion7586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a half-American half-Chinese girl growing up in America, I could really identify with Michelle. I love this video so so much

  • @edienano1013
    @edienano1013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    MAANGCHI IS LOVE

  • @uluboy143kapeka
    @uluboy143kapeka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so glad you all did this video. You express much of my thoughts and emotions.
    I'm half Korean mixed with Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese and German, all of which I proudly acknowledge. Love the history data, sharing this with my friends and family.
    Maangchi I adore you. You're too young to be like a mom to me but certainly great as a sister! You have been helping me remember what I forgot and cannot get answered because my mom passed years ago. All of you feel like family to me, keep up the great work!
    LOVE FROM HAWAII!

  • @lyinsroar9637
    @lyinsroar9637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maangchi is a VIP
    thanks for featuring her

  • @wooster71
    @wooster71 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel like the Korean American experience is excitement about the popularity of the food and the sharing of our culture, and then a deep bitterness that what’s now trendy is what we were teased about throughout our childhood

  • @90skid97
    @90skid97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mangchi jusy draws your attention naturally, she seems so pure and authentic, very unique and insperational

  • @feastmode7931
    @feastmode7931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is the greatest collab i've ever seen on youtube

  • @Bombogor
    @Bombogor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is no Korean restourant where I live ( small town near Mugla Turkey ) I learnt how to make kimchi and every year i make my batch. but i was not sure my kimchi is good or bad because i don't have any Korean neighbor or friend to ask opinion .After some 7 -8 years a friend of mine visited Korea , sent me two cans of Kimchi .First time i tasted the real thing and compared with mine. Both were tasting similar .
    Thank you Maangchi . I can enjoy Korean food in a small town because you are such a good teacher.

  • @dionlove9179
    @dionlove9179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I agree with mom give me authenticity. THEN and only then am I interested in fusions. I love food and I really love to broaden my horizons away from my views of American cuisine or American infiltrate cuisine. Give me new and exciting. I love to learn what the world has to offer!!🤗

  • @eudoraevans3340
    @eudoraevans3340 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fact that Maangchi was in this video just lit up my world. She is such a treasure. And as a black southerner, I totally understood where the journalist was coming from. Well, done.

  • @MakersTeleMark
    @MakersTeleMark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It was great to see Emily in a matriarchal role. She's just chillin, letting everyone know that it's all OK.

  • @austincarroll3260
    @austincarroll3260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Maangchi's perspective, and I'm glad that she was voicing it. People need to hear it.

  • @annejia5382
    @annejia5382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Munchies you did a good job of inviting Maangchi 😍😍😍
    she needs to be more acknowledged 😍

  • @RimasCulinaryAdventures
    @RimasCulinaryAdventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always so heartwarming to listen to Maangchi :) everything she says exudes just so much love and reverence for Korean food and culture and yet, there is this respectful acceptance of food taking its own shape as cultures mingle and crosses geographic boundaries..

  • @mike325ci
    @mike325ci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Other Asian countries that had an American military presence also incorporate SPAM into their cuisines. My Filipino brothers and sisters will agree. :)

  • @SkyProtonFood
    @SkyProtonFood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Michelle just subtweeted Brad Leone lol

  • @omarchowdhury09
    @omarchowdhury09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, Maangchi is far more glamorous than I imagined

  • @pluviae9805
    @pluviae9805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    MAANGCHI OUR KOREAN LORD AND SAVIOR

  • @Insight_Cascade
    @Insight_Cascade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my God! Why did I cry when she said her mother died and maangchi is like a "digital surrogate mother" for everyone and she learnt cooking from her. 😣

  • @alexxander966
    @alexxander966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    For anyone curious to look up recipes or know more about this dish, here’s its korean spelling
    부대찌개
    as well as it’s romanized name
    budae jjigae

    • @GarrySkipPerkins
      @GarrySkipPerkins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks bro. This is a very considerate post

    • @blipblap614
      @blipblap614 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never heard of the dish Michelle mentions at 6:33. 잣죽 (jatjuk)

  • @GLVSCOW
    @GLVSCOW 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My wife from Busan tells me that Maangchi is also very well known in Korean households. I also grew up learning from her videos, she is a youtube treasure.

  • @totallyalady
    @totallyalady 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the nuanced conversation about cultural sharing vs cultural appropriation. Especially how something that causes pain is now out there for profit. I think this conversation was super balanced and I like that it offered a way out between the conundrum of "authenticity"

    • @blakehardcastle1807
      @blakehardcastle1807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ayylmao That's not true. Look up the definition of cultural appropriation. There is a difference between enjoying a culture and stealing pieces of said culture without giving credit or respect. It's basically like plagiarism. When you quote someone or reference a piece that was not made by you, you have to give credit. You are allowed to enjoy the piece and be influenced by it, but you must still give credit. It's the respectful thing to do. Simple.

    • @intractablemaskvpmGy
      @intractablemaskvpmGy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blakehardcastle1807 I would argue that "Culture" simply cannot be stolen and that the concept of "cultural appropriation" is a moot point. Additionally, why would said adopter need to give "credit or respect" for validation? Furthermore I would argue that this recent theory has been created by Marxist academics in an attempt to divide Western societies.

  • @dandydelight4391
    @dandydelight4391 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up with Korean food... I was an army brat and my parents are Hispanic, but all of my moms friends were Korean while we were stationed in Germany. I love this food!!! Still make eat it and make it even though I live in the states! Several years later.

  • @aeolia80
    @aeolia80 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maangchi got me through navigating Korean food after moving to Korea, I would binge watch her videos sooooooo much just to understand what I was eating at work. Then I tried to learn on my own through her. I think I learned so much that for some things I understood more how certain Korean foods were made better than a lot of my generation in Korea right now. So many of my generation and younger don't know how to cook, and they eat out a lot, not all of them are like this, but a good portion. Even though I have Korean family, I thank Maangchi for educating me on Korean food

  • @CEB1896
    @CEB1896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The main reason to watch this video is Maangchi.

  • @dankim3950
    @dankim3950 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember growing up, my mother would pack me and brothers lunch every morning before the sun rises. I was so ashamed of taking it too school because kids would laugh at me, i just wanted to fit in with the rest of the kids; i would empty the her packed lunch into the rubbish bin and would starve myself. Thinking back now, it was one of my deepest regrets, i would literally give anything to take that opportunity back and appreciate what my mother did for me. I'm super appreciative of what Maangchi and others have done for korean cuisine! keep it up

  • @420mdr
    @420mdr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It makes me feel bad to hear about people being made fun of as kids because of their different cultures. I remember as a kid i had asian friends that i hung out with a lot specifically because i always found it interesting and exciting to see what they normally ate, me being mexican i would let them try food i normally ate. We would always have each others backs too, when it came to other kids trying to make fun of us.

    • @jesicalynn4299
      @jesicalynn4299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish I was your friend!
      Eating good in the neighborhood!😉

    • @hejiranyc
      @hejiranyc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, they weren't making fun of her for being "different." They were making fun of her because kimchi is straight up nasty and fills any room with the stench of farts within one minute. They would not be giving her grief if she was just eating jap chae or kimbap. Go ahead and eat your disgusting, smelly garbage at home or in a well-ventilated restaurant. But don't bring that shit (or anything with a strong stench) to a work or school environment because it is just plain rude.

  • @HeldUnderDesign
    @HeldUnderDesign 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maangchi is the absolute sweetest. I love her channel and her personality when she's cooks.

  • @cris_here
    @cris_here 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    found the title misleading. thought they would be making japanese breakfast 😂

  • @magicknight13
    @magicknight13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Three genuine wonderful people! I love this, it's so personal and the food looks delicious!

  • @jeremiesadventures8667
    @jeremiesadventures8667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maangchi YOUR FAN IS HERE ♥

  • @van9825
    @van9825 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maangchi finally getting all the recognition she deserves ❤️❤️

  • @stilcrazychris
    @stilcrazychris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maangchi is a lovely lady. I use to watch her TH-cam channel, but had to stop. I'm a disabled American & her receipts called for a lot of stuff I can't get in my home town of Missouri supermarkets. It's a small town & hardly any Korean people here. I don't know how or what they do to get there food here. They might grow it I guess. I've nevered just came out & asked bc I don't want to be disrespectful to them & there culture. I respect them & the way they live.
    My husband & I to grew up eating spam. My grandparents grew up durning the depression era. So everytime I stayed w/them we had spam. I don't buy it much anymore.
    Loved the video & wish Maangchi the best,
    Chris from Missouri

    • @aprilbennett4161
      @aprilbennett4161 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chances are, your Korean neighbors go out of town for ingredients. The Kansas City area, for example, has nine Asian markets, at least. If travel isn't possible, there are substitutions that can be made for ingredients, and online shopping is very handy (Amazon, Spice Jungle, Nuts.com, MarxFoods, etc...).
      I can't possibly list all substitutions, but here are a few:
      regular cabbage in place of Napa cabbage
      red pepper flakes or Aleppo flakes for gochugaru
      Worcester sauce or soy sauce for Asian fish sauce (Worcester sauce is a European fish sauce)
      Bartlett pear or apple for Asian pear
      Jalapeno for Fresno/serrano peppers
      Cayenne, Jalapeno, or mirasol peppers for red chili pepper
      small red kidney beans for adzuki beans
      white turnips, red radishes, jicama, parsnips for daikon radish
      garlic greens, ramps, green onion, garlic scapes, and Asian chives are pretty interchangeable for each other

    • @heathergleiser
      @heathergleiser 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      April Bennett Absolutely! I lived in a fairly small town in Indiana for several years and ran into the same thing but soy sauce in my experience works fine in place of fish sauce. Amazon is a godsend for things like gochugaru and gochujang.

  • @deewdrops
    @deewdrops 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love that Maangchi didn't fall into the "cultural appropriation" pit when she was asked about white guys cooking Kimchi :')

  • @benjaminbarretto8744
    @benjaminbarretto8744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this after reading Crying in H Mart!! Jubilee for album of the year!!!

  • @shaolinsnake9650
    @shaolinsnake9650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I watched it because of maangchi

  • @bhanani5480
    @bhanani5480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awwwwww Maangchi, just her responses goes to show what a open-minded person she is. Her videos are so good but you don't get to see this side of and to hear her own thoughts on deeper topics and engaging with these two young ladies who have a totally different background/experience, would have really liked to hear more from Maangchi. Good job ladies

  • @yvonne3582
    @yvonne3582 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was introduced to Korean food around 20 years ago and for years the only place I could eat it was at my friends‘ houses because my family didn’t want to try it. Now living back in Los Angeles and being an adult, I can get authentic and fusion Korean good anytime I’d like. So I’m kind of glad that it’s so popular now, I can say “see, I told you all it was the best.” But still nothing beats grandma’s kimchi stew.

  • @brocolli17
    @brocolli17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    just like people. fusion is a beautiful thing. dont be narrow minded, be open.

    • @dickfitzwelliner2807
      @dickfitzwelliner2807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Korean tacos are legitimate as hell. Food is meant to explore and be creative. The host is a sjw and that's annoying

  • @baboon500
    @baboon500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m chinese American. My mom used to make fried rice with spam and stir fried rice noodles (vermicelli) with spam. Yeah it was tasty but as me and my brothers grow older we become more health conscious and avoid eating processed foods. Spam gives me a lot of memories.

  • @gabyswastika8480
    @gabyswastika8480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the idea that Munchies even included the footage of Michelle strolling around H-Mart. Well, I read her writing about the redemptive grief on her late Mom. And Maangchi, who can't love her?

    • @Munchies
      @Munchies  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We were wondering if anyone would catch that.

    • @gabyswastika8480
      @gabyswastika8480 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Munchies I did. :) 👍

  • @dukclearbomb21
    @dukclearbomb21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Totally 100% agree. Hear what she says at (8:03)