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Cooking Korean Lesson: make kimchi from a whole napa cabbage
Cooking Korean Lesson is a step-by-step cooking game from Go Panda Games in which you prepare three Korean dishes, starting with kimchi, by finding the ingredients and using each kitchen tool in turn. The task list shows the dishes in order: kimchi first, then bibimbap in a black stone bowl, then a plate of assorted side dishes; at the start only the kimchi card is active. Instead of a timer or customers, every screen is a single guided action: pick out the items shown as silhouettes, cut the cabbage along a dotted line, add water, or rub a carrot on a grater until a meter turns green. Poki describes it as a lesson in Korean ingredients and in how to use the tools and equipment.
Quick facts
- Developer: Go Panda Games (Go Panda Games Studio on Poki)
- Dishes on the task list: kimchi, bibimbap, a side-dish plate
- Genre: guided cooking simulation, 2D
- Input: left mouse button or a finger on tools and ingredients
- Layout: an 800 × 600 landscape kitchen
- First release: August 2020 on Poki; July 2021 on GamePix
How to play Cooking Korean Lesson
The game walks you through one recipe at a time. Each step waits for the correct action before moving on.
- 1
Open the task list
Press the arrow on the title screen. The Tasklist shows three recipe cards; only #1, the kimchi, has an active button at the start.
- 2
Collect the ingredients
A bar at the bottom shows five dark silhouettes, including napa cabbage, an onion and a sauce bottle. Find each item in the kitchen and click it to fill the bar.
- 3
Cut and soak the cabbage
Drag down along each purple dotted line to slice the napa cabbage, then pour water from the jug into the green bowl.
- 4
Grate the carrot
Choose one of three graters from the side panel and rub the carrot back and forth across it. The vertical meter turns green as shredded carrot collects in the box.
Controls
Desktop
- Left-click an ingredient or tool to pick it up or use it
- Hold and drag along a dotted guide line to make a cut
- Drag the carrot up and down over the grater to shred it
Phone & tablet
- Tap tools and ingredients; drag a finger for cutting and grating
- Turn the screen sideways, since the kitchen is a 4:3 landscape scene
- Poki lists finger controls alongside the mouse
What sets Cooking Korean Lesson apart
Korean home dishes, not fast food
The three task-list recipes are kimchi, bibimbap and a spread of small side dishes, rather than the burgers and pizza of most browser cooking games.
Silhouette ingredient hunt
Each recipe starts by matching real items in the kitchen to the black outlines in the bottom bar, so you learn what goes into the dish before cooking it.
A tool for each job
Knife lines on the cabbage, a water jug, three different graters for the carrot: each step uses the tool a real kitchen would.
Achievements for repeat cooking
Poki notes an achievement system that rewards you when you complete a task several times; the trophy button sits on the title screen.
Tips for Cooking Korean Lesson
- Compare shapes, not colours. The ingredient bar only shows outlines, so match the outline of the cabbage leaf or onion to the object on the counter.
- Follow the pointing hand. When you are unsure what to do next, a hand icon appears over the object the step expects.
- Trace each cut line from end to end. Start on the round marker at the top of the dotted guide and finish on the arrow at the bottom.
- Watch the meter while grating. The green level on the right rises as carrot shreds pile up in the box, so keep rubbing until it reaches the top.
- Take your time. GamePix's own advice is not to rush, and no countdown appeared in any step we played.
Who is Cooking Korean Lesson for?
Fans of Korean food
Anyone curious how kimchi starts, from whole cabbage to shredded vegetables.
Younger players
One clear action per screen and a pointing hand when needed make it easy to follow without reading.
Relaxed cooking-game players
No orders, customers or clock; you finish each dish at your own pace.
Progress through the dishes
Cooking Korean Lesson tracks progress by dish rather than by points. At the start the #2 bibimbap and #3 side-dish cards are grey while the kimchi card has an active button, so the recipes open in task-list order. GamePix mentions skill-based points, but no score appeared on screen during the kimchi steps we played. Achievements sit behind the trophy button on the title screen.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cooking Korean Lesson?+
Cooking Korean Lesson is a guided cooking game by Go Panda Games where you prepare Korean dishes one step at a time. The task list has three recipes: kimchi, bibimbap and a plate of side dishes.
How do you make kimchi in Cooking Korean Lesson?+
You gather the ingredients shown in the bottom bar, slice the napa cabbage along the dotted lines and soak it in water. Next you grate a carrot on one of three graters until the side meter is full.
Which Korean dishes can you cook?+
The Tasklist shows kimchi (#1), bibimbap in a stone bowl (#2) and an assortment of side dishes (#3). They unlock in that order.
Is Cooking Korean Lesson timed?+
No timer appeared in the steps we played; each screen waits until you do the required action. GamePix even advises not to rush.
Can I play Cooking Korean Lesson on a tablet?+
Yes. The game accepts finger input for picking up tools and ingredients, and a tablet in landscape shows the full kitchen.
Privacy
The game is hosted by GamePix and loads inside a frame on this page. Ad placements in it belong to GamePix, which decides what is shown; What Games Play has no control there. You do not need an account or login to cook.
The kimchi card is unlocked
Find the five ingredients, slice the cabbage and start your first Korean dish.
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