Ottogi’s Fresco, the general jarred spaghetti brand for Korea, recently introduced a Bulgogi flavor. As you can see, it’s “Beef 12%!” I’m not a big fan of jarred spaghetti sauces, especially ones with meat, but I had to try this. Yes, like most meat jarred spaghetti sauces, the actual meat...
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Okay, so now we're seeing what the government's spending spree to K-pop producers' pockets is producing. Brace yourselves. I present the Wondergirls with "K-Food Party."
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This one comes from the infamous Caffé Bene, who should know better. It is advertising its line of patbingsu as “sherberts.” Now patbingsu has shaved ice and a wealth of goodies, but I doubt any actual sherbert goes anywhere near these things. Again, Caffé Bene has the English capacity in its corporate bowels to catch this....
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Old habits die hard. Sarah Lee at Seoul in the City brought this up the other day. Koreans love the food court at Costco. It’s almost a pure unadulterated import from America. They serve big slices of pizza with no sweet pickles or mayonnaise squiggles. They have clam chowder and chicken Caesar salads. They have real American...
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This was a late night smartphone pic. Please forgive the less than professional finesse. I’d heard about this prison bar, called Gamok 감옥 (“Jail”) in Anyang for a while, so we checked it out. The outside has mannequins dressed like convicts, and you go downstairs into what looks like a dungeon. Actually, it...
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Westerners in Korea have a love-mostly-hate relationship with Isaac Toast. Before McDonald’s started serving breakfast a few years ago, it was the closest we got to a breakfast sandwich. The closest. Egg. Ham. Cheese. Grilled bread. And you have to be vigilant to make them stop right there before they layer on the shredded...
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