Lotteria vs. McDonald’s

Some people think it is such a tragedy to eat at McDonald’s in a foreign country. They tell me, “Why are you eating a burger and French fries when you could be eating local cultural food?” Eating at the McDonald’s in a foreign country is such a unique experience though. I am always fascinated by […]

More Places to Eat in Wangsimni! (part 2)

In Wangsimni (왕십리), we can see many places where you can eat delicious meat quite often. I often go most of all, so I know lots of them. So let me introduce to you about my favorite restaurants. The first is, Gorgeous Kitchen. Gorgeous kitchen is, in fact, quite expensive for students to eat just […]

PB Products of Convenience Stores

How often do you go to convenience stores? If you are a student who major in Business Administration at Hanyang University, you may go to CU at least twice a week. Many students visit CU to buy meal boxes, ramen, beverage and snacks. Among lots of products that can be found in convenience stores, there […]

Ethnic Food Exploration (Part 2)

This week I continued my exploration of the many foreign foods that Seoul has to offer the students who may need a break from barbeque, rice, and kimchi. Though Korean cuisine offers a wide array of options and flavours, there is definitely room in the daily diet for some variation! Searching for diverse food options […]

Ethnic Food Exploration (Part 1)

Perhaps one of the largest adjustments to life in a new country is a drastic change in diet. When planning and anticipating your exchange you may not give consideration to food, but it is a fact that it is a difference in your standard life that you encounter again and again, multiple times a day. […]

Staying Seated for Lunch? Use Delivery Service for Lunch!

Did you have a lunch today? Where did you go to eat? Cafeteria? Wangsimni? If you are bored to eat same food in cafeteria or annoyed to go somewhere to eat, how about using delivery services? Korea has very good delivery services. It is not every restaurant that has delivery services but there are pretty […]

Black Food in Gangnam

Today, I want to introduce you about interesting dessert-about black-colored food. It seems weird to eat something black, but if you think about it, we can find black food everywhere. The place where I really want to recommend is called ‘C&Z Bakery’. It sells variety of brunch, but the special menu is ‘black panini’. Inside […]

Flavours that Koreans Favor: Sweets

Green tea Green tea comes in many more forms than as a drink in your teacup in Korea. The flavour is popular all around Asia, but Koreans really put it everywhere. It is not as sweet or rich as caramel and other stuff you can find in the typical western confectionery aisles at supermarkets, but […]