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Wed, August 23, 2017 | 16:56

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N. Korea defector-turned-entrepreneur seeks tofu rice globalization

Kang Min, 31, was one of the “kkotjebi,” or homeless children in North Korea. As a starving child, he used to steal other people’s tofu rice while roaming the streets, but now he operates a tofu rice restaurant in Goseong, Gangwon Province, in South Korea after defection. Along with the restaurant, he launched a food brand “Dewbab,” a compound word combining “dubu” meaning to...

Food | 2017-08-02 15:30

Britain gets a taste for Korean food

Nottingham, the United Kingdom - Korean food is gaining recognition in British cities outside London and the southeast, thanks to expatriates who have opened restaurants in the past five years. South Koreans from cities including Seoul and Pyeongtaek have established flourishing businesses in the U.K., serving much-loved Korean dishes to local people, tourists and Asian unive...

Food | 2017-07-31 14:37

Mixing to find balance

BUSAN -- The color of the watermelon martini would have contrasted beautifully with the vivid blue ocean if only it wasn’t the night. Under the gentle light of McQueen’s Bar, the hot pink cocktail looked softer than its color. “This is made of watermelon, vodka, strawberry liquor, homemade sugar syrup and lime juice,” said Thibaud Pierre Vatan, mixologist at Hilton Busan’s Mc...

Food | 2017-07-16 16:28

Kimchi makers face daunting mission for globalization: removing spicy odor

While the Korean government and citizens may take pride in kimchi and wish to globalize the traditional Korean side dish, it will not happen unless its unique spicy odor is removed, according to experts. Scientists at the World Institute of Kimchi near Gwangju are trying to develop kimchi’s good bacteria (especially the lactic acid that gives kimchi its probiotic qualities) a...

Food | 2017-06-27 09:10

'Look at these hands'

DAMYANG, South Jeolla Province _ "Yi son-eul boso," said Lee Hwa-ja, a third-generation restaurateur of Shin Sikdang in Damyang, South Jeolla Province. She spread out her hands telling the reporter to look at them. It was towards the end of the interview that she suddenly blurted those four words ("look at these hands") while explaining how arduous the work was at the restaur...

Food | 2017-06-19 16:29

Looking into history of coffee through Italian espresso machines

It has been less than 150 years since coffee was introduced in Korea. The exact date is unknown, but it is well known that the Joseon Kingdom’s (1392-1910) last king, Emperor Gojong, was a big coffee aficionado. The earliest records of coffee culture in Korea date back to an icy cold January in 1884, when American astronomer Percival Lowell wrote in his journal, “We mounted a...

Food | 2017-06-15 17:42

How K-pop divas shed weight? [Graphic News]

How K-pop divas shed weight? [Graphic News]

Food | 2017-06-15 14:51

'Kimchi juice' a red-hot seller on Amazon

After traditional Korean side dish kimchi achieved a global reputation and spawned a string of byproducts - like kimchi lasagna and kimchi pasta - kimchi juice is the latest hot product on e-commerce site Amazon. American health food maker Gold Mine Natural Food introduced the “organic, fresh, raw” juice and it sold out on June 7. The 32-ounce drink is priced at $17 and descr...

Food | 2017-06-07 16:26

'Interview' stars cook 'kimchi lasagna'

[Provincial News] North Jeolla to recommend eateries for tourists

North Jeolla province has launched a campaign to attract foreign tourists - by recommending choice restaurants. The regional government is accepting applications from those who want their eateries included.

Food | 2017-06-05 15:44

'I'm cooking food for the mind'

You are what you eat, as much as you are what you wear. You are also what you create. For Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan, given the nickname "philosopher chef" by the New York Times, her creation of food reflects her "level of meditation." And by meditation she does not mean sitting and contemplating, it means discovery _ discovering oneself and the surrounding environment.

Food | 2017-06-04 16:43

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