by Tammy | Nov 11, 2015 | Beverages, Commentary, Ingredients, Korean Food 101, Korean Food Globalization, Modern Korean
The first-place winner of the recent Korean Sensation Culinary Contest at The Culinary Institute of America’s Napa Valley campus is neither a traditional North American college student nor a stranger to Korean cuisine. A native of Montreal, Stephen Neumann came... 
by ZenKimchi | Sep 27, 2013 | Beverages
It’s already been a year since Daniel Tudor’s column in The Economist about the sad state of South Korean beer, even when compared to North Korean beer. It wasn’t the beer itself he bemoaned but the lack of choice. Only three major brands with little... by ZenKimchi | Jun 17, 2013 | Beverages, Food Trend, Street Food
You can tell when a vendor has had some success at one of the many food expos during the year. It looks like sugar cane juicers hit it big. There are three major areas where I check for street food trends, Insa-dong, Myeong-dong, and Hongdae. I first saw this in... 
by ZenKimchi | Nov 27, 2012 | Beverages, Commentary
Not to be outdone, legendary Korea pundit and one-time ZenKimchi contributor Andrew Salmon has a thing or two to say about Korea’s flaccid beer duopoly (flaccid in the taste, not the power). If the government lowered the ceiling on beer production, it could... 
by ZenKimchi | Nov 23, 2012 | Beverages
Wow, the two big Korean breweries are getting a double punch this week. First is an in-depth piece (as in tons of numbers) by our good friend Joshua Hall (Wine Korea) in The Wall Street Journal. He talks about how the FTAs barely put a dent in beer prices in Korea...