For every cooking video, I have to come with something new. Not just a new recipe but new clothing, music and script as well. I purchased the apron I’m wearing in the video at the Sunday Farmers’ Market in Windsor, Calif. It’s reversible, one side with garlic, the other side is a simple light brown…
Tag: Korea
Supersize this – INSIDE JoongAng Daily
What did I say about Koreans and portion control? These little ones are preparing to sink their baby teeth into a one meter (3.28 feet) in diameter Australian beef hamburger. The colossal burger was on display at the Yongsan branch of E-Mart on Aug. 27 to promote Australian beef. Supersize this – INSIDE JoongAng Daily…
Korean-style pillows from Suwon
If your bedroom or living-room are begging for some Korean-style flair, check out VintageJamie at Etsy.com. Jamie Choi, aka VintageJamie, only uses natural fibers such as cotton and linen for all her pillowcases. Her home is also dog and cat free, so allergies should not be an issue. The Suwon, South Korea-based seamstress sells pillowcases…
Koreans invent “salt sensor”
Photo from ROK Rural Development Administration. The Chosun Ilbo reports that South Korea’s Rural Development Administration has invented a portable “salinity sensor” to test the salt concentration of soups and other liquid foods. After some additional testing in Korean hospitals, government officials hope to make it available to the general public within a year at…
Food, Dessert and Alcohol in South Korea
Food, Dessert and Alcohol in South Korea Some high points of the article: 1. Portion sizes are smaller in Korea than in the USA. (Actually most of the world keeps their portion sizes smaller than we do in the USA, but that’s a topic for another day.) This is because Koreans are heavily into portion…
Starburst Contradictions Kilt
What is a Scotch-Korean? Is that like a Soju-American?
Chosun Ilbo: ‘It Bag’ Fever Gives Way to Individualism
The Chosun Ilbo newspaper posted an article on Aug. 21, informing us that the Korean penchant for using purses as status symbols has come to an end. Sales of luxury handbags have dropped by 50% since January 2009. Top designer Anya Hindmarch recently said the age of “it bag” is over and consumers have begun…
Seoul Eats: Talking about Seoul Food
Seoul Eats is one of my favorite ex-pat blogs out of South Korea. I’m not the only fan apparently, because it was featured in an article published in the Korea Times a few weeks ago. I discussed the article in this blog post and highlighted one of the Seoul Eats articles in my review. How…
Korea’s Food Disparagement Lawsuit continues
The food disparagement case filed against actress Kim Min-sun continues with a conservative Korean advocacy group calling for judges who are politically aligned with liberal or progressive causes to recuse themselves from hearing the case. The Chosun Ilbo reports that the Freedom Advance Association …said judges should be screened to see whether they hold “biased…
Korean Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol)
Photo: Courtesy of Yonhap/JoongAng Daily Today, Koreans on both sides of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) celebrate their liberation from Japanese rule (1910-1945). In South Korea, it is called Korean Liberation Day, or Gwangbokjeol. In the States, it is referred to as Victory in Japan Day, or VJ Day. Because it’s a national holiday and most…