Remember the good ol’ days when chopsticks were just used as utensils? Okay fine, we may still be in the “ol’ days” right now, but if the Chinese […]
Category: Food
Brisk Sales for Fake Casts to Evade Chuseok Chores in South Korea
by REERA YOO Today marks the start of Chuseok, a three-day thanksgiving holiday, in which Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and hold ceremonial feasts with family members. Reuters reports that […]
Starbucks Coffee in Korea Costs Twice As Much As U.S.
by REERA YOO Nowadays, a cup of coffee is a small luxury, and the rising price of brand-name coffees is just one of many first-world problems. YTN reported earlier […]
Spam Is Premium, Even If It Doesn’t Make You Feel Like It
by JAMES S. KIM Pretty much every year around this time, you’ll hear about how spam is a big thing in Korea. We enjoy it (hopefully sparingly) over here […]
Wait, MSG May Not Be So Bad After All?
If you think Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown have bad reputations, think again. They have nothing on the nearly 50-year-old bad reputation of MSG, otherwise known as monosodium glutamate. Interestingly enough, […]
Roy Choi to Launch Healthy, Affordable Fast Food Chain
by JAMES S. KIM Is there anything this man isn’t doing? In his latest culinary venture, chef Roy Choi is partnering up with San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson to […]
NEW STUDY: Instant Ramen Linked With Heart Disease Risk
A recent American study is targeting one beloved South Korean food as a factor in one’s cardiometabolic risk for diabetes, heart disease or stroke: instant ramen noodles. The Associated Press reports that the study […]
New Study: Instant Ramen Linked With Heart Disease Risk
A recent American study is targeting one beloved South Korean food as a perpetrator of cardio-metabolic risk of diabetes, heart disease or stroke—instant ramen noodles. The Associated Press reports […]
A Mother’s Creative Bento Boxes Teach Japan’s Geography And Look Adorable
We’ve seen everything from adorable Hello Kitty bento boxes to intricate panda bento boxes. And just when we thought we’ve seen it all, another creative food artist comes along […]
Tokyo Street Style: Fashion Meets Food Courtesy of Rotari Parker
Writing this before breakfast was a terrible idea – my hungry monster keeps getting more upset at the visual deliciousness before me. My love of eating, especially snacks, has […]
Buzzfeed: Trying Korean Snacks For The First Time
by JAMES S. KIM It’s no question that Korean snacks are the business, and they take the spotlight in Buzzfeed’s latest food venture. A panel of Americans tried a variety […]
It Exists: A Portable Photo Studio For Restaurant Instagramming
by MICHELLE WOO So, those people who stop their tablemates from digging into their meals because—”Hey, wait, let me just get one Instagram first.” (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.) […]
We’re Giving Away Free Tickets To The K-Town Night Market & OC Block Party
We weren’t the only ones to have a blast at the first K-Town Night Market in April. Lots of people did. So many, in fact, that organizers are doing […]
What It’s Like To Be an Asian American Living in Paris
Founder of the Asian American empowerment writing program Glamourbaby Diaries, Ruby Veridiano is fulfilling a dream as a fashion student living in the City of Lights. Here, she […]
New Restaurant Dedicated to Employing Deaf Waiters & Waitresses
If you walk into Toronto’s new restaurant, Signs, you’ll think it’s just like any other restaurant in town. But you’ll change your mind soon enough once you’re asked […]
