FatManSeoul

Krispy Kreme has helped clear up a few things about the legend of Tangun:

First, bears are tough. Real tough. The seasonal promotion of the Apple Bear doughnut isn’t garlic-y (praise Hwanin!) but it is dry and very, very, VERY sweet. The apple taste isn’t very pronounced, even with little tiny chunks of the fruit inside, nor does the cinnamon communicate much. Mostly, it just tastes like Krispy Kreme glaze. That’s not too shabby – after all, who doesn’t love pure, liquid sugar? – but it isn’t exactly a standout.
Now, onto the mugwort part of the equation, the 쑥 더넛 (ssuk deoneot)

If this is what it takes for animals to become human, Fatman is staying wild and free. The tiger had the right idea . . . it isn’t worth becoming a woman if you’ve got to eat this stuff to do it! Mugwort is an herb thought to be good for all kinds of folk medicine like thinning the blood, and Koreans have long used it for its herbaceous flavor and ability to give food a deep green color.
But what’s good for the ddeok isn’t necessarily good for the doughnut.
This was hands down one of the worst doughnut ideas ever conceived, and the execution is worse. Bitter, unpleasantly herbaceous, and coated with sugar, we’d just as soon stay in the cave. Forget being the founder of the entire Korean race – just give us something to wash away the taste! Just look at the horror on this poor bear’s face at the thought of being locked away with that doughnut for 100 days!

Our advice (and that of Ms. Bear) is to stick with the hot and now original doughnuts for which Krispy Kreme is justly famous.

And, eat your garlic.