by Deva | May 11, 2013 | Korean Food Globalization
Asian cuisine, and Korean food in particular, is notoriously difficult to pair with wine. Even wine-lovers agree that beer is easier on the palate, as it combats the ever-present chilli peppers and compliments the potent flavours without neutralising them. What’s... 
by Tammy | Nov 22, 2011 | Beverages
Twitter makes it so much easier to “eavesdrop” on conversations of random strangers, which I do via a list of search terms related to Korean cuisine. For every person who asks a question, many others have the same one bouncing around their minds. Even... by ZenKimchi | Apr 27, 2010 | Beverages, Featured, Food Porn
Wine Korea’s Joshua Hall is an interesting cat. He’ll take a $50 bottle of wine to a simple Korean dive because the pairings fit. I had the pleasure of sharing this German Riesling with him at a hole-in-the-wall pajeon joint in Yeoksam-dong last week. The... by ZenKimchi | Mar 17, 2010 | Junk Food & Treats
Something new I found from those Dream Cacao folks. This is a wine-flavored chocolate. According to the insert inside the container, it’s infused with powdered Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. Even though, of course, there’s no alcohol in them, they do taste a... by ZenKimchi | Feb 24, 2010 | News & Media
GO YU-NA! I guess you heard about our little superstar. And now the banchan: Dr. Vino wonders if Korean food is impossible to pair with wine and then is surprised. Obviously hasn’t read much Josh Hall Asian wine goddess Jeannie Cho Lee’s recent gala at the...