As the price of chicken and delivery services has skyrocketed in Korea to between 20,000 won to 30,000 won, hypermarkets are re-entering the chicken market with much more affordable options as families with tight budgets due to inflation are seeking alternatives to get their chicken fix.
Korean cold noodles are definitely staple summer treat on this peninsula. For many Koreans, probably the first cold noodles that pops into their heads are naengmyeon and bibimguksu.
Patbingsu is just one of many red-bean based desserts in Korea. Pat ) is red azuki bean, boiled and sweetened to make a paste which is then layered atop bingsu, or shaved ice.
Ahead of Chuseok, the government has decided to lower the average price of 20 high-demand products, including cabbage, radish, pork, and pollack, to the level of the prices from Chuseok last year.
Sea snails are one of the popular cooking ingredients in Korea. You can find the dishes made of sea snails in Japan and France, but around 80 percent of sea snails caught in oceans around the world are consumed in South Korea.
