When you think of birthdays, you probably conjure up the typical cake with candles blazing on top. For many Koreans, seaweed soup or myieokguk is the iconic food that symbolizes a birthday.
Busan has been selected as a Michelin Guide publishing city, announced at a press conference attended by Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, Busan Tourism Organization President Lee Jung-sil, and representatives from Michelin.
This traditional herb has a bitter taste and you can find it in many food products around the peninsula. When I was little, my mother used to make me tea with honey-soaked ginseng to help keep me healthy.
What's your favorite pizza? Though I've been up to my neck in Neapolitan pizza for a few years, I've been looking for something different that I could add to my food wish list. And one pizza place was on my radar while I was food hunting in Seoul recently.
The Wolf Pack welcomed a new food truck May 22, expanding meals options on the installation. Several gathered for the special sushi and rice bowls that were offered by the chefs.
The summer heat is sizzling in Korea, so what better way to cool off than enjoy some delicious ice cream. Though summer is the ideal time for ice cream, I love eating ice cream all year round – and in all its forms.
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.
Though I try to consider myself as a refined epicure, there are many times where I cannot take my eyes off the many sweets and chocolates at the grocery store.
For those of us who’ve grown up abroad, shopping at Korean grocery stores can be both a beautiful and bewildering experience. What is this root? This tangle of leaves? How can I make it delicious?
