seoul food for people who love to eat
Gourmet magazine has more that just some delightful soju aperitifs in the latest issue - they also took a jaunt to Seoul’s very own Noryangjin Fish Market. Check it out!
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 [...]
Yes, there’s yet MORE melamine fun from China . . . this time in the form of powdered eggs!
Watch the MBC coverage here (한국어 링크) and the YTN version here (한국어 링크)
or read about it in English here (Korea Times)
From business journalist Daniel Gross in today’s Slate Magazine: Do Starbucks spell financial doom? Gross connects the density of Starbucks in a country’s financial capital with the catastrophic financial losses of the past few weeks.
My tentative theory: Having a significant Starbucks presence is a pretty significant indicator of the degree of connectedness to the form [...]
Say it ain’t so! From Naver (한국어 링크) and Korea Beat (영어링크):
7 brands of hard tack manufactured in China contain, what else?: Melamine. While the amount contained therin is not enough to make an adult sick, you probably shouldn’t go around chowing down on it. Fatman has already talked about hardtack’s unique history here. We’ve [...]
On October 25 at 3pm, conceptual artist, Elaine Tin Nyo will present “Kimchi, Jeotgal, Makgeolli: a fermentation seminar.” The seminar panel will consist of Korean food experts who will discuss how the method of wild fermentation makes Korean food unique in the world.
Anyang chef, Jeong Hyo Jin will provide examples of kimchi, jeotgal and makgeolli [...]
New York based conceptual artist Elaine Tin Nyo will be having a seminar on Korean fermented foods at 3pm Saturday, October 25th at the Seoksu Artist Project studio in Anyang. Lead by fermented skate expert chef Jeong Hyo-jin, this tasting is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the process of making traditional [...]
For those of you looking to broaden your cultural horizons, Fatman suggests the following delicious opportunity (one of the Seoksu artists, Elaine Tin Nyo, is working on a project on Korean fermented food and drink, hence Fatman’s steak in the matter.) Should prove interesting and tasty:
Invitation
2008 Seoksu Art Project (SAP) cordially invites you to the [...]
Fatman can’t be everywhere, so it’s a good job that both A Food Journey in Korea and Brian in Jeollanam-do (check out his flickr page on the festival!) both got to check it out. While you’re at it, check out Brian’s extensive list of festivals down south. Fatman’s stomach is grumbling with [...]
Not exactly a festival, but still festive, the Korea Food Expo runs through this Sunday, October 12th at the ATCenter in Yangjae-dong. Take the free shuttle from Yangjae Station to the expo and wander around to see the best of what the Korean food industry is up to. Lots of fabulous food to [...]
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