Even Kids Are Better at Promoting Korea (Than the Korean Government)
A few things have bring floating around this week. The big one, even getting tweeted...
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Category: Video
New Korean-American Web Drama: Eating It
Kevin is a second generation Korean-American student contemplating dropping out of medical school...
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Seoul Restaurant Crime: Nachos
Yes, this actually happened, more than once. Even with more global awareness of world cuisines,...
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Video: Spiders and Country Bulgogi
Namyangju, east of Seoul. Picked some strawberries, visited a spider museum, had some amazing...
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Video: Peaceful Spot in the City
I’ve discovered that my little pieces for Arirang’s “Korea Today” are on...
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Video: Excellent Sweet and Sour Octopus and Oven-broiled Pigs Feet
Seriously, I’m planning to return to that Chinese restaurant for that sweet and sour...
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Video: Eating Contest Between Three Itaewon Restaurant Owners
The owners of three iconic Itaewon restaurants recently held an eat off. Linus (Linus Bama BBQ), Sid (Vatos Urban Tacos), and Chris (Lobster Bar) competed in the EATaewon Games.
The Challenge?
Consume two Sid Burgers, which are pretty massive. The first person to finish wins.
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Must Watch: “Choose Your World”
There are many reasons why I like this video. It’s entertaining. It’s for a good cause. But most of all, it’s local.
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MUST SEE: Korean food documentary “Savouring Korea – The Taste of Home”
London foodies are already familiar with Joo Lee’s Korrito, a modern Korean pop-up and...
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MUST WATCH: Seoul, Our Movie
Honestly, I was skeptical at first when this project was announced. The government was asking people to send in their videos to be assembled into a movie promoting Seoul. I had witnessed so many cheesy heavyhanded endeavors by the government promotional teams over the years. I was expecting sterilized videos highlighting the same old chest-beating culturally masturbatory pabulum that we have seen before.
Read MoreVideo: How to Cook Filipino Seafood Beach Style
We had bought some large prawns and crab at a local seafood market. At the beach, our friends took our bounty to an outdoor kitchen to cook them up. The methods may seem a bit odd to you, but you wouldn’t believe how great...
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Recipe: Cilantro Kimchi
If you read most Korean food blogs, they will tell you that Koreans don’t eat coriander, aka cilantro. They’ll tell you straight to your face that cilantro and Korean cuisine have never crossed paths before.
As the Ask the Korean blog reported a couple of years ago:
“Korea has never grown cilantro, and cilantro is not a part of Korean cuisine. …
But Korean people’s cilantro-hate is nonetheless interesting, because it is a nice reflection of Korea’s insularity.”
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