by ZenKimchi | Jun 11, 2022 | Diary
by ZenKimchi | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured, Traveling
Korean food tours, especially Seoul food tours, daunt travelers with all the choices. There is no one-size-fits-all experience. As I said on a previous post, TripAdvisor/Viator tours and others like them tend to be reposts of other companies’ tours with 15-30%...
by ZenKimchi | Apr 1, 2021 | Featured, Junk Food & Treats, News & Media, Video
McDonald’s Korea discontinued the Filet-O-Fish in 2008. Today, April 1st, 2021, it is back. I try my first one in maybe 15 years. Will it live up to expectations? And what of the Double...
by ZenKimchi | Mar 17, 2021 | Commentary, Featured
I rented “Minari” last week and watched it a couple of times. I’m still thinking about it. I love books and films that linger and don’t vanish like cotton candy. The film focuses on a Korean-American family settling in the American south in the...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 4, 2021 | Restaurants, Tips, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
There’s something I’d say for Korea that I wouldn’t say for America–there are some freakin’ good restaurant franchises that I’d recommend even over independent restaurants. Their quality is consistently good. These Korean restaurant...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 3, 2021 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Chicken and beer have become serious institutions in South Korea. Korean style fried chicken started showing up around 1970, when cooking oil became more affordable. In the 1980s and 1990s, chicken “hofs” that served deep fried chicken and beer popped up...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 2, 2021 | Tips, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter, Traveling
This is your ultimate Seoul food guide. Reader (and friend) Żaklina had this question: Do you have recommendations or a 10-day restaurant tour guide for Seoul? My parents are coming to visit for 2 weeks, and I’m looking to take them to restaurants in Seoul. Any... by Guest | Oct 2, 2020 | Featured, Korean Recipes
If you have ever been to South Korea, you’ve most likely tried traditional pork belly. The meat is tender and not too spicy, and it’s a perfect part of a feast for guests or family gatherings. With this recipe, you can bring all of the beautiful Korean...
by ZenKimchi | Jul 7, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
This is long past due. I’m getting so tired of ignorant people associating modern Korea with eating dog meat. Or even worse, portraying the entire country as dog eaters. In modern times, associating Koreans with eating dog meat is racist. It’s contributing...
by ZenKimchi | Feb 8, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
I have watched “Parasite” a few times now. During one viewing, I broke out my laptop to take notes. There were a lot of references in the film that people outside Korea wouldn’t get. Darcy Paquet (Hi, Darcy!), who translated the subtitles...