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There’s all kinds of culinary arguments to be made about what style of Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Are you a fan of the salty, spicy zest of Gyeongbuk? Or do you love the down-home flavors and resourcefulness of Jeolla? Will you have nothing but the finest potatoes of Gangwon-do? One style of Korean cuisine, however, [...]

There’s plenty of fancy food in Seoul, if that’s what you’re looking for.  You can find everything from high end hanjeongshik (한정식) to absolutely authentic Japanese food.  But sometimes you want something humble . . . something gut filling and hearty and without any pretentions whatsoever.  Sometimes you just want the old-fashioned taste and satisfaction [...]

This amazing infographic comes to us from the online magazine, GOOD: Also be sure to check out their Picture Show:  Visions of Fast Food and tons of other fascinating food related posts on their website (which we found via Serious Eats.  감사합니다!)

Bon Appetit spent a little time recently chillin’ and grillin’ in Seoul for their July Summer BBQ issue.  Check it out! We’re sure you’ll recognize a few of the places they visited, too . . .

Serious Eat’s site A Hamburger Today has covered local legend Lotteria’s burgers, including their rice burger, shrimp burger,  and bulgogi burger.  Check it out . . . Photo by Robyn of Serious Eats (and check out whose bulgogi burger taste test got mentioned ^.^V) Speaking of Robyn, she has a new post up on her [...]

  Paul Ajosshi here with some info on the best place to get yourself some roast duck in Seoul. Down in Hannam-dong, there’s a little restaurant  called “The Ginko Tree House” (은행나무집) that specializes in roasting our water based feathered friends in their own little clay bricks and the result is mouth-watering. Ladies and Gentlemen, [...]

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 [...]

Suwon (수원) is just a short trip from Seoul, and offers some sweet eats. But first, some history: Let’s not be coy. Suwon owes its historical prominence indirectly to one of the greatest scandals of the Joseon Era.

Yukhoi is where it’s at!  Don’t let its reputation as an iffy selection at the wedding hall buffet line stop you from enjoying its sweet pleasures. There’s few foods in the world that feel as luxurious as an elegant serving of Korean-style steak tartare, and even fewer that are as easy to make.  But while [...]

Oftentimes you’ll see bulgogi, galbi, and samgyeopsal translated as “Korean Barbecue.” Fatman hates this translation. While the use of the term varies slightly worldwide, in its home country, America, barbecue has a very specific meaning. Barbecue is a method of cooking using indirect heat. Whether the heat source is burning charcoal, wood, or a gas [...]