YOUR WINDOW INTO K-CULTURE
Korean music, faces and stories worth knowing.
Soyeon’s “kimchi-less kimchi pancake” keeps the kimchi liquid and leaves out the cabbage pieces. That is why the name sounds contradictory. The idea appeared on MBC’s I Live Alone in May 2022, when she explained that she disliked vegetables. It is a celebrity home-cooking idea, not a restaurant recommendation.Read MBC’s story about Soyeon’s dish →Why Soyeon made it this wayMBC’s report contrasts..
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Jung Kook’s Bulguri combines Buldak and Neoguri noodles, with all the Buldak liquid sauce but only half the Neoguri soup powder. He posted the recipe on BTS Weverse on March 16, 2023. The photo above is from that post, rather than our own recreation.Read Jung Kook’s original recipe and photo →The original cooking method, in EnglishHeat 650–680ml water in a frying pan.Before it boils, add the ful..
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Ingkko Kalguksu (잉꼬칼국수) in Guri is the noodle restaurant Pungja visits in the Guri episode of DdoGanJip. The appeal in her reaction is the contrast between a plain-looking bowl and its substantial noodles, potatoes and rich-tasting broth. The kimchi is another part of the experience—but her reaction makes clear that it is spicy.One correction is useful before you plan a trip: Ingkko appears in t..
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The Korean barbecue restaurant in Hyun Joo-yup’s nostalgic food episode is Daechi Jeongyuk Sikdang (대치정육식당), at 450 Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam, Seoul. His story starts with the pork belly he remembers from his school days, even though the meal also includes Hanwoo beef. Before ordering, notice one detail that changes the budget: the online meat prices are listed per 100 grams, not per meal.Watch the ..
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Heebab went to Yeongpunggak (영풍각) in Bucheon because she was curious about its beef-tripe jjamppong. The black-bean noodles ended up winning her over, too. If you are choosing between the dishes in her video, the useful distinction is simple: gan-jjajang for a savory black-bean sauce and fried egg, or kkanyang-jjamppong for a spicy soup with chewy offal.This is a Korean-Chinese restaurant in Gog..
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Looking for the Seoul soup restaurant in Sung Si-kyung’s Meogeultende food series? Hwamok Sundaeguk (화목순대국) in Yeouido is an offal-focused stop, not a mild pork-slice soup shop. Start with the regular sundae soup if you want both sausage and intestines; choose naejang-tang if you specifically enjoy offal. The current Naver listing shows both at ₩12,000.Image: Sung Si-kyung / YouTube.▶ Watch Sung..
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