seoul food for people who love to eat
Gomushin Girl lives and works in Korea, but is chronicling her trip back home to the Pacific Northwest US as FatManSeoul’s first food diarist.
Kentucky Fried Chicken has done such a good job convincing the Japanese that Americans dine on KFC for the birth of Christ that lines for the chicken buckets stretch around the block [...]
For those of you who just can’t manage to down an entire can of beer on your own, Hite has a solution to your woes: the Mini-Hite!
Now you can play Goldilocks and figure out exactly which Hite size is right for you: The big poppa Hite clocks in at 500 ml, the normal [...]
Set in the picturesque area near Hanseong University, Song’s Kitchen is an old converted hanok nestled into a hollow, making for an almost Brigadoon-like space of cute kitsch. This cosy, artsy space plays host not just to a large collection of ceramic, glass, and ticky-tacky, but also to an impressive open kitchen that turns [...]
집에서 맥주를 양조될까요? 방법과 공금 찾기 가르치는 블로그가 생겼어요! A resource for anyone who wants to do some home brewing here in Korea, including where to buy supplies:
Homebrew Korea (영어 링크)
Fatman heartily approves ~ Korea needs more and better microbrew! After all, why should OB have all the fun?
Fatman has created a commemerative cocktail for the Hub of Sparkle . . .
This past weekend was a gathering of some of the best and most famous brewers of traditional Korean alcohols at Namsan Hanok Village. The weekend featured taste testings, demonstrations, and a chance to mingle in the beautiful outdoors. There were opportunities to see and share in making dongdongju, appreciate some beautiful ceramics, and [...]
There is a traditional Korean wine event today from noon to four pm at the Namsangol Hanok Village (Chungmuro Station, exits 3 and 4) where can meet and talk with a whole gaggle of traditional brewers, check out some beautiful ceramics and displays, watch demonstrations, and taste over thirty different kinds of traditional alcohols.
Fatman guesses . . .
this is supposed to help your . . .uh . . . “stamina”
spotted at the Andong Mask Dance Festival
This weekend is the beginning of the Andong International Mask Dance Festival, one of the biggest and most interesting festivals in the country. Now, if you’re looking for what to see and do, we suggest you check out their official website here (English link) and here (한국어). But if you’re looking for what to eat, [...]
Bindaeddeok (빈대떡) may be less common than the ever-popular pajeon (바전), but this chunky cousin has loads of tastes to offer. It used to be a food for special occasions, but nowadays it’s easy to enjoy it anytime your heart desires.
Basic pajeon are made with a wheat flour (밀가루) base, but it’s certainly not [...]
우리 FatManSeoul는 이러한 이유로 한국의 최고의 음식에 대한 최고의 리뷰와 비평을 공유하고 싶습니다. FatManSeoul는 평범한 음식에서부터 고급음식까지, 강남지역 최고급 레스토랑에서부터 시골 할머니의 집에서 맛볼 수 있는 정이 깃든 찌게까지 모든 음식을 리뷰 대상으로 삼고 있습니다. 우리는 특별한 음식을 찾아 블로그를 통해 전세계에 소개할 것입니다. 또한 음식에 대한 가장 정확한 정보를 리뷰, 레시피, 인터뷰, 팟캐스트, 교재 등을 통해 제공할 것입니다. 이 모든 컨텐츠는 한국어와 영어로 제공될 것입니다. FatManSeoul is Korea's first bilingual online magazine about food. We’re committed to searching high and lo, from the poshest cuisine of Kangnam to the most humble, jeong-laden jjigae of the halmoni-jip in the countryside for the best food in the country. Come here for reviews, recipes, interviews, podcasts, tutorials, and the best, most accurate information on ingredients and methods, in Korean and in English. 같이 먹자!