Korean Food Blog

The Soup for a Son-in-Law You Dislike: Maesaengi, Korea's Winter Seaweed

The Soup for a Son-in-Law You Dislike: Maesaeng...

It arrives looking cold, which is exactly why Korea serves it to the son-in-law you dislike. Or so the joke goes.

The Soup for a Son-in-Law You Dislike: Maesaeng...

It arrives looking cold, which is exactly why Korea serves it to the son-in-law you dislike. Or so the joke goes.

The Paper Bag Season: Korean Winter Street Food for Cold Hands

The Paper Bag Season: Korean Winter Street Food...

The warmth reaches you before the smell does. Korea's winter street sweets come in a paper bag, and the bag is half the point.

The Paper Bag Season: Korean Winter Street Food...

The warmth reaches you before the smell does. Korea's winter street sweets come in a paper bag, and the bag is half the point.

Stick, Don't Slip: The Foods of Korea's Biggest Exam Day

Stick, Don't Slip: The Foods of Korea's Biggest...

For one November morning, planes are grounded and offices open late so half a million students can sit a single exam. Even the packed lunch is chosen by a pun.

Stick, Don't Slip: The Foods of Korea's Biggest...

For one November morning, planes are grounded and offices open late so half a million students can sit a single exam. Even the packed lunch is chosen by a pun.

The Small Bottle: Why Korean Sesame and Perilla Oil Never Wait

The Small Bottle: Why Korean Sesame and Perilla...

Olive oil comes by the liter. Korean sesame oil comes in a bottle you can close your hand around, and there is a reason.

The Small Bottle: Why Korean Sesame and Perilla...

Olive oil comes by the liter. Korean sesame oil comes in a bottle you can close your hand around, and there is a reason.

Almost Nothing in the Bowl: What Koreans Eat When Sick

Almost Nothing in the Bowl: What Koreans Eat Wh...

Koreans have a word for the first shiver: euseul-euseul. What follows is water, warm tea, and a bowl of rice porridge.

Almost Nothing in the Bowl: What Koreans Eat Wh...

Koreans have a word for the first shiver: euseul-euseul. What follows is water, warm tea, and a bowl of rice porridge.

Red Ginseng at Dawn, Ginger at Four: Korea's Flu Season Ritual

Red Ginseng at Dawn, Ginger at Four: Korea's Fl...

One spoonful of red ginseng before the coffee. One cup of ginger at the first chill.

Red Ginseng at Dawn, Ginger at Four: Korea's Fl...

One spoonful of red ginseng before the coffee. One cup of ginger at the first chill.