K-Food
11 entries
November 2026 Festivals Around Korea: Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang and Jeju
Festivals outside Seoul for November 2026: Busan Fireworks Festival, Gumi Ramyeon Festival, kimjang festivals in Goesan and Pyeongchang, Goheung Yuja Festival, the …
Kkomak Bibimbap at Daehwa Beolgyo Kkomak & Pohang Mulhoe, Ilsan
Lunch at Daehwa Beolgyo Kkomak & Pohang Mulhoe in Daehwa-dong, Ilsan: cockle bibimbap, cockle fried rice and a seafood chive pancake.
Megi Maeuntang at Uiseong Maneul Hwangto Megi, Bucheon
Spicy catfish stew at Uiseong Maneul Hwangto Megi in Jakdong, Bucheon. Freshwater shrimp make the broth, and a block of ramyeon noodles goes in as a matter of course.
Eating at Home in Seoul — A Summer of Homesul and Homebap
A summer of eating at home in Seoul: Kahlúa milk with spicy jjukkumi, delivered sora-muchim stretched with hand-boiled somyeon, Deungchon shabu-shabu broth with …
Baekban — A Proper Korean Set Meal in Paju
Lunch at Bapsarang, a countryside diner in Paju (north of Seoul), the kind of place Koreans call a baekban-jip (백반집).
Kkot-Samgyeop (Flower Pork Belly) — Daebit Sikdang, Gaebong-dong
Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, 'flower pork belly') grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan.
Dakjang Maekju — My Neighborhood Chicken & Beer Pub
My local pub, Dakjang Maekju in Gaebong-dong — walking distance from home, which in Korea is a blessing.
Hanchi Mulhoe & Octopus Rice Bowl — Yoonsikdang, Geoje
Lunch on Geoje Island at a place called Yoonsikdang. We ordered hanchi mulhoe and a rock-octopus rice bowl.
Dongtae-tang Breakfast on Geoje Island
Day two on Geoje Island. Breakfast at the pollack-stew place right in front of our lodging.
Milmyeon on Geoje Island — Woomyeonga
Found a great noodle place on Geoje Island (south coast of Korea) called Woomyeonga. This one was seriously good.