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Recipes with yellow pickled radish

4 recipes that use yellow pickled radish, with photos, step-by-step instructions and cook times. The quickest, Mayak gimbap (mini gimbap with mustard dip), takes 40 minutes. It is most often cooked with garlic, sugar and carrot.

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Hwayangjeok (colourful skewers)

Hwayangjeok, made across Korea for Chuseok and Seollal, means something like 'flower-bright skewers': strips of seasoned beef, shiitake, carrot, yellow pickled radish, cucumber and egg are cooked separately and threaded side by side, so each skewer shows the five traditional colours (obangsaek) that stand for balance and good fortune on the ancestral table. Every bite mixes savoury, sweet soy beef with crunchy, tangy radish and soft egg. They are served at room temperature as part of the holiday spread, with rice, soup and other jeon. Chef's tip: cut every ingredient to the same length and thickness before you start; that is what makes the stripes look sharp.

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Mayak gimbap (mini gimbap with mustard dip)

Mayak gimbap began at Gwangjang Market in Seoul, where stallholders roll stubby, finger-sized gimbap and sell them by the plate with a tangy mustard and soy dip. The nickname 'mayak' jokes that they are addictive, and the small size makes them a favourite in Korean children's lunchboxes and snack boxes. They are vegan, with sesame, soya and wheat (soy sauce) and mustard in the dip; leave the mustard out of a child's portion if they prefer it mild. Chef's tip: use only a thin layer of rice; with a mini roll, too much rice is what makes them burst.

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JajangmyeonBlack bean noodles

Jajangmyeon was first served by Chinese cooks in Incheon's Chinatown, by the port, and the old restaurant building there is now a museum about the dish. Today it is the most ordered takeaway in Korea, delivered in minutes by scooter on moving day, and eaten by singles on Black Day, 14 April. The sauce is built on chunjang, a thick, salty black-bean paste, fried with diced pork, onion, courgette and potato until it shines. Chef's tip: cut the pork and all the vegetables into the same 1.5 cm dice so they cook evenly and every forkful gets a bit of each.

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Shiitake and tofu lu rou fan

In Taipei, a bowl of lu rou fan costs little more than a bus fare, and night-market stalls ladle it from pots that have simmered since afternoon. The original is chopped pork belly stewed in soy sauce, rice wine and fried shallots; this meat-free version gets the same glossy, sticky richness from diced shiitake, browned firm tofu and plenty of shallot oil. It is a weekday lunch for office workers and a late snack after the markets, served with a heap of yellow pickled radish and a few blanched greens. Chef's tip: brown the tofu cubes hard before they go into the braise; a crust soaks up the sauce and chews almost like the meat it replaces.

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Goes well with yellow pickled radish