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Western Seoul doesn’t get much respect. Oh, of course, you can argue that the young and hip Hongdae and Sinchon districts are in western Seoul, but for some reason, when people mention western Seoul it’s usually…
People! You do know Korean food isn’t only about barbeque, kimchi, and bibimbap, right? (Right?) Okay, let’s say you do. Then tell me this: how ma ...
Korea is a country that never sleeps. All-night shops and restaurants are common and people gather together until the wee hours of the morning. During ...
* This post is written by Robert Dunning, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. If you live in Korea, you most likely visit some type of ...
No, we don’t put them on pizza. However, myeolchi (멸치), the Korean anchovy, is one of the fundamental ingredients in Korean cuisine. They come in various sizes and are made into soups, stir-fried, deep fried,…
Spring is finally here! Flowers are blooming, the sky is blue, mountains are turning a bright hue of green, and people are plucking those greens from the mountains to put on their tables, and not for decoration. Leafy…
You’re meeting up with friends for a night out and you decide for Korean barbeque. Great choice! Yummy galbi! Or samgyeopsal! But when at the restaurant, you are gobsmacked to see a loooong listing on the menu. It can’t…
A few years ago, Korean cuisine remained an underground, exotic and rarely-touched corner of the wolrdwide foodie world, tucked away in Korea towns and niche restaurants while its Chinese and Japanese cousins rocked…
