seoul food for people who love to eat
How did we miss this article in the LA Times about Boseong green teas? Of course Fatman is personally partial to wild teas of Jiri-san . . . Tip of the fat hat to Vegan Korean!
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 . . .
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article on the expansion of Dunkin’ Donuts in Korea today, saying that the chain was looking to almost double the number of stores in South Korea, along with turn Koreans into morning coffee drinkers. We ask you, do Koreans really need any help with that? There’s a few [...]
No sooner do we point to Robyn’s fine work on A Hamburger Today than she goes and throws up a massive post on the ultimate Seoul veggie shrine: Sanchon. Specializing in Buddhist temple food, this has long been a must-eat for Seoul foodies and visitors. Check out Robyn’s take, and watch this space for our [...]
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 [...]
Tea Party! This week, from Wed. the 3rd to Sunday the 7th will be the Tea World Festival 2009 at Coex Mall. Check it out in the exhibit space in Indoyang Hall on the first floor, and taste a variety of different teas from oolong to puer to green, alongside lots of tea related exhibits [...]
FatManSeoul has been mentioned on Serious Eats! Robyn (The Girl Who Ate Everything) from Serious Eats was here to cover the Ddeok Fair, and Fatman had the fine pleasure of being able to join her for a few meals. Check out the coverage both at her website and on Serious Eats (here, here, and here, [...]
Seriously, FT? Kimchi jjigae?!? What make the dish-slash-condiments so potent are the dried red chili peppers which form a near lethal combination during pickling process with the piquant cabbage. C’mon, kimchi jjigae isn’t even the spiciest food in Korea, let alone among the world’s spiciest! 안동찜닭, 닭도리탕, 오징어볶음, heck, even the 효자동 떡볶이 we [...]
That’s what the Chosun Ilbo is calling Chocopies, which have apparently become enormously popular among North Korean workers at Kaesong. English here, 한국어 여기 In honor of the peace-bringing potential of this humble snack, Fatman would like to share with you two “recipes” for the best damn sweet on the peninsula: 1) Frozen Chocopie: Take [...]
Jonathan Kauffman of the Seattle Weekly was in town a few weeks ago to cover the food scene here in Korea, and was gracious enough to mention our humble blog, alongside the inimitable Seoul Eats, in his article. Many thanks, Jonathan, it was a pleasure eating with you, and we hope to see you back [...]
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!