This restaurant in Seoul provides multiple ways of eating a pork cutlet meal.
돈카스/돈카츠- don-Kaseu/don-kacheu – breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet (from the Japanese word donkatsu)
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This restaurant in Seoul provides multiple ways of eating a pork cutlet meal.
Korean gimbap rolls have been trending in the U.S., specifically Trader Joe’s vegetarian type gimbap. Their frozen version is only $3.99 and contains vegetables and tofu. Videos and reviews can be seen in Reddit and TikTok. Continue reading
November 11 is just around the corner. Often referred to as Pepero Day, young Koreans give Pepero (like Pocky) packs to friends, families, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
All of the “1’s” in the date 11/11 are similar in shape to Pepero sticks, hence the connection between the snack and the date. The day is a lighter and less serious version of Valentine’s Day. Large displays of this snack can be seen in convenience stores and supermarkets.
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Korean convenience stores near the breaking point of proving to be too expensive for cheap meals. The average price of a lunchbox at all convenient stores is now between 6000 and 7000 Korean won. The average price of gimbap is also now 3,000Won.
How to say convenience store in Korean.
Food trucks, like the ones found in US cities, will become legal in Korea as early as May. As part of sweeping de-regulations intended to help create jobs, the Park Geun-Hye administration will soon allow commercial trucks to be converted into moving restaurants (with wild menus). As long as food safety and cleanliness are maintained, this is a huge win for the citizens of Seoul and other big cities.