seoul food for people who love to eat
There’s been quite a bit of controversy in the Korean expat blogosphere about bad service, particularly at Western restaurants in Seoul. Zen Kimchi has taken some swings at Itaewon favorites, while both the Metropolitician and Expat Jane have something to say about another venerable institution of the foreigner enclave. So what gives? Is service in [...]
Anguk-dong teems with great eateries, but among the most popular is the tiny hole-in-the-wall mandu restaurant called 천진포자 (Cheonjinpoja) where diners can munch on some of the most delicious and authentic Chinese-style mandu out there. The restaurant itself is tiny, with only one real table supplemented by stools and a low bar hugging the walls. [...]
위험: 과학 내용! diet coke + mentos candy = FUN! and for the explanation of why it works, we turn to Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters in this link.
Hardtack (also known as pilot bread, pilot crackers, ships biscuits, sea bread, and sometimes less nicely as molar breakers, tooth dullers, sheet iron, or dog biscuits) is one of the most notorious foods in history. Because the ingredients are so basic and it lasts so long, it has been a food of choice (well, or [...]
Fatman loves reading about food all over the world. We find our jollies here: The World Food Habits Bibliography check it out! Food and eating from north to south, east to west, coast to coast, and everywhere in between. 영어 만 . . . 미안!
The word “pudding” conjures up images of very different foods depending on where you are. Say “pudding” to an American, and they’ll think of creamy dessert puddings. An English person will call just about any dessert a pudding, but uses the term for a range of savory foods, too. And to Koreans and Japanese, pudding [...]
Turkish coffee is one of those wonderful things that takes something that has become pedestrian and everyday (coffee) and by returning to roots brings back the wonder and joy of the ingredient. 우리가 일상적으로 마시는 커피. 그것과 비슷하기도 하지만, 여느 커피와 다른 제조방법을 가진 독특한 커피. 바로 터키 커피이다. Now everybody and their dog goes [...]
For people not born and raised on Korean food, evaluating how good a given bowl of jjigae is can be a difficult task. Of course, the Fatman thinks whatever floats your boat is good. Eat to please your own tastebuds. But oh! how embarrassing when you take a Korean friend with you to the same [...]
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!