We want to give our customers authentic, traditional real taste of korea.
That´s why we are dedicated to the ingredients and process of fermentation.
The vegetables used in John MAtt´s products are resourced from local farms and all the spices from South Korea, they are then hand-crafted in Berlin. As sunlight and soil make a huge difference, We carefully choose our ingredients.
Videography by Yunyoung Kim
Our Story
Since 2014, Yurim started catering business in Berlin. One day when she was preparing a breakfast catering, she was not so satisfied with her hummus, but then this idea came up within a minute.
“What about mix with Ssamjang?”
The result was phenomenal. Clients´ reaction was remarkable. Because it was hummus with deep and rich flavour which is nutty yet tangy note. The taste was something familiar but never had before. The best part was that it is very addictive, ended up made people to eat more vegetables.
That is how Ssamjang Hummus was born.
During the pandemic, when everything was unable and restricted. She saw the vision of Ssamjang Hummus, and incubated ideas of John Matt.
Founder
Yurim was born in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of 9, she began cooking ‘Kalguksu’, a noodle soup, from scratch without a recipe book. Cooking was a form of playing for the little girl who was an only child. She later went to Japan to study, where she started a side job in a Japanese restaurant in Shibuya in 2004. This experience brought her onto her path to her career as a caterer. Since moving to Berlin in 2012, she has been working in the gastronomy scene. In 2014, she started her own catering business called ‘Eatme Berlin’, which focused on authentic Korean cuisine with a modern twist in presentation.
“I don’t have recipes, I just cook with feelings,” says Yurim. As a Korean who was born and raised in Korea, she knows how Korean food should be, as all daughters learn to cook from their mothers. Her unique and distinctive style which she infuses into her dishes, creates something very special. Like Ssamjang hummus!