Traditional Korean monk food is mild in taste and generally good for the body. In addition to meat, Korean monks cannot eat seafood, shellfish, eggs, garlic, green onions, or certain other vegetables that are believed to stimulate the male libido. Continue reading
The weather was beginning to cool off until the rain dragged the humidity back this past week. And so I return for more bing-soo. At Cafe T in Cheongdam, Seoul.
Mango bing-soo and Espresso bing-soo
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This pouch-style frozen ice cream shake is popular in supermarket and corner store freezers. Flavors include cookies & cream, vanilla, coffee, and banana. The name of the banana shake, pictured here, is Excitement.
설레임 – seolleim – excitement
바나나 쉐이크 – banana sweikeu – banana shake
This frozen cup of peach flavored ice is called ‘Ice Guy Peach’. It contains 10% peach juice. Continue reading
32 degrees Celsius- Another hot day that calls for another frozen dessert, Binggrae’s bbong-tta frozen watermelon juice .
Although it only contains 3% juice, it tastes ok and is not too sweet (115 calories). The name bbong-tta is the sound and action of opening the plastic bottle –pop sound while tearing it open. Continue reading
