Dine Like an Expert: Korean Soups & Stews
Ajumama chef Laura Lee gives us an overview of sundubu jjigae, budae jjigae, miyeok guk and other comforting soups and stews.


On the December day we met chef Laura Lee for lunch recently, salt covered the roads and it was 18 degrees out—defintely soup and sweater weather.
We decided to meet up with Laura, owner of the excellent Korean street food truck Ajumama, to better understand something at the heart of Korean cuisine: its soups and stews.
Korean cuisine has been gaining in…

