Korean Summer Desserts: Is Bingsu Tasty?
The summer of 2018 saw the hottest morning in Korea for 111 years and today temperatures are expected to reach
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FOOD&DRINK
Korean Chicken Soup in Summer: chogye gugsu
Summer is the time for Korean chicken soup and there are several different kinds. But I’m not sure how many British people would entertain the idea of eating COLD chicken soup?
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Garlic Season in Korea
Oh Garlic, I do love you. But an evening with raw garlic is like an evening with too much alcohol
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Get Over ‘Spring Fever’ with Korean Side Dishes (Banchan)
my parents-in-law just sent us a box of spring shoots picked from their garden in the countryside with a message to ‘eat lots of vegetables’!
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Jungsik Michelin Starred Restaurant in Seoul
Recently we went to Jungsik a Michelin starred restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul. I’d been wanting to go for a while as I’d
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What do you eat on the Great Full Moon Festival?
Dae-boreum The Great Moon Festival is celebrated today. It’s the first full moon of the Lunar year which falls on
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Korean Trends to watch in 2018: FOOD TRUCKS
This is part 4 in the series on trends to watch this year. Part one was about ‘ALONERS’ who want
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Kimjang making kimchi with the family
So November is Kimjang season – the time to make cabbage kimchi. And it’s a huge job for my parents-in-law to make enough kimchi
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A Korean vegetable farm in autumn
I don’t have green fingers and can barely keep a house plant alive. So on my parents-in-law’s farm I am
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What are some popular Chuseok Thanksgiving gifts?
Now the shops are full of various gift sets. So let’s take a look at some practical and common presents in the categories of food, health, and household products.
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What are the dishes on the Chuseok Thanksgiving table?
we are down to the bare essential dishes on the Chuseok table. These vary from family to family. But here is our Essential Chuseok Thanksgiving Table.
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Korean chilli and anchovy side dish recipe
The main ingredients are chillies, anchovies and garlic. It’s so simple and delicious. And adds a spicy and tasty kick to any Korean meal alongside some kimchi.
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What does the Han River look like after the Blossom Festival?
At 7am a family of four ramen pots sit gazing out towards the river. It’s been a long night but
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Is this toshirak lunchbox sexist?
Buying toshirak lunch boxes at convenience stores became very popular in Seoul last year. This was partly because eating lunch
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What is a manoffin?
For Halloween there were poo shaped ghosts and Pig devil monster muffins. But at Christmas the Manoffin muffin shop is offering Santa
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How much kimchi does my mother-in-law send us at kimjang season?
Over 20 kg of kimchi was delivered to our door yesterday. My parents-in-law have been out on their farm in
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monster muffins at Manoffin for Halloween
I often stumble over a Manoffin shop in subway stations around Seoul and it was in Jongak station where I
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Who drinks tea in Korea?
Tea enthusiasts in Korea, I have discovered, belong to a small but devoted circle often with an arty, alternative appearance involving clothes
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What is the popular and tasty Korean 치맥 Chimek?
(updated 2021) When the cherry blossom is out and the weather is warming up after the long winter, the Han
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What is a Doshirak?
A packed lunch with rice and side dishes that you make at home. But these days they are available at
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