While foreigners marvel at the number of plates that fill the table and the fact that the majority are served for free, they often question why this is the case. It seems Koreans enjoy the eclectic array of flavors that comes from eating all the dishes together at once. It would be wrong, however, to assume the focus is on quantity and make
Bang Jinah is director of the Korean Culture and Information Service. In her 13 years in that department, she has seen the Korean wave move from a ripple to a deluge. “About 10 years ago, we
It is well known that Korea was an extremely impoverished country even up until the ’70s. In fact, North Korea, the beggar boys of the world, scarcely out of the news with stories about mass starvation and food shortages, was actually considerably richer than South Korea for a large part of the twentieth century.
Native Korean Kelsey the Korean shared seven things to watch out for so you won’t be considered the stereotypical rude foreigner. 1. Eating While Walking. Korea is known to have a wide variety of street food but has a couple of unwritten rules on enjoying it properly. Walking around while eating street food is a major no-no because the
The mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, said earlier this year that environmental researchers had concluded that China was responsible for 50-60% of South Korea's pollution problem. China has stated on
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