◆ Vegan & vegetarian food guide for Korea ◆ Survival ◆ Eating like a local ◆ K-food culture and Korean food language ◆
It's one of the oldest methods of getting food: Foraging. To forage means to search for food in nature. It is looking for food in the wilderness or similar uncultivated areas, i.e. somewhere the plants have not been intentionally planted or are being farmed by humans. 🚜 It used to be the daily life of... Continue Reading →
Communication is an important tool in life. 🗣️ Particularly for vegans, vegetarians or other people with dietary restrictions. If you travel to Korea, you cannot expect people to understand English or other foreign languages. 🚫🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺 A small portion of Koreans understands English, but those are mostly young people. The average restaurant staff or part-time jobber... 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 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 →
If you see the title and expect info about dating, please move on. Unless you are interested in edible sweetness! Because you will be introduced to two lovely fruits! 💕 Love at first sight? 🤔Don't judge a book by its cover! Regardless of their dry and wrinkly appearance, these guys are very sweet! 🥰 Each... Continue Reading →
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