Korea

Makguksu

Name: Makguksu
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 250 g Buckwheat noodles; 2 tbsp Gochujang; 1 tbsp each Rice vinegar & sugar; some of each Cucumber & carrot; 100 g Kimchi; some of each Sesame oil & nori

Cold buckwheat noodles from Gangwon

Makguksu is a specialty of the mountainous Gangwon province: cold buckwheat noodles with a spicy-sweet sauce.

The name hints at its simple, "rough" preparation; in summer the refreshing noodles are especially loved.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Buckwheat noodles250 g
Gochujang2 tbsp
Rice vinegar & sugar1 tbsp each
Cucumber & carrotsome of each
Kimchi100 g
Sesame oil & norisome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the buckwheat noodles and rinse ice-cold.
Mix gochujang with vinegar, sugar and sesame oil.
Cut cucumber and carrot into fine strips.
Toss the noodles with the sauce.
Top with vegetables, kimchi and nori, serve cold.

Make it original

Buckwheat noodles and gochujang for makguksu are in the Asia Boutique.

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