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From Netflix’s Squid Game to Single’s Inferno, South Korean shows have taken the world by storm – but culinary delights like the beloved cocktail somaek are becoming more popular too …
Kimchi and soybean paste stew are the most Korean dishes Koreans can think of – and a majority don’t consider Korean fried chicken Korean at all. For diners around the world it is the No 1 Korean dish, though.
Milie Kim, the owner of 19 restaurants including Kim’s Bowl, Korea House and Kim’s Spoon, tells Bernice Chan about launching Korean fast food in Hong Kong and winning over her sceptical mother.
Hwang Kyo-ik says chickens in Korea are slaughtered too early and only taste good because of sauces and seasonings. The poultry association and the country’s many chicken-lovers have hit back.
After kimchi and bibimbap, the latest debate is over Korea’s beloved samgyetang, which China’s Baidu says actually originates in Guangdong – time to grab a spoon
First came ‘kimchi wars’, now Song Joong-ki eating Chinese brand Zihaiguo’s instant bibimbap is drawing the ire of Korean viewers
Li Ziqi inadvertently kicked off an online battle about the origins of kimchi last month: are rice cakes – niangao and tteokbokki – the next Asian staples up for debate?