Korean food comes in many shapes and sizes and they’re all delicious. For those of us that are either health conscious or calorie-tracking individuals here is some nutritional information on Korean food. Eating healthy in Korea should be easy, since their beloved Korean BBQ is served without any carb-heavy sides. While in the west you
The past weekend’s sunny skies and warmer temperatures seem like a cruel tease with the sudden plummeting of temperatures over the last few days. Koreans call this sudden drop in temperatures just before spring “꽃샘추위” or kkot-sem-choo-eui, when the skies are said to become envious of the flowers beginning to bloom and bringing on a
Rice and Kimchi! The essence of the Korean kitchen, the quintessential stable foods on which the country is built, there’s no home without these two that are almost as inseparable as Siamese twins. For most, if not all Koreans rice and kimchi make up the stables of their diet, and if you happen to be
Have you had enough of Seoul? Do you want to get away from the city? Due to the advantage of living in a small country like Korea, you can easily get to the country side within 2 hours of subway ride. Busan might be a good option for a weekend getaway. But, it would definitely
Kkangtong night market is one of the top places that you must visit in Busan. This night market recently began starting in October of last year in 2013. However, the market itself has existed since 1910. Kkangton means ‘can’ in Korean. Apparently, the name is originated from the 625 Korean War when a lot of
Gopchang and pork skin are Korean’s favorite food especially because they go well with soju. South Korea is not the only place where they eat intestines of cow or pork and pork skin in the world. In fact, they are quite popular in some parts of the world. Tripe is pretty much equivalent to Gopchang,
There is no other place where you can find 300 KRW sushi anywhere in the world that I know of at least. Let’s just say that there is no place where you can get such delicious sushi for 30 cents in South Korea except for this place I found. As a sushi lover, I had to go
Well, being an international student in such a new country with different cultures must be very difficult. We don’t speaking the same language and we don’t have same manners and etiquette. Our taste buds aren’t that same too. During my stay in Korea, I had a lot of problems regarding what food is acceptable
