In Praise of Gimbap — Which Is Not Korean Sushi

Korean gimbap may look similar, but there are big differences in taste and technique

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Whenever I make gimbap, I think about my halmoni. It was the last meal she made for me before she died.

Halmoni immigrated from South Korea to help take care of me while my parents worked. One night when I was 7, she…