Day 1: “These are early Xmas gifts for you from friends living abroad. They’re helping a small sesame oil shop…
Category: Noodles
To those who have purchased sets of oil and/or donated to help these underappreciated mom and pop shops, let it…
Day 1: “After halaboji stopped working last year due to deteriorating health, it’s been me and my nephew taking orders…
There’s never a shortage of seolleongtang restaurants in Seoul as it originated here, but finding quality ones that serve a…
That time when I cycled all the way up to Uijeongbu to revisit Odeng Sikdang—the originators of budae jjigae (army…
We’ve got summer weather here in Korea, which means it’s officially cold noodle season. Many gravitate to the more well-known…
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…