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ZenKimchi Korean Food JournalZenKimchi Korean Food JournalExplorations in Korean food, including great photos, recipes, and survival tips for living in Korea Articles
China Factory
2007-08-02 10:42:00 Gdog at The Daily Kimchi has already done a good take on the China Factor y , a new Korean-owned Chinese bistro chain from the company that brought you VIPS Steakhouse. This definitely isn’t your usual Tangsuyuk and JjajangMyeon Chinese joint, even though the name conjures images of children making shoes in an unventilated warehouse. It’s quite ... More About: Restaurant , Tory
Soju Games
2007-08-02 10:04:00 “I’m getting too old for this shit.” - Roger Murtaugh, Lethal Weapon I thought I knew drinking culture. I guess I just don’t go out and party like I used to. Any time I hear about some drinking game or tradition, people respond, “What? You didn’t know that?” Here are some little things people do in ... More About: Games , Drink , Ames
Spiral Fried Potatoes
2007-08-02 09:49:00 The Myeong-dong area is full of shops. It’s also full of street food stands. They all tend to sell the same thing–which is usually the latest trend in Korean street food. Last year there were rows of Takoyaki stalls. Now they’re all gone. Everyone is doing these spiral cut fried potatoes. Cool concept. It looks ... More About: Potatoes , Fried
Han Jeong Shik I
2007-08-02 09:41:00 That “I” in the title stands for “1.” Roman numerals are dandy. Whenever I have a good meal, I tend to take pictures of it. Yet many meals are just general Korean “Han Jeong Shik” ???, which is code for “Whatever we have today,” or “Lunch du Jour.” So I’ll just recap some lunches. This one ...
?Popping Sue? ? Revisited
2007-08-02 09:30:00 It’s been a year since I first did a piece on Patbingsu, the Korean summertime treat. I have since grown a fondness for it. It’s like a snow cone with lots of stuff thrown in and stirred together like bibimbap. It also seems to be more popular this year, with Patbingsu ice shavers, bowls ... More About: Ping , Poppi
Joongang Daily?s History of Korean Beer
2007-08-02 08:33:00 Joongang Daily staff writer Cho Jae-eun examines the history of Korean beer and gives his own take on each of the major Korean brews: Cass (OB Corporation) In the 1990s, Cass was synonymous with youth and vigor because of its crisp taste. Even compared to other offerings under the Cass label, including Cass Red and Ice ... More About: History , Drink , Beer
American BBQ Expert Learning Korean BBQ
2007-08-01 04:21:00 Barbecue expert Jamie Purviance was in Seoul this past week studying about Korean BBQ for an upcoming book on world BBQ. He particularly liked DalkGalbi (smothered stir-fried chicken) and Daechang (a part of cow intestine). Even so, I disagreed with his assessment of kimchi in America. He said that American s find kimchi too spicy ... More About: News , Learning , Expert
S-Hite it?s Hite-S
2007-07-23 13:42:00 “Smooth & light premium beer exclusively designed for well-being of young generation.”Actually, it’s Hite Exfeel-S. Far from being a perfect palindrome. Irresistible, nonetheless. I finally found these bottles of this “stylish beer with fiber” on sale this week. I had a couple with dinner that night. The taste wasn’t as bad as ... More About: Drink
Fast Food Dying in Korea?
2007-07-23 06:51:00 The Korea Times posted an article stating that McDonald’s is closing its first store in Korea since it first stepped foot on the peninsula almost 20 years ago. McDonald’s official reason is that the rent is too high. Yet the article elaborates that conventional fast food hit its peak in 2002 and has been ... More About: News , Food , Fast Food , Dying
Gochujang and Ginseng ? Recognize
2007-07-16 08:57:00 The Codex Alimentarius Commission in Rome has pronounced gochujang (red pepper paste) and ginseng as unique Korean foods. It’s notable that ginseng, usually classified as a medicine, is labeled as a food in this report. This could open ginseng to more relaxed regulations when imported into other countries. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. ... More About: News , Ginseng , Recognize
John Nihoff Likes Korean Food
2007-07-13 05:57:00 ACK! Marmot beat me to it on this one. It arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and I puttered around on posting it. Turns out that CIA professor John Nihoff, who I know as one of the judges on “Iron Chef America,” was promoting Korean food recently. He also stated that Japanese food concentrates too much ... More About: News , Food , Like
Doing My Part to Piss Off PETA ? Chicken Galbi Topped with Live Octopus
2007-07-13 03:22:00 Went out the other night on Anyang’s Food Street to a little DalkGalbi ???(Chicken Galbi) restaurant. Eun Jeong and I noticed that they served San Nakji ???(Live Octopus) with their DalkGalbi. The DalkGalbi itself was a little watery for our tastes, but the San Nakji made up for it. Here’s some video goodness ... More About: Video , Part , Peta
Latest Writing Gig - SEOUL Magazine
2007-07-07 10:19:00 I’ve lately started writing one-page food columns for SEOUL Magazine . It’s a pretty classy magazine compared to its competition and predecessors. And it has a fairly large readership, not only in Seoul but around the world. The Korean National Tourism Organization supplies copies of SEOUL Magazine to Korean tour agencies overseas. So if you ... More About: Writing , Out There , Late
Kids After My Own Heart
2007-07-06 02:40:00 These teenage girls from Iowa spent just a month in Korea, and they have tried–and liked–more exotic foods than a lot of people I know here. The learning continued at meal times. They ate what their host family ate, from meals made with new combinations of familiar ingredients to very unusual foods. One of the most ... More About: News , Kids , Heart
e-DogMeat
2007-07-04 03:09:00 I first saw this on the Marmot and then I saw it on the TV news. This website supposedly sells dog meat (kaegogi ???), among other culinary delights. Oh… whoops… looks like they’ve been ordered to take the site down. (Shh… we don’t eat dog in Korea.) In other news, we plan to have our annual Bosintang ... More About: News
Strawberry Flavored Squid
2007-07-04 02:58:00 I had seen peanut butter flavored squid at the movie theaters. A Geek in Korea has found something else new… Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty ... More About: Strawberry , Flavor , Squid
Beer That Makes You Poo and MORE
2007-07-04 02:39:00 Oh, The Chosun Ilbo has an article highlighting products to suit consumers’ wishes. This includes items such as a Hite beer (called “S”) that has extra dietary fiber. They claim that it’s to help people lose weight. But we all know how it will accomplish the task. And it’s too much of ... More About: Beer
Transformers Update
2007-06-29 06:54:00 If you haven’t heard, Michael got 50 TICKETS for tomorrow night. The thing is, the showing is at 11:40. The thing was that the earlier showings didn’t have good blocks of seats available except in the very front rows. We’ll have a late dinner around 9:00. We’ll meet on the corner across from Yongsan Station. ... More About: Event , Transformers , Update , Form , Transformer
Basic Korean Food Vocabulary
2007-06-22 02:35:00 Mary at maryeats has posted a good starter guide to Korean food, describing what the basic terms in most main dishes mean. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is ... More About: Out There , Vocabulary , Basic
Dinner and a Movie ? Transformers Style
2007-06-20 17:19:00 The Transformers movie premieres in Korea before anywhere else. I won’t be available June 28th, but I will be on June 30th, as I’m sure most others will be. Mike, the Metropolitician, and I are thinking of having a get together for food and a showing of the movie at the hyper tech Yongsan ... More About: Movie , Event , Dinner , Style
ZenKimchi Facebook Group
2007-06-16 04:52:00 If you want to talk about Korean food, here’s yet another outlet for you. The ZenKimchi Korean Food Obsession It’s a Facebook group. If you’re not a member of Facebook, it’s easy to join. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material ... More About: News , Group
Differences in Korean and Foreign Food Culture
2007-06-12 05:59:00 The Chosun Ilbo has published a little article on a survey conducted by the Corea Image Communication Institute pointing out differences in how Korean s and foreigners treat guests to dinner. An interesting find was that 45 percent of foreigners felt that Korean cuisine wasn’t widely accepted because of its strong scent. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi ... More About: News , Food , Culture , Foreign
Cool & Spicy Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim ????)
2007-06-09 05:54:00 I have said many times before that Korean food is very seasonal. I especially look forward to the summer dishes like tangy Mul Kimchi (”water kimchi”), Oi Seobaggi (Cucumber Kimchi), and all the bright cool summer dishes that refresh in the summer heat. One of Eun Jeong’s regular creations is a Spicy Cucumber Salad , Oi ... More About: Cool
Naengmyoen Season is Back!
2007-06-09 04:03:00 It seems only yesterday I was mourning the end of Naengmyeon season. Now it’s back. Eun Jeong and I have recently been trying to find a decent Naengmyeon place in our area since our favorite place in Beomgye closed down. A few weeks ago, she suggested a place on Pyeongchon Food Street that ... More About: Season , Out There , Back , Seas
You?re Welcome, KNTO
2007-06-09 03:07:00 According to this article, the number one reason tourists come to Korea is for the food. And I’m sure the tourists love Korean food because of this site. I’m right, huh. Korean National Tourism Organization, you know where to send the check. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use ... More About: News
I Didn?t Know Big Bob was This Big
2007-06-08 07:11:00 Serious Eats has posted a BBQ recipe from Big B ob Gibson’s in Decatur, Alabama. I spent the first thirteen years of my existence in Decatur. My dad ran a Popeye’s Fried Chicken across the street from there, and I grew up with the smell and flavor of Big Bob’s chicken and BBQ ... More About: Out There
Pork Belly and Kimchi from Baby Rambutan
2007-06-08 05:32:00 Recipe here. I’m catching up on all my food blog and news reading since things are finally slowing down enough for a short while. That’s why I have a lot of posts talking about what other people are posting. This is one of them. Baby Rambutan regularly posts great recipes. They’re usually ... More About: Out There , Pork , Kimchi , Belly
More Love for Kimbap
2007-06-08 02:14:00 This time it’s Vancouver. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@www.zenkimchi.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana -- ZKFJ More About: News , Love
Seoul Food Scene in San Francisco Chronicle
2007-06-07 17:31:00 A short beaming taste of Korean cuisine and a few restaurants in Seoul was featured in the travel section of the SF Chronicle. Not much in there that you haven’t already read here. Yet I’m curious about that Min’s Club he’s talking about. Copyright © 2007 ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. This Feed is ... More About: News , San Francisco , Scene , San Francisco Chronicle
Tikiti - Indian and More
More articles from this author:2007-06-06 15:41:00 I just found out there’s a little place in Anyang (near Beomgye Station) that serves Indian food. We were walking when we saw a banner on a building that said (in Korean) “Indian Curry Rice.” Tiki ti. Doesn’t sound Indian, but I’m not an expert on Indian cuisine beyond what I’ve had (a lot of) in ... More About: Restaurant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
