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The Busan Soup You’re Supposed to Finish Yourself
Busan pork-and-rice soup arrives mild on purpose. Chives, salted shrimp, and red seasoning are how each person finishes their own bowl.
Korean food
Food & Drink 먹거리
Chicken Radish (치킨무) Is Supposed to Be Free in Korea
The white radish cubes with Korean fried chicken cost a shop about 300 won in 2018. Shops that start charging for them keep ending up in the news.
Food & Drink 먹거리
At Korean BBQ, the Grill Was Meant to Be Yours
Grilling pork belly at the table spread in the 1980s with portable gas burners. The tongs are yours unless a restaurant pays someone to take them.
Food & Drink 먹거리
Even Koreans Had to Learn to Open a Rice Triangle
Rice triangles only took off in Korea around 2000, and opening one used to split the generations. That’s the half of the ramyeon dinner people skip.