Cooking Traditional Korean Food with Seyoung Park: Dish #3
Kimchi Jeon or Kimchi Pancakes

By / Korean Food / August 14, 2021

On a rainy day, Koreans traditionally have jeon, a type of pancake, and makgeoli, a rice wine. If you have nicely fermented kimchi and some flour, you can make this popular snack in no time. The flavor-packed sour kimchi does wonders when it’s fried in a simple batter. This article is part of a series …

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Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving to South Korea

By / Korean Stuff and Culture / August 7, 2021

Often, people don’t know the lessons of life until after the fact. The same goes for living on the Korean peninsula. Many aspects of living abroad are not evident until after they have been experience. American Alex Hyewon has lived in South Korea for six years. During that time, she learned many things about life …

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Cooking Traditional Korean Food with Seyoung Park: Dish #2
How to Make Kimchi Jjigae or Kimchi Stew

By / Korean Food / August 14, 2021

Kimchi stew is a staple of modern day Korean cuisine, and likely dates back to the same time that red peppers were introduced to the Korean peninsula. Stews are defined as combinations of meat, vegetables, herbs, and liquids that are cooked at a low temperature in a covered pot. Kimchi stew or kimchi jjigae as …

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Suggestions for Vegan Living on the Korean Peninsula
Vegan Shares Tips on Survival

By / Korean Food / September 8, 2021

In 2014, a Huffpost article included South Korea amongst twelve other countries that are the most difficult in the world for vegans. The author wrote how Korea was famous for its barbecue and seafood.¹ “Korea is a difficult place for vegans and gluten-free eaters,” says Lucy Santiago, a vegan who lived in Seoul for most …

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Living in A Shoe-Box One Room
Tips For the Transition into Korean Housing

By / Korean Stuff and Culture / July 19, 2021

Living in a shoe-box Korean one room can be a challenge, especially for expats who hail from countries that have bigger homes. Most foreigners who move to South Korea to teach English or to study rarely consider that normal parts of accommodations like baths or ovens are relatively rare in most single-person housing. Seven tips …

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Cooking Traditional Korean Food with Seyoung Park: Dish #1
How to Make Vegan Kimchi

By / Korean Food / September 7, 2021

In this series, Home: Soil, Soul, Society’s Seyoung Park will share recipes and instructions for cooking traditional Korean dishes. The goal is to guide and educate blog readers, cooking enthusiasts, and anyone at home trying to make a particular Korean dish. Park is a longtime culinarian and the operator of the Mokpo restaurant Home: Soil, …

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Daejeon Nightlife and Other Attractions
Longtime Resident Shares the Lay of the Land

By / Outside Seoul, Things To Do / July 10, 2021

Daejeon is one of those cities that few people outside of Korea have ever heard of. Because of its central location between two major metropolitan areas and the fact that it is a less visibly prominent city, the city of 1.5 million people might not seem to have fun activities or amazing things to do. …

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