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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 [...]

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 [...]

Here at FatManSeoul we want to bring you the good, the bad, and the just plain weird of the food world. One way of doing this is by eating and drinking things that you may be curious about, but sensibly aren’t willing to try without giving it to a guinea pig first. Consider [...]

Marvin Harris’ Good To Eat

Ever sit around wondering why Hindus don’t eat beef but Muslims and Jews don’t eat pork and nobody eats horses or cats or dogs (except those who do)? Why are some things good to eat and others not?
This is the book for all of you who want to smack Brigitte Bardot whenever [...]

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!

From our sister site, SeoulGlow:

Susan of Suddenly Susan (note: this site is for her time in Korea, sadly over. To find out what she’s up to now, click here.) and the Met eat Korean-style trotters together.
To see more SeoulGlow videos, you can visit their website or find them on youtube.