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 Tammy | Feb 29, 2012 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Featured, Korean Food 101, Korean Recipes, Recipes, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Korean barbecue depends on the quality of the marinade. Diners might not have the well-trained sense of a sommelier, but they will detect a difference even if they can't identify exactly which ingredient they are noticing in a good or bad way. There are two basic...
by ZenKimchi | Aug 14, 2011 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Restaurants
By Jason Yu In the early afternoon here in Seoul, Korea, a delightful smell is just around the corner. As my friends and I head for the restaurant, the fresh aroma is coming from not just any Korean restaurant. While Kimchi, bulgogi and bibimbap may be Korean...
by ZenKimchi | Jan 8, 2011 | Chicken Chicken Chicken, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
This is the first of our Chicken, Chicken, Chicken series of chicken joints in Korea. We're starting with the grandaddy of chicken hofs, Two-Two, sometimes called by its Korean transliteration, Dul-Dul 둘둘치킨. For me, this was my introduction to Korean fried chicken in...
by ZenKimchi | Oct 11, 2007 | Chicken Chicken Chicken
When my friend Chris and I usually meet up near his place, he always prefers to go sit outside at this fried chicken restaurant. The place is okay. Service is great, and the fries are good. Yet I had noticed that a barbecued chicken joint had opened near him. He had...
