One of my highlights visiting Seoul was trying raw marinated beef at Buchon Yukhoe. I had been wanting to try yukhoe for a long time as I was curious about the texture and flavor. There is a section of Gwangjang […]
I spotted a bag of Joraengi Tteok (Korean rice cake) in the shape of twin pearls at my neighborhood K-mart. I just had to buy it because lately I’ve been craving rice cakes of all forms. Traditionally, these Joraengi Tteok […]
I’ve been wanting to make Korean Braised Potatoes for a while now. This is a popular Korean side dish (banchan) and you may have seen it before in restaurants, although it’s more commonly served in homecooked meals. There are a […]
I made Gamjatang this week because I was craving it in a big way. I’m resorting to making and eating all my fave foods in order to bring my appetite back from the dead. This Korean spicy soup with hefty potato […]
We are all aware by now that Korean skincare routine / Korean beauty regimen is an actual “thing”. And by “thing”, I mean there’s a legit step-by-step method to it. Not just randomly slapping random products onto your face. Nor is it a generic […]
The highlight of my recent trip to LA has to be the Kimchi Spam Musubi Croissant that my friend Aaron picked up for me from Sugarbloom Bakery. Sugarbloom Bakery is helmed by Taiwanese-American chef Sharon Wang, after spending ten years […]
Honey Butter Chips is a wildly popular snack that’s overtaken all of South Korea for over a year now. Launched in August 2014, it totally blew up in popularity and caused a supply shortage. It has been sold out for months and there […]
While idling at Insadong area the other day, we meandered in and out of the small alleys on the side in search for food and found ourselves peeking at an ajumma in the midst of frying haemul pajjeon (seafood pancake) by a […]
According to this article on CNN Travel, Parkdaegamne serves some of the best skirts and galbi tang in Seoul. Parkdaegamne (that’s a mouthful to pronounce, so I break it up as Park-Dae-Gam-Ne) is open 24 hours and supposedly sometimes you may run […]
