recipes from the h woo & budonoki pop-up

hi :)

h woo here, and if you’ve been following my vlog series on YouTube, you know that i hosted a pop-up with a restaurant in LA called Budonoki. the menu was a collaboration between myself and the chefs at Budonoki, so imagine a mix of japanese izakaya food, Chef Dan’s Thai heritage, and my Korean heritage.

you can watch the episode here:

i just want the RECIPES!!!!

yes yes, if you just want all the recipes, here’s the link to them:

h woo's budonoki pop-up recipes

to be honest, all of these recipes were slightly adjusted during the pop-up. that’s because:

recipes are always in an R&D stage.

i’m always adjusting recipes to my liking. an ingredient’s seasonality plays a factor, the freshness of produce, the species of fruit, etc. there are numerous factors, and never one right “recipe”. it’s most important to taste with your palate.

the h woo x Budonoki collab menu

how do i read the recipe?

so the recipes are written out to be scaled in a professional kitchen. most of them are in grams, and for the most part, you’ll only need to do the 1x yield in a home kitchen.

so you’ll most definitely need a kitchen scale to make these recipes.

are some of the recipes missing?

I only included recipes for MY DISHES.

The Naem, Aburi Salmon Oshizushi, Squid Ink Budo-Gnocchi, and Kimchi Yakisoba are original recipes of Budonoki. They aren’t mine to share, but I did get to learn the recipes! That’s a perk of staging/interning at restaurants, going into these places to learn their techniques/recipes/styles.

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anyway, cheers. i’m also very new to substack (as both a writer/consumer on this platform) so please forgive me as i still figure out this platform.

best,

h