Gamja Tang (감자탕) - Spicy Pork Bone soup

Gamja tang (감자탕) is a food that I didn't eat when I was growing up because my mom never made it. Most people assume that the name means "potato soup" because gamja (감자) = potato and tang (탕)= soup. However, there are some who believe that the name is actually derived from the word "gamja bbyuh" (감자뼈), which apparently refers to the pork spine bone.

Mapo Tofu (or Pockmarked-Face Lady's Tofu)

Mapo tofu is one of my favorite dishes.  There are sauce packets for mapo tofu such as this:

but it's so easy to get much better results.

bin dae dduk (Korean mung bean pancakes)

Bin dae dduk (빈대떡) or nok doo jeon (녹두전) are traditional Korean pancakes made from ground mung beans (녹두).  I usually put kimchi (김치) and pork in mine.  I leaned how to make bin dae dduk by watching my mom.  It's always been one of my favorites and is a comfort food for me.  My mom still makes bin dae dduk for me every now and then.  This time, I made some for her!  I've been making it for years, but this is the first time I actually tried to measure out the ingredients.