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Yet another article, this time in Gourmet, about Korean teas. Really, we’re going to have to re-christen this blog TeaManSeoul if this keeps up!
How did we miss this article in the LA Times about Boseong green teas? Of course Fatman is personally partial to wild teas of Jiri-san . . . Tip of the fat hat to Vegan Korean!
Fatman had a great time meeting new, interesting people and trying delicious teas at this year’s Tea World Festival (한국어 링크) and thought we’d share the fun via photo essay.
Tea Party! This week, from Wed. the 3rd to Sunday the 7th will be the Tea World Festival 2009 at Coex Mall. Check it out in the exhibit space in Indoyang Hall on the first floor, and taste a variety of different teas from oolong to puer to green, alongside lots of tea related exhibits [...]
It’s tea time! Although not well known beyond these shores, Korea has a long and venerable history of tea cultivation and appreciation. Records of tea ceremonies go all the way back to the Three Kingdoms Period, and tea plants were introduced sometime in the seventh century. Tea remained a very important ritual beverage, particularly in [...]
Seoul has an amazingly diverse range of restaurants that cater to all kinds of tastes, but the area south of North America has been shockingly underrepresented. Things are looking up (or is that down south?) though with a spate of newer places looking to bring cuisine from Central and South America to those living south [...]
Ok, so FatMan’s first thought upon hearing the word “Kaya” was that it must be referring to the small Gaya Confederacy of the early Three Kingdoms Period centered in the Gimhae area of the Nakdong River Basin. But just like so much of the food scene in Seoul, Fatman was about to be blown away [...]
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!