Eating Alone in Korea: Honbap Levels and the 2-Person Rule
Eating alone in Korea is completely normal, right up until the moment it isn’t. You…
Yukhoe Recipe: Five Minutes, and the Beef Is Everything
A yukhoe recipe is barely a recipe. Make a sauce from six things in a…
Korean Spinach Side Dish: What the Salt Water Actually Does
A Korean spinach side dish is about as simple as cooking gets. Boil water, drop…
Korean All-You-Can-Eat: 3 Formats, Instructions Included
There’s a Korean all-you-can-eat in a new town outside Seoul that puts three formats in…
Korean Food Names the Government Changed
Some Korean food names are not what they used to be. Sooner or later you’ll…
Isaac Toast: Korea’s $3 Breakfast Sandwich
Korea does not really have a breakfast chain the way America has one. What it…
Korean Chicken Stew, and a Rice Cooker of Free Tteokbokki
We sat down at a Korean chicken stew place near Digital Media City station Tteokbokki,…
Korean Shabu-Shabu Buffet: $18.50, and You Have 80 Minutes
The first thing you do at a Korean shabu-shabu buffet is not pick your meat….
Banchan: Korea’s Free Side Dishes, and Where Koreans Buy Them
A Korean meal arrives with five or six small dishes around it. Seasoned greens, pickled…
Samgak Gimbap: Heat It, Then Unwrap It
There is a shelf in every Korean convenience store stacked with rice triangles wrapped in…
