by ZenKimchi | Jan 3, 2019 | 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 ZenKimchi | Jan 3, 2019 | 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% sucked...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 3, 2019 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
A Short History of Korean Chicken Chicken and beer have become serious institutions in South Korea. Fried chicken started showing up around 1970, when cooking oil became more affordable. In the 1980s and 1990s, chicken "hofs" that served fried chicken and beer popped...
by James Chung | Dec 5, 2018 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Featured, Restaurants
Nashville Hot Chicken has hit Seoul. There’s been buzz about this new style of fried chicken in Seoul, a feat that is hard to imagine in a country that alleges to have more establishments selling fried chicken than there are McDonald’s worldwide.What is Nashville Hot...
by ZenKimchi | Sep 13, 2018 | Featured, Food Porn, Korean Food 101
There's a Bon Dosirak franchise near my day job's location. This is the latest concept from Bon Juk and Bon Bibimbap. I've had a few of these dosirak (lunchboxes) before. I particularly like the way they pay tribute to regional cuisines, like the Andong Jjimdalk...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, Food Trend, Junk Food & Treats
There's a Korean burger that has been the must-try in Seoul's foodie community. And it comes from a surprising place. Lotteria. Yes, Lotteria. The Korean-Japanese fast food franchise known for its culinary abominations--soggy fries and cardboard tasting burgers...
