This is one of my favorite Korean dishes that I would like to share with you guys.

Ingredients

Blue crab (This is best done, when you buy them frozen. That way, they are already clean and cut in half. Perfect to make Gae jang. Make sure to buy the wild crab. They are healthier.)

6 big spoons of sesame oil
3 big spoons of kikkoman soy sauce
8 big spoons of nemmi sauce (similar to soy sauce)
8 big spoons of brown sugar
1/2 sweet big onion
1 green pepper cut in slices
1 big spoon of korean cooking syrup
8 garlic cloves tiny chopped
1 ginger

When you take out the crab defrost it a little. Put it in the microwave for about 1 - 1.5 minutes. Make sure, when you check them, that there is actually water coming out when you slightly squeeze them. The crab should be still cold and not warm.

Now we make the marinade:

Mix all ingredients except for the ginger and the onion in one bowl. Slice the ginger and put it in a mixer and chopp it. Now use your hand to squeeze out the juice of the chopped ginger into the marinade. Try the marinade. Be aware that these are just rough instructions so you may want to vary it based on your taste.

Take a stainless steel mid size pot and lay down the sliced onion on the bottom. Before marinating the crab make sure you squeeze out as much water as you can by squeezing the shell cautiously between two fingers before you put it into the marinade. Make sure you cover it well with the marinade and put it into the pot one by one. Once it is done put a lid on it and let it stand overnight before putting it into the refridgerator. Make sure to open it up once in a while and pour the liquid from the bottom over the crab to ensure that it marinates well. After 2 days, the crab should be ready to eat!

When I visited Korea I was blown away by the street fashion. It was highly creative and unique. I loved the different styles and characters behind it. I have a pretty nice online link collection of stores that sell Korean fashion online. I decided to share it with my fellow readers. I hope you guys will enjoy it. Huh ^_^

1. Zipia
Since it is a wholesale store a minium order of $500 is required.
2. Yesstyle
3. Causewaymall
Since it is a wholesale store a minium order of 2 items per design is required.
4. Kmen
Korean knowledge required
5. Ellegirls
Korean knowledge required
6. Stylezzang
Korean knowledge required

Hope you will all have a wonderful time with your families. Enjoy and relax!

I rushed through the door of the supermarket and headed directly towards the grocery section. After grabbing a few items I realized that I was still missing something. Ginger! I needed some more ginger. My eyes looked around but all I could see were tons of different vegetables and fruits but nothing that looked like ginger. I turned around for help. My help was heading towards me, wearing a blue reddish outfit with a little name tag on the side. Great!
‘Hi! I need some ginger. Could you please tell me where I can find it?’ I asked with a great deal of expectation.’Ginger?’ the guy stopped for a moment. As if he was embarrassed he turned away from me. ‘Ginger? Isn’t that the roundish thingy…?’ His eyes were proudly sparkling.
‘Hmm. Round? Not really…’ I answered, slightly confused. My imagination tried to picture a roundish kind of ginger. Na….. As if he knew what I was asking for he headed straight towards a tray. Proudly he presented me my item of desire. It was round and had the shape of a melon. As a matter of fact it was a melon.
His delighted face suddenly changed to that look of an insecure store manager as he saw my disappointment. Oh boy…