South Korea

Bungeoppang, fish bread.

Bungeoppang, fish bread.

March 27, 2012

Bungeoppang (붕어빵) stalls are a common sight on the wintertime streets of Seoul. They’re usually plastic sheeting and tarpaulin affairs, jury-rigged to keep out the biting wind and snow. And they serve bungeoppang, literally fish bread, in reality they’re fish shaped pancakes filled with sweet red bean paste. Some stalls sell different fillings like cream, imitation of course, [...]
Strawberries

Strawberries

March 18, 2012

The fruit selection in snow-bound Seoul is limited, understandably, frustratingly. South Korea is small and even its deepest south only barely grazes the loosest definition of sub-tropical. Domestically grown summer fruit is luscious, an abundance of peaches and nectarines. Winter fruit is monochromatic, orange. Jeju island is famous for its oranges, tangerines and mandarines, and [...]
Two bowls of Udon in Hongdae

Two bowls of Udon in Hongdae

March 15, 2012

Udon at Kanemaya, Hongdae. Food articles with the premise “it’s freezing dot dot dot soup” are as vacuous as “it’s summer therefore ICE CREAM”. Lovers of ice cream eat ice cream whatever the weather, if you can trust one thing you should trust that. And if you believe that winter and soup are conjoined twins, [...]
Hotteok, revisited.

Hotteok, revisited.

March 13, 2012

Hotteok (호떡) appeared on the streets about the same time it became necessary to wear woolen socks and a minimum of 4 layers in Seoul, sometime last October. I somehow missed these sweet warming treats my first winter here and therefore have been making up for it by tasting them at any opportunity. As described previously (here) these [...]
Chinese food in Korea – Koreanised Chinese Restaurants.

Chinese food in Korea – Koreanised Chinese Restaurants.

February 21, 2012

This is the first post in a short series about Chinese food in Korea, what’s available and where to get it. Chinese food in Korea is not what you’d expect. South Korea is so close to mainland China, merely separated by the small issue of the impermeable North, and this physical divide is reflected in [...]
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