Cheap International Shipping for Korean Citron Tea
By 10 Media on April 26, 2013 | 10:55 am | 1 Comment
For those looking to share regional treats with friends overseas, you can now order and ship signature Korean teas online and in fluent English through General Ming’s, one of the leading distributors and exporters of Korean citron tea (yuja-cha). Korean tea can be shipped quickly and efficiently to friends and relatives anywhere in the world, meaning that there’s no
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A Taste of Korea: Bite In! Ge-jang
By Stephen Revere on April 8, 2013 | 8:39 am | 0 Comments
양념게장 (Yang-nyeom Gae-jang) and 간장게장 (Gan-jang Gae-jang) Red Pepper Sauce Marinated Crab and Soy Sauce Marinated Crab This delicacy is definitely not your “average Joe” Korean food that you’ll find just anywhere. As with many dishes that are referred to as delicacies, like frogs’ legs and escargot, you may find this one a bit challenging.
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A Taste of Korea: Get It While You Can! Hwae (aka Sashami)
By 10 Media on March 9, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Words by Stephen Revere, Shots by Ggot-nim Lee Anyone over the age of 40 remembers that when we were young kids, no Westerner in their right mind ate raw fish. That was just crazy. But these days sushi is old hat in most any country and has become one of my personal favorites. Now is a great time to try the Korean version of hwae, as it’s still cold out and
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Find The Potato: Gamjatang 감자탕 (Potato Stew)
By 10 Media on February 18, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Words by Stephen Revere You may have trouble locating the potato in Korea’s “Potato Stew” but don’t let that stop you from trying this classic dish. Being chilly February, we’ve got to stick with another hot and spicy dish to beat the cold this winter. Gamjatang is a beauty for just this purpose, full of spicy goodness and slow-burning pork that will
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A Taste of Korea: Happy New Year! Happy Birthday? Seaweed Soup 미역국 (mi-yeok-kuk)
By 10 Media on January 27, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
Words by Stephen Revere Okay, so it’s January 1st and you’re in Korea, which means you’re a year older. That’s not just figurative like we would say back home, but literal. Add one year to your age January 1st. You were born one year old too, so you have to add two years to your age for some part of the year. A baby born on December 31st is two years old
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이태원 고깃집 Kogitjip – A Top Notch Korean BBQ in Itaewon
By 10 Media on January 9, 2013 | 10:22 am | 1 Comment
이태원 고깃집 - Kogitjip in Itaewon Itaewon (이태원) is packed with a diverse selection of foreign cuisine, but you can also experience true Korean barbeque here at Kogitjip (이태원 고깃집). A friendly owner Mr. Cho Gyeong-seon (조경선) takes great pride in serving fresh premium meat cuts from around the world, while specializing in using
A Taste of Korea: Sublime Leftovers – Kim-chi Bok-geum-bap 김치 볶음밥
By 10 Media on December 24, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
This delicious cuisine of the masses of is best served up at a regular old Korean “shik-dang” (식당). If you look in a Korean-English dictionary for the word shik-dang, you will see the word restaurant, but there is a big difference between a “shik-dang” and a “restaurant” in colloquial Korean. A shik-dang is a mom and pop store that serves up Korean
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Food Review: Disco Makgeolli
By Joe McPherson on December 20, 2012 | 8:40 am | 1 Comment
Words and shots by Joe McPherson For a city with so much way, way above ground, Seoul’s nightlife is really pumping underground—both literally and figuratively. The indigenous rice beer, makgeolli, is one such subterranean phenomenon. The Psy of Korean beverages, makgeolli was long dismissed as not worthy of attention. But four years ago it exploded onto the scene
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A Hungry Visit to Jeonju’s Mat-jib
By 10 Media on December 11, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
Jeonju is well-known for being the food capital of South Korea, thanks to the city’s location in a lush valley that churns out the freshest produce on the peninsula. People from all over the country flock to the most lauded restaurants in the city, known as 맛집 (mat-jib or “taste house”), so don’t be surprised to find a line of people waiting to get a table
It’s that time of year again—kimjang season!
By 10 Media on December 2, 2012 | 8:02 am | 0 Comments
The winter holiday season in both the East and West is associated with the colors red and green—but in Korea, instead of the shiny and sparkling red and green of Christmas decorations, it’s the piles of red chilies and green cabbages of kimjang season. Kimjang is the process of making kimchi. Traditionally done in the cold months of early winter in order to
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