by ZenKimchi | May 26, 2023 | Featured, Food Trend
According to the JoongAng Ilbo, bagels have really hit it big in Korea. In the expat-o-sphere, we’ve been noticing more bagel shops pop up over the years in our group Restaurant Buzz Seoul. The New Yorkers and MontrĂ©alers pooh-poohed most of the offerings. Not... by ZenKimchi | Jul 18, 2018 | Featured, Food Trend
Traders makes these limited time pizzas. They’re pretty much copies of Costco pizzas. We just moved to another apartment yesterday. Our gas hadn’t been hooked up. The kitchen was too disorganized for cooking anyway. I offered to pick up a pizza after work....
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...
by ZenKimchi | Mar 31, 2014 | Featured, Food Trend
Food trends in Seoul these days tend to center around foreign cuisine. I was happy to find that we are finding new innovations with Korean food in the humble kimbap. This one is long overdue. Kimbap is almost but not quite like a sushi maki roll but filled with meats,...
by Stewart Ho | Oct 13, 2013 | Food Trend, WTF
Like any city, Seoul goes through seemingly random food trends and fads. Once such a trend hits, you’re bound to see the same food or dish almost everywhere from street food carts to even high end restaurants sometimes. One such trend that has arrived in... 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...