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French Toast
It comes in both sweet and savory; it’s breakfast toast, but it’s not toast; it’s French toast. Enjoyed today as a classic breakfast...
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Jul 27, 20242 min read


Foods From War, Pt. 1: The Korean War
With the substantial casualties that often come with war, it can undoubtedly be said that war is a progenitor of tragedy. Yet it also...
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Jul 18, 20243 min read


Temple Food | Origin Pt. 1
Temple food began as alms. Described to be a diet of begging, ascetic followers of Buddha relied on the generosity of villagers to obtain...
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Jul 9, 20242 min read


Temple Food | Introduction
As its name suggests, temple food is food in the temple, consumed by the residential monks. Those that describe it as a food culture are...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read


Rabokki Meal-Kit Project to Help Immigrant Women Sustain Themselves
In Itaewon, a group of immigrant mothers sell a variety of rabokki meal-kits to help provide for themselves. https://m.smartstore.naver.c...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read


A Small, Good Thing
Certain foods often provide comfort; undoubtedly where the phrase “comfort food” comes from. In times of dissociative grief, sometimes...
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Jun 19, 20243 min read


The Korean Red Pepper, Go-chu: Its Journey to Korea
When we think of Korean food, kimchi and gochujang undoubtedly come into mind as irreplaceable staples of Korean cuisine. Yet the little...
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Jun 14, 20243 min read


Donkatsu: From the West to East Asia
Donkatsu—Korean deep-fried pork cutlet—is a surprisingly recent invention, having only debuted about 100 years ago. From the west, it was...
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May 14, 20243 min read


Starbucks (Coffee Part 3)
Starbucks is often considered a symbol of American culture; its logo is also said to represent the allure and mystique of coffee. Having...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read


History of Coffee (Coffee Part 2)
Coffee was also discovered in the Arabian Peninsula, a region where many individuals came from the west to study. As these scholars...
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Apr 13, 20242 min read


Legends of Coffee (Coffee Part 1)
With exhausted teens regarding it as the key to late night studying and others enjoying it as a light beverage, coffee is widely...
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Apr 7, 20242 min read


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A little boy and his mother enter the ice cream store, and you see him point excitedly to the flavors listed on the screen, exclaiming,...
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Mar 2, 20242 min read


The Assassination of King Gyeong-Jong
In Joseon, the king was served five meals every day, each course a lavish compilation of various banchans (side dishes), soups, and rice....
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
TEMPLE FOOD
Korean temple food focuses on nature, emphasizing the use of natural ingredients. This includes various vegetables such as mushroom and...
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Aug 4, 20231 min read
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