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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 [...]
From the comedy group Improv Everywhere.
Most people were rightly impressed with the amazing amount of food that Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps manages to chow down every day. But how much more impressive would it be if his powers of eating were combined with those of world champion hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi for the ultimate power breakfast battle?
It might [...]
From Korea Beat, we have the tale of a new and creative (albeit unintentional and kind of gross) way to get your kids to eat something a little more nutritionally useful than a plain ol’ butter ring.
Mmm, protein!
This history of the 20th century through . . . food?
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Note: We are required by international food blogging law to post this video.
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 us here [...]
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Shrimp and cheese sushi with chili sauce
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 [...]
The GNP has proposed color-coding nutritional information on packaged foods to help customers be more aware of potential health risks from fat, sugar, salt, etc. just like on cigarette packages: Obesity Warning on Fast Food Planned (Korea Times).
비만유발 식품에 ‘색깔경고’ 표시한다 (한국 일보)
미국 감옥에서 “누트리러프 (Nutra or Nutriloaf, aka the Loaf)”이란 음식은 구류된 사람들의 가장 싫어한 음식이다. What’s the most hated food in American prisons? None other than the notorious “Nutraloaf”; bane of naught prisoners nationwide, this culinary disaster is used as punishment. It contains all your nutrition for a day, requires no utensils to [...]
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!