Take my love for Korean pop, marry that with my passion for food, and you’ll get this—a list of Korean celebrity recipes that allows us to have a taste of our favourite idols’ favourite food. These include a savoury-sweet breakfast toast by J-Hope from BTS, if you’re an ARMY like me, and easy recipes by NCT members, if you’re an NCTzen.
This stay-home period gives you all the more incentive to brush up your culinary skills, with an extra push from your favourite Korean celebrities.
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The cutely named Hope Toast is a breakfast toast idea by J-Hope from BTS, first introduced in his vlog during his stay in Los Angeles. If you’d like a no-frills, savoury-sweet breakfast, this recipe is just for you.
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 strip of bacon
1 egg
1 slice of white bread
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp strawberry jam
Directions:
Recipe adapted from J-Hope’s vlog.
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Lee Hyori is a legend in the K-pop world, and she has shared her dessert tortilla pizza recipe on the equally legendary variety show, Happy Together. This recipe for her Bad Girl Pizza is a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to fulfil your sweet tooth at home.
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tortilla
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp chocolate syrup
1 banana
Almond flakes
50g shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Happy Together: Late Night Cafeteria.
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Instant ramen, or ramyeon, is a well-loved dish by many Koreans. It’s no wonder that there are numerous Korean celebrity ramen recipes out there, made with the idol’s own twist on the dish. One of them is Tomato Ramen by Chenle from NCT, inspired by his love for the Kang Shi Fu beef-flavoured instant noodles. While the recipe below is a basic one, feel free to customise this dish with whatever veggies and toppings you’d like!
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tomato, finely diced
1 tbsp Lao Gan Ma chilli sauce
1 packet of Kang Shi Fu beef instant noodles
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Chenji’s This And That.
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Spam, rice, and eggs make the perfect combination for a comfort meal, and NCT Jaemin’s recipe has elevated that with caramelised onions and mayonnaise to make his favourite Spam Mayo Rice Bowl. Most of these ingredients can be easily found at home as well, and if you do not have Spam on hand, feel free to substitute it with other brands of luncheon meat.
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
56g Spam, cubed
½ onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
½ cup cooked rice
2 eggs
Kewpie mayonnaise
Directions:
Recipe adapted from @jaeminpic.
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Here’s another ramen recipe to try out—Stir-Fried Ramen Porridge by Seventeen’s Mingyu and Jeonghan, one way to zhng up your usual instant ramen. Plus, the ingredients used here, such as minced pork and kimchi, make these noodles feel more like a filling meal than an instant snack.
Yield: 2 servings
Time needed: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tbsp oil
100g minced pork
Spring onion, finely chopped
150g kimchi, chopped
Water
2 packets of instant ramen noodles
2 eggs
Directions:
Recipe adapted from SVT Noodle Challenge.
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Rabokki is a popular Korean dish that marries ramen and tteokbokki. Girl group TWICE has come up with an elaborate rabokki recipe that involves pizza sauce, yoghurt, and more—creating a hearty dish that’s good for sharing between friends and family.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Time needed: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
200g pork belly, sliced
4 eggs
6 cups water
2 tbsp gochujang
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp ketchup
300g tteokbokki rice cakes
8 quail eggs, boiled and peeled
200g canned corn
150g fish cakes, sliced
1 onion, sliced
100g cabbage, chopped
3 tbsp pizza sauce
½ cup plain yoghurt
2 packets of instant noodles
Directions:
Recipe adapted from We Like Zines!.
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Mark’s Meal is yet another popular rabokki recipe by GOT7’s Mark. This instant dish is super fuss-free to make, requiring little ingredients, yet indulgent to eat, with its addition of melted cheese and baby sausages.
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 packet of spicy-flavoured instant noodles
1 packet of instant rice cakes
50g baby sausages
30g shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Recipe adapted from GOT7 Golden Key.
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Gukbap literally translates to ‘soup rice’. It is a lesser-known Korean dish made by adding hot soup to cooked rice. D.O. from EXO came up with his own recipe, using beef and mushrooms, and first introduced this dish on their show, EXO’s Travel the World on a Ladder.
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Time needed: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1l water
10g dried kelp
15g dried shrimp
15g dried anchovies
5g spring onions, chopped
5 shiitake mushrooms, chopped
4 green chilli peppers, chopped
200g beef brisket, sliced
Salt
Pepper
1 tbsp oyster sauce
Seaweed flakes
2 cups of cooked rice
Directions:
Recipe adapted from BATE Eats.
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Kimchi fried rice is a tangy, savoury dish that’s also immensely versatile, as you’re able to customise it with whatever ingredients that you fancy. Jennie from Blackpink enjoys having her kimchi fried rice with grilled pork belly, aka samgyeopsal. To make this dish even heartier, you can top yours with a sunny-side-up.
Yield: 2 servings
Time needed: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
100g pork belly, sliced
150g kimchi
Spring onion, chopped
1 cup of cooked rice
1 tbsp gochujang
Salt
Pepper
Directions:
Recipe adapted from BuzzFeed.
Granola bowls are a delicious way to get your nutrients in, and Blackpink’s Rosé has put her own spin on it by adding honey. This recipe has gotten the rest of the girl group members hooked as well, as Jisoo, Jennie, and Lisa have all tried and claimed to love it.
Yield: 1 serving
Time needed: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
½ cup granola of your choice
¾ cup yoghurt of your choice
75g strawberries, chopped
75g blueberries, chopped
1 tbsp honey
Directions:
We’ve rounded up a list of Korean celebrity recipes for you to try at home, so you can take your fanfare to the next level when you eat just like them.
For more recipes, check out our air fryer recipe guide to make roast pork, prata curry puff, and more. There’s also our soju cocktail recipe guide, the perfect Korean beverage accompaniment to your celebrity recipes.
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