All posts tagged "food"

  • Koreans are not eating as healthy as they sued to. (Korea Times file)
    Korean diets moving towards unhealthier trends: report

    The traditional Korean diet, known to be healthy for its fermented dishes and large helpings of vegetables, seems to be evolving into something a little less so. A recently published index shows Koreans diets are not as...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • Son Heung-min talks about bringing Korean food for his new teammates. (Facebook capture)
    Son Heung-min gives Tottenham a taste of Korea

    Tottenham got a taste of Korea thanks to its newest member Son Heung-min, 23, who treated the team to a traditional meal Friday. Tottenham’s official Facebook uploaded a video of the forward bringing Korean food, including spicy...

    • Posted September 19, 2015
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  • Ma, proof bakery
    Atwater fave Proof Bakery’s Na Young Ma is ready for the next step

    By Tae Hong A little less than two decades ago, a fresh-out-of-college grad landed a job as a night baker for a New York wholesale bakery desperate for any job, even if this one meant 10 p.m....

    • Posted September 4, 2015
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  • Kyle Martino, left, and Kristen Kish, right, host "36 Hours" on Travel Channel.
    Star chef Kristen Kish hosts new Travel Channel show

      Korean American star chef Kristen Kish is the co-host of a new Travel Channel show, “36 Hours,” alongside sports analyst Kyle Martino. The show follows Kish and Martino as they travel to different cities in search...

    • Posted August 20, 2015
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  • mokbang 2
    14-year-old ‘mokbang’ host finds fame through eating on camera

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Every evening, 14-year-old Kim Sung-jin orders fried chicken, delivery pizza or Chinese food to eat in a small room in his family’s home south of Seoul. He gorges on food as he...

    • Posted August 19, 2015
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  • Jjawang
    Jjawang coming to US next month

    Jjawang, the new king of black bean noodles in South Korea, is headed to Korean specialty markets in the United States next month. According to producer Nongshim America last week, the noodles have been approved for import....

    • Posted August 11, 2015
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  • Sundubu jjigae (Newsis)
    Fueled by heat-seeking Americans, spicy Korean cuisine is now hot

    By Michele Kayal, Associated Press (AP) — When chef Hooni Kim opened his Korean-inspired restaurant Danji in New York City nearly five years ago, he made sure to couch the cuisine’s bold, funky flavors in familiar items:...

    • Posted July 23, 2015
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