seoul food for people who love to eat
A quick roundup of some delicious goings on in the Korean blogsphere . . .
First, Wine in Korea has ventured from purely potent potables (for which they are an excellent source of information, particularly for those of us who rely on fine retailers like E-Mart to fill our snifters) to include a simple yet elegant [...]
Over at Oh My News, Robert Neff has a Halloween column well worth the read for some spooky stories of Seoul and beyond . . .
Check out this clever way to get rid of certain spirits:
According to an article published several decades ago by Yi Kyu-tae, there were several ghosts “sighted” in Korea following the [...]
This time even Fatman was fingered:
The organizer of the party, Joe MacPherson of Zenkimchi fame, said his Seoulpodcasts would be a full hour shorter each if not for Brian, but FatManSeoul was mostly there to try the different Jeolla-do foods. When asked for a comment, she simply kept singing, “Skate, skate, skate, skate,” to herself, [...]
Fatman guesses . . .
this is supposed to help your . . .uh . . . “stamina”
spotted at the Andong Mask Dance Festival
Because sometimes fast food just isn’t fast enough!
Introducing McDelivery! Now you can call and place your order, which will be zipped to you by scooter in a matter of minutes.
Because real estate is at a premium, McDonald’s Korea simply doesn’t have many drive-thru establishments (How rare is it? Rare enough that the McD homepage [...]
Want to know why Korea is a fabulous place to live? Care to realize the glory of being a fully developed nation? Behold the wonder: Can you spot the difference?
Yes, now while you sit outside on plastic tables eating shrimp crackers and downing hite or cass or jinro you can also be royally [...]
The parody site, Dokdo is Ours, has an article on the joys of foreigners eating kimchi . . . oh my!
Only a boor would try to so blatantly rip off Hooters . . .(pun intended)
In the spirit of the Omnivore’s 100, the big bad daddy of Korean food bloggers Zen Kimchi has come up with his own list of 100 Korean foods you have to try. The usual rules apply: Highlight any you’ve eaten, and comment if you like. Fatman has done a lot of highlighting, [...]
It was a poorly kept secret that Julia Child, the beloved French Chef, had been an OSS (Office of Strategic Services- a precursor to the CIA. No, not that CIA) spy during World War II. Too tall to join the military (188cm!), she served her country by working at OSS headquarters and in the field [...]
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