◆ Vegan & vegetarian food guide for Korea ◆ Eating like a local ◆ K-food culture and Korean food language ◆
Above title is a common statement made by Korean children these days. ❄️🍓 Fresh strawberries appear in stores and on food markets at least in December, and they start to disappear again in March. In winter, many cafes update their seasonal menu to include strawberries, along with Christmas-themed options. If you live in contemporary South... Continue Reading →
In recent years, Korean food has become more widely known globally. This is also the case with Korean instant noodles! 🍜 But did you know that overseas, many Korean ramen are vegan by default?! 🤯 Although in South Korea, the same type of noodles produced by the same company is NOT VEGAN. 😱 On top... Continue Reading →
Instant noodles... Hate them or love them. ❤️🍜🤬 It is indisputable that they are quick to prepare and easy to eat. And sometimes, there are situations in which we need something just like that. So they have a good reason to exist and be consumed. Another fact is that instant noodles are particularly popular and... Continue Reading →
Street food is fun! Finding vegan Korean street food, however, can be difficult. In contemporary Korea, the food world is speckled with hidden fish sauce, animal-based soup stock and dairy components (e.g. milk powder, whey, butter), and sometimes even beef tallow or gelatin is added to normally vegetarian breads and dessert! Korean street food provides... Continue Reading →
How do you pronounce "the duck" in Konglish?* 🦆 If you do not speak Konglish, no problem! Here is the answer: Deo deok (spelled 더덕 in Korean letters). This piece of information may seem random, but it can also help you remember the plant that is the star of this post: Deodeok (더덕). The English... Continue Reading →
What comes to your mind when you hear "instant noodles"? Junk food. Quick. Convenient. Cheap. Addictive. Flavor enhancers. Palm oil. Emergency food. But what about "vegan"??? 🤔 Instant noodles have been a part of Korea's food culture for decades! 🇰🇷🍜 But particularly over the past few years, they have diversified enormously: The "classic" ramen, or... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't like dumplings??? 😋🥟 Pockets of dough that are stuffed with anything tasty! Not only the filling, but also shape, size, wrapping material, cooking and serving methods of dumplings are endlessly diverse and vary by culture and region. 🌏🥟🌍🥟🌎 In Korea, there are several kinds of dumplings and they are generally referred to as... Continue Reading →
What do you normally eat when you're sick? 🤒 Is it soup? 🥣 Or is it something like pizza and cake? 🍕🍰 My guess is that it is something soft, easy to swallow and with a lot of liquid!Maybe soup? 🥣 Maybe gruel? 🥣 Maybe porridge? 🥣 The Korean version of "food that you eat... Continue Reading →
Fifteen days after the Lunar New Year, the full moon appears in the sky. 🎑 This first full moon of the year is called Jeongwol Daeboreum (정월대보름) in Korean and it has particular significance in traditional culture. 🌕 There are various customs associated with the event and they involve e.g. sharing food, watching the moon... Continue Reading →
Did you eat your share of pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice latte last fall? 🥧🎃☕️ If it's not pumpkins, what in your opinion is a better symbol for fall?* In Korea, however, pumpkins are available all year round, regardless of the meteorological time! So this post is dedicated to Korea's sweet pumpkin [literally!] and other... Continue Reading →
Sesame Sprinkles 