try out Korean finger menu "GimBap"

What is Gim-bob?

It is popular menu for picnic.

Recipe is simple.

Ingredients name where to buy? How does look? comments

Gim (see weed or laver): http://www.i-shop-now.de there are two type. Seasoned and unseasoned. Unseasoned prefer or any Asian shop nearby

Steamed rice big size mart, REAL or any rundkorn reis or sushi reis

Cucumber or any vegetable you want

Pickled radish http://www.i-shop-now.de if this were not available, you can use cucumber pickle or any Asian shop nearby

Direction

1) Cook rice with less water than usual.

Optional 2) Whip eggs well with salt and black pepper. Fry on a skillet thick. Tke it out, and cut into long strips (1/3 inch thick).

3) Cut carrot or cucumber into thin strips. Cook carrot strips on a skillet with oil. Soak cucumber in salt and vinegar water for 20 minutes (if you don't have the time, cook cucumber like carrot.

Optional 4) Add 1/2 tsp of soy sauce, ground black pepper, sugar, 1 tsp of rice wine, sesame seeds onto chopped kimchi and mix.

Optional 5) Stir ground beef on a skillet over high heat with salt, black pepper, 1/2 Tbs of rice wine and sesame seeds until cooked and dried.

Optional 6) Cut cheese and yellow pickled radish into thin strips.

Optional 7) Add rice seasoning in rice and mix. leave it in room temperature until warm.

Optional 8) Place a sheet of sea laver over a bamboo mat. Spread rice (thinly, but covering well) up to 2/3 of the sea laver. (leave 1/3 of the space.) Place strips (carrot, cucumber, egg, yellow pickled radish..) in the middle of the spread rice, and place other things within 1/3 of the length of sea laver.

9) Roll sea laver with the mat firmly. If sea laver edge is not sticking on the surface, apply water lightly at the edge of sea laver with finger.

10) With a sharp knife, cut roll into 1/2 inch thick kim bab pieces. If you don't have a sharp knife, make a cut into a lemon of lime every time you cut kim bab pieces (it helps blade to be clean and adds flavor).

Quick and easy version : Season rice, and put uncooked cucumber, ham pieces, avocado, and egg strips. Dip gently into soy sauce and wasabi (or soy sauce with vinegar) mixture before eat.