Seoul Searching Kitchen — Korean-Inspired Salad Dressing

Made from a Korean pantry.
Built for your table.

This isn't a sauce with Korean-adjacent vibes. It's rooted in the Korean pantry — soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and doenjang, the deeply fermented soybean paste at the heart of Korean cooking.

Together they make something umami-rich, slightly sweet, and deeply savoury. A dressing that earns its place on the table every single time.

Salads — the one your guests ask about

Noodles — cold or warm, tossed through generously

Grain bowls — drizzled with intention

Grilled veg & tofu — a proper marinade

Straight off the spoon — we won't judge

Made with: soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, sugar, doenjang (fermented soybean paste). Handmade in small batches. Nothing you can't pronounce.

One dressing. Endless ways in.

Salad dressing

Crisp leaves, cucumber, toasted sesame. The obvious one, done properly.

Noodle sauce

Cold soba or udon, tossed through, topped with spring onion. Eat immediately.

Marinade

Chicken thighs, tofu, aubergine. An hour is enough. The umami does the rest.

Grain bowls

Roasted sweet potato, brown rice, soft-boiled egg. Drizzle generously.

Not a brand. A kitchen obsession that got out of hand.

I've been making this dressing for years. It started as a way to recreate the flavours I loved — the deep, fermented umami of Korean food, made accessible in a British kitchen with ingredients you can actually find.

"Every person I've made it for has asked for the recipe. I decided to bottle it instead."

Seoul Searching Kitchen isn't about being the most authentic Korean food brand. It's about bringing the soul of the Korean pantry into everyday cooking — for anyone who loves food, wherever they grew up.

First batches will be small. Made by hand. Sold to people who found us before we were everywhere. If you're here now — that's you.

First batches.
First to know.

We're not on shelves yet. When the first batch is ready, the people on this list hear about it before anyone else — and we keep batches small on purpose.

You're on the list.

We'll be in touch when the first batch is ready.
Until then — come find us on Instagram.

Some flavourstake a lifetimeto find.

Made from a Korean pantry.Built for your table.