Kitchen journal

Chef Lee

Korean food experiments in Dublin, told through recipes in progress, ingredient substitutions, photos, and short cooking notes.

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Recipe experiments

Comfort food / repeatable

Kimchi fried rice variations

Testing heat, rice texture, egg timing, and what to use when the kimchi is not sour enough.

Ingredients / practical

Dublin grocery substitutions

Notes on what works when Korean ingredients are unavailable, expensive, or slightly different.

Flavor / testing

Sauce-first cooking

Building dishes around gochujang, soy, sesame, garlic, and small adjustments in sweetness.

Food journal

May 2026

The Dublin version matters

A recipe is more useful when it admits where it is cooked, what shops are nearby, and what substitutions are realistic.

May 2026

Keep the plate warm, keep the note honest

The best food notes capture the small choice that made the dish better or worse.

Gallery

Food I made

Photos first, stories next. Each dish can become a recipe note when the method is ready.

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