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Hermits' recipes popular on internet

Foods that supposedly helped heal wounded souls are popular on the internet. MBN's reality show “Into the Wilderness,” ...

Food | 2018-08-07 16:36

Rural activist promotes traditional alcohols

Kyeong Ki-ho, who runs Sejong Brewing jointly with his wife in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, introduces himself as a rural activist. He led a campaign to develop underdeveloped rural communities while living in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, but had to leave as it lacked an education infrastructure for his children.

Food | 2018-07-26 16:51

Challenging sweltering summer with 'boknal' hotpot [PHOTOS]

Foreign students at the international summer school camp at Hansung University in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, enjoy ginseng chicken hotpot, known as "samgyetang," on July 16. The school prepared the dishes so the students could experience "boknal" food ― traditional Korean food that helps diners weather the hot summer. The food includes samgyetang, bosintang (dog meat stew), suyuk (b...

Food | 2018-07-16 15:10

Buddhist nun Wookwan publishes English cookbook

From a Westerner’s perspective, Jeong Kwan would probably come to mind as the leading authority in temple food, as she featured in the Netflix series “Chef’s Table.” Within Korea, however, Buddhist nun Wookwan is even better known as a temple food guru. She has published two temple food cookbooks, and recently published her third _ her first in English_ “Wookwan’s Korean Temp...

Food | 2018-06-06 16:55

Two female entrepreneurs' delicious adventure

Two young women in their early 30s have been close friends since college. Both graduated from high school in Korea and went on to the University of Virginia in the United States, where they first met. When they graduated, they both went into television - one became a TV presenter and the other a producer at major local broadcasters.

Food | 2018-05-27 17:34

Murung Farm on Jeju sets example for agro-business

JEJU - Around this time last year President Moon Jae-in visited Murung Farm, an agricultural cooperative on Jeju Island, encouraging the farmers there to become “a self-help agro-business model.” The presidential visit helped raise public awareness about the farmers' cooperative in the small village of Murung 2-ri on the western end of Seogwipo, a city on the south coast of J...

Food | 2018-05-24 19:14

Jeju, hot spot island for brewery tours

JEJU - The island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula, is in a festive mood this week with an abundance of food and wine as the annual Jeju Food and Wine Festival is underway from May 10 to 19. Into its third year, the festival is now settled as one of the major yearly events held on the island, attracting tourists and locals to enjoy the food and drinks i...

Food | 2018-05-15 20:42

Cold noodles - how wintertime specialty became year-round dish

In the past, cold noodles were a joyful culinary experience that helped people overcome the monotony of long, cold winter nights.

Food | 2018-05-13 11:37

[WEEKENDER] On the road for the table

Three years ago, chef-owner Ryu Tae-hwan of contemporary fine dining restaurant Ryunique in Seoul, was confident, bold and daring. Ryunique was listed 27th on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, the Asian equivalent of the Michelin Guide, in 2015, alongside Jungsik (No. 10) and La Yeon (No. 38) from Korea. The restaurant was on a steady ascent and its popularity soared after the list...

Food | 2018-05-03 17:47

A 'Midnight Diner' in Seoul

In the "Midnight Diner," a Japanese TV series made into a film, the main character who is the owner-chef of a restaurant, known as "The Master," serves whatever food the customer feels like eating when they enter the store, anytime between midnight till morning.

Food | 2018-05-01 07:00

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Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang