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[paulandamy]

I have a bit of free time on my hands coming up this vacation and I was wondering if anyone knew of a good Hansik school. I'm very interested in the proper way to make dduk, marinade for ddukgalbi, beef jjorim, etc... or if there are any other methods in the way of using traditional korean spices. Additionally, if a school can teach me how to use the various different barks and dried herbs/spices... I'd be forever grateful.

I'm mainly interested in traditional courses (i.e. no fusion / tempura shrimp roll making... really) but at the same time, don't need to be schooled in how to make kimchee jiggae.

Please, I don't want to hear about how terrible Korean food is. I already know.

I do speak Korean so that is not an issue for me.

[karoly]

요리 학원 is what you're looking for. Drop into one and size up the teacher; they should have a certificate of sorts hanging on the wall-the more prestigious the better(especially if they've got some awards and pics of stuff they've created).

Know what you want to learn first. If they're really open to your situation then you've got a keeper. If they say they've got to do the research, or give excuses then consider going somewhere.

I learned a lot in a short time(3 weeks), especially with respect to basic sauce and taste ingredients. Korean cooking is really easy, and basic; it's the amounts that are the key to excellence.

Good luck.