Recipes

Chicken Bulgogi Marinade

10 min

Prepare for a taste bud revolution with our Chicken Bulgogi recipe! It's so easy to make with our Bulgogi Spice. Picture this: succulent chicken infused with the bold Korean Chile, kissed by sweet Brown Sugar, and elevated by the nutty allure of White Sesame. And that's really just the beginning. Be warned: Bulgogi packs a little heat. For lighter flavor, just go with the marinaded chicken. To get the full face punch, be sure to make the sauce! 

Honey Rooster Spiced Chicken

This sweet, spicy, and salty chicken dish perfection in every bite! Start with an easy-to-make marinade, then bake it to golden, crispy perfection on a sheet pan. The final product is a combination of blistered, crispy, and sticky chicken skin—it makes the perfect addition to rice, noodles, and veggies like roasted broccoli or green beans. The best part? No sriracha needed; our Rooster Spice brings all the flavor you crave and the leftovers are ideal for a stir fry.

Apple Bulgogi Arugula Salad

15 min

Inspired by Jihyun Kim's Saqwa Kimchi, this 10-minute apple salad is a must-try! With a delightfully unexpected blend of Bulgogi Spice, fish sauce, garlic, and citrusy notes, this salad complements Korean BBQ and fried rice perfectly. Enjoy the refreshing crunch of apples and arugula, and watch it transform into a kimchi-like texture as it sits. Both easy and delicious, this is the perfect recipe for using up any extra apples you have after the picking season.

Togarashi Chicken Marinade

1 hr, 10 min

Prepare to be enchanted by the marriage of vibrant citrus notes and the umami allure of Togarashi, making this dish truly exceptional. Togarashi Chicken Marinade is easy to whip up in just 5 minutes or less. Allow the flavors of soy, citrus, garlic, and ginger to meld to perfection in the fridge in an hour or overnight if you like to food prep. When it's time to eat, a mere 15-minute bake will reward you with a tender, succulent chicken dinner.   

Litibu Collective Chicken Pho

This recipe is from Diem Nguyen the the owner of Litibu Collective. Diem is a friend of World Spice and we're thankful she shared her Mom's recipe for one of our favorite chicken soups. "You may have had phở bò (beef pho), but have you tried phở gà? Phở bò is a long process requiring simmering for hours, ideally overnight..Here we share how to make a less time-intensive version of phở gà (Chicken) and the techniques required for any phở. "-Diem Nguyen

Any Tea Chinese Paper-Wrapped Spongecakes

"This is one of my favorite Chinese bakery recipes. As a child, having one of these spongecakes was never enough. They’re also perfect for my palate, not too sweet, and never frosted. Imagine marshmallows and clouds had babies; those babies would be these spongecakes.Traditionally, these are egg and vanilla flavored when you find them in Hong Kong or US Chinatown bakeries. To celebrate Lunar New Year, I’ve infused the milk with tea from World Spice Merchants to make these delicious and auspicious treats. Now we can have tea and fluffy soft spongecakes at the same time. “Work smarter, not harder,” is my motto this year of the rabbit!"Bio: About Kat Lieu - the doyenne and Queen of Asian baking, Kat Lieu is the founder of Subtle Asian Baking and modernasianbaking.com. Her debut cookbook is Modern Asian Baking at Home. Currently, Lieu is a full-time author, activist, and recipe developer. Follow Subtle Asian Baking @katlieu

Fluffy-Like-A-Cloud Chiffon Cake

"From the late 1930s to early 1940s, Ah Ma, my paternal grandmother, learned culinary secrets from restaurants in Vietnam. She passed down only one written recipe, a lemon chiffon cake recipe that I always turn to and treasure. I use about half of the ingredients she used in her recipe (she used 10 to 12 eggs!), and instead of lemon, this regal cloud of a cake is tea-flavored and will serve as the perfect sweet treat or gift during Lunar New Year." Bio: About Kat Lieu - the doyenne and Queen of Asian baking, Kat Lieu is the founder of Subtle Asian Baking and modernasianbaking.com. Her debut cookbook is Modern Asian Baking at Home. Currently, Lieu is a full-time author, activist, and recipe developer. Follow Subtle Asian Baking @katlieu “Excerpted from Modern Asian Baking at Home. © 2022 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. Text © 2022 Kathleen Lieu”

Kat Lieu's Beautifully Blue Mochi Cake

20 min

"Ever had butter mochi or a mochi cake? If yes, then you’ll love my irresistible and beautifully blue mochi cake! If you haven’t, that’s ok; let’s start with this recipe. I bet you’ll be mochi in love. It’s so easy to make and a great introduction to the world of mochi or rice cakes." "Mochi cakes are chewy, bouncy, and gluten-free. The toothsome mouthfeel is addictive to me! With a few ingredient substitutions, this cake can be made vegan too. Kids will love this cake, and it’ll surely be a showstopper at any dinner party!" About Kat Lieu - the doyenne and Queen of Asian baking, Kat Lieu is the founder of Subtle Asian Baking and modernasianbaking.com. Her debut cookbook is Modern Asian Baking at Home. Currently, Lieu is a full-time author, activist, and recipe developer. Follow Subtle Asian Baking @katlieu

Vegan Richa's Instant Pot Fried Rice

20 min

Fried rice is an easy satisfying meal and using an Instant Pot makes it even easier for days when we are short on time. It is also a great way to use up any leftover vegetables. Richa's recipe is a good "basic" fried rice recipe that allows for creativity with spices and ingredients. Tofu mimics the egg, and the "eggy" flavor comes from a secret ingredient- Kala Namak- also known as Black Salt. This complex mineral compound has a rich sulfur content that blooms when cooked into a delicious umami flavor.Richa Hingle is a longtime World Spice Merchants customer, as well as a prolific and award winning recipe developer, blogger, and photographer based here in Seattle. The recipes she has on VeganRicha.com are easy to follow, with step-by-step photos so that even the novice vegan cook can make delicious food. This is from her latest cookbook - Vegan Richa’s Instant Pot™ Cookbook It has many adaptations, swaps for allergies and special diets, full nutritional information, and will become your go-to guide for healthful, flavor-forward meals that are a breeze to get to the table.