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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After 3 years of work, I’m proud to announce that our book, An Illustrated Guide to Korean, has been released! The book includes 308 pages of Moon-Jung’s hand drawn illustrations from the newspaper series and a wealth of Korean language and culture content. Followers of the series will recognize the format but will find updates and a cleaner easy-to-use design.
The book ships internationally and is available now from our publisher’s website:
Seoul Selection
It will be also available on Amazon.com and in Korean bookstores late next week. Thanks for being patient for the release and we hope you enjoy work we did. Continue reading
