by ZenKimchi | Sep 16, 2011 | Food Trend, Street Food
Based on Tammy’s and Seoul Sub–>Urban’s posts, I wanted to check out this “Bomb Rice” Poktanbap 폭탄밥 in Noryangjin. I was in the area anyway. To find it, leave Noryangjin Station (line 1) and cross the overpass away from the fish...
by ZenKimchi | Sep 16, 2011 | Food Trend
Seriously, Ranch dressing has been one of those elusive items that American expats had always taken for granted before coming to Korea. The only places to get it were shady foreign food markets, military base connections, or Costco–and even Costco didn’t...
by Tammy | Jun 14, 2011 | Featured, Food Trend
A little chocolate is like a love affair — an occasional sweet release that lightens the spirit. —Linda Solegato If chocolate is a lover, it’s not monogamous. Chocolate shares itself easily with most fruits, nuts, some legumes, tea wine and even flowers. Mindy... by ZenKimchi | Jan 30, 2011 | Food Trend
This has been coming a while. In 2007, I raved about a pan-Asian joint called Tikiti. I was railed at for being so positive. Looking back, the food was dull, but it was so rare for me to get anything close to Indian food in my town. I jumped at anything that would... by ZenKimchi | Oct 28, 2010 | Featured, Food Trend, Globalization
Restaurant Consultants Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co. Inc. predict Korean food will be popular in 2011. Yes, they’ve predicted this every year since, I think, 2008. And they admit it’s been a tough call: We’ve long been predicting Korean dishes as...
by Tammy | Jul 4, 2010 | Food Trend, Globalization, News & Media
by Tammy Korean taco trucks are no longer limited to America’s West Coast cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland. Now Atlanta, the largest U.S. Southeast city, has Yumbii. It’s one of the latest such roving restaurants to follow in the wake of...