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ROK Drop » Picture of the Day: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day In Korea

Posted 39 minutes ago

Models promote St. Patrick's Day at a pub in Seoul on Tuesday, a day before the traditional Irish holiday. /Newsis [Link]

ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal » Seoul-Gyeonggi Playoffs: Gujeolpan vs. SeolleongTang

Posted 3 hours ago

A very refined royal dish plays smash mouth with a rainy day treat. Gujeolpan literally means “nine-sectioned dish.” Think of it like Korean fajitas. Very labor intensive, finely chopped vegetables and egg are placed in color coordination around a middle part stacked with little pancakes or pickled radishes for wrapping. Enjoyed by imbibing nobles. From Flickr SeolleongTang is representative of ... [Link]

Chris Backe - AKA Chris in South Korea » 10 Magazine poll: And the winners are... with Alexa ranking goodness

Posted 3 hours ago

With hat tips and congratulations, the 10 Magazine poll asking readers' favorite Korean blogs is over. With that goes an odd sort of voting - only one blog could be chosen as 'the best', and three blogs taking a majority of the vote. Considering there's 'over 300 English blogs on Korea' according to 10 Magazine (I read almost 100 of ... [Link]

ComingAnarchy.com » Think about that slowly. . .

Posted 3 hours ago

Turkey is upset about the resolutions in the United States and Sweden regarding the alleged Armenian Genocide. Logical reaction from Turkey? Threaten to deport 100,000+ Armenians because it worked out so well the first time and all. “There are currently 170,000 Armenians living in our country. Only 70,000 of them are Turkish citizens, but we are tolerating the remaining 100,000. ... [Link]

ROK Drop » North Korean Refugee Group Pscore Looking for English Language Tutor Volunteers

Posted 3 hours ago

Here is a group assisting North Korean refugees in South Korea that needs some help in regards to English language tutor volunteers: Lee is a North Korean refugee who defected in 2005. Lee is also a student at People for Successful Corean Reunification, or Pscore. Established in 2006, Pscore is a non-governmental organization consisting entirely of volunteers, with bases in ... [Link]

Brian in Jeollanam-do » Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism goes after netizens for ill-intended video clip.

Posted 4 hours ago

The Korea Times has the story:The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has filed a complaint against a group of netizens, who allegedly uploaded an edited video clip of skating queen Kim Yu-na and Minister Yu In-chon together.Jongno Police Station in Seoul said Wednesday that it was investigating the netizens for uploading the clip after receiving complaints from the ministry. ... [Link]

ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal » Central Playoffs: Makchang/Gobchang Gui vs. Samgyetang

Posted 4 hours ago

A favorite of hardcore foodies goes against one of the most popular amongst the general public. Makchang/Gobchang Gui are dishes made from the business ends of cattle. Specifically, Makchang comes from the large intestine and Gobchang from the small intestine. They’re heavily cleaned and marinated and, when grilled properly, have a baconey meaty flavor that’s addictive. Samgyetang is a popular ... [Link]

Taki’s Magazine » The Offshored Economy

Posted 4 hours ago

In the 20th century, Detroit, Mich., symbolized American industrial might. Today it symbolizes the offshored economy. Detroit’s population has declined by half. A quarter of the city—35 square miles—is desolate with only a few houses still standing on largely abandoned streets. If the local government can get the money from Washington, urban planners are going to shrink the city and ... [Link]

ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal » Southern Playoffs: Korean Sashimi vs. Braised Monkfish

Posted 5 hours ago

How do you like your fish? Raw and so fresh that it’s a little crunchy? Or slowly braised until tender? Saengseon Hui is what we would call Korean sashimi. Hui restaurants usually have the little buggers swimming in tanks just moments before being served at the table with soy sauce, wasabi and vinegar-tinged gochujang. The remains of the fish dinner ... [Link]

ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal » Northern Playoffs: GukBap vs. Daedonggang SungeoGuk

Posted 6 hours ago

What does Super Mario Bros. have to do with Korean cuisine? We find out here. From Flickr GukBap is literally “soup and rice” and has many forms, each one of them hearty and satisfying to everyday folks. Back when creating Super Mario Bros., designer Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to name the big bad guy after a Korean dish. The Japanese word ... [Link]

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