We’ve got summer weather here in Korea, which means it’s officially cold noodle season. Many gravitate to the more well-known…
Category: Noodles
Part 1: Hangjeongsal Suyuk 항정살수육 at one of my favorite mom n pop eateries. This might be the only place…
Korean-Chinese restaurants are a dime a dozen in Korea with just as many bad to good ones. After my fair…
Despite my preference for makguksu, I’m not gonna lie and tell you it’s the quintessential summer dish in Korea. That…
One of the better makguksu (buckwheat noodles) restaurants in all of Korea – which just happens to be near my…
Cheongnyangri, of all places, has some of the better old-school restaurants in the entire city, even surpassing my favorite neighborhood…
Naengmyeon season has officially arrived. Although I’ve grown mighty fond of naengmyeon 냉면 over the years, it still doesn’t compare…
“We serve authentic North Korean food from the Hamheung region located on the east coast, which also happens to be…
Flashback to the time I got serious meat sweats over a glorious pile of big-as-your-forearm beef short ribs (galbi jjim)…
Update: The restaurant has permanently closed due to redevelopment. Instead of getting terribly irate and vexed about another casualty of…
The past weekend was all about this beauty secretly hiding in Cheonho Sijang (Market) for the past 30 years: Yeolmu…
“It hasn’t been long since our dog passed away due to health complications and old age. He was 16 years…
For those living in Korea, we’re spoiled with ultra quick delivery service that will literally have food at the door…
I receive a lot of email asking for personal recommendations that I have yet to cover on my website and…
You are gorgeous. Spicy buckwheat noodles with a generous portion of pollack, slivers of radish, cucumber, dried laver, buckwheat sprouts,…
Update: The restaurant has permamently closed due to redevelopment. [The Euljiro Eulogies: Ahnsung Jip] Ahnsung Jip was not only a…
[The Euljiro Eulogies: Saejin Sikdang] Metal shop owner: “I’ve occupied this spot for over 30 years but have been in…
Being close to the old home near Hyochang Park, I was fortunate to have this small, cozy, and quaint Korean-Chinese…
Among the terrific restaurants in Gangwon Province (which there are plenty), Pulnaeeum “Scent of Grass” will always stand out because…