It
took a while for my dear mother to feed me as a child - that’s all in the past,
I’ve built an enormous affection towards food now. I loved fruits: the shapes,
the smell and the taste. So I had a hard time learning the importance of
consuming anything not as flavorful and pretty as fruits.
I
did eventually surrender the long battle of nerves. My mom’s secret weapon was gyeranbab - rice mixed with sunny sideup.
I couldn’t resist the nutty flavor of freshly pressed sesame oil and delicate
taste of grain.
Every
household has its own version. Some add margarine, soy sauce and raw egg while
others stay loyal to the classic recipe below.
Ingredients
Serves 1
200ml
cooked short-grain rice
1
fried egg (preferably sunny-sideup)
1
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
2
teaspoons sesame oil
1
pinch crushed roasted sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
Directions
1. Mix rice, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil and crushed sesame seeds
in a bowl.
