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Ice Cream Hook: Korean Street Food

Posted June 17, 2013 by Daniel

It’s like a corn cookie that is filled with creamy, vanilla ice cream. These are a new popular treat on Insadong Street. The masterminds behind it are the guys who started the dragon beard candy (Gul-tare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgdTq_wXn8c). It seems to be a big hit and you’ll se droves of people with the treats walking [...]

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Cold Foods for Hot Days in Korea

Posted June 14, 2013 by Daniel

By Daniel Gray www.seouleats.com There are things that I miss about American Summer. I miss the jangling sound of “Pop Goes the Weasel” that drive little kids to beg, steal, or borrow change and then sprint towards roving truck dispensing frozen confectioneries. I miss huge cups at the 7-11 that I could fill with a [...]

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Video: My Trip to the Boseong Tea Fields

Posted June 12, 2013 by Daniel

Yesterday I was lucky to travel to Boseong tea country with some friends. As expected, Boseong was as beautiful as I heard. The land is picturesque and the tea products there are worth the journey. Here are some of what we saw during on our day. See pictures here: http://www.seouleats.com/2013/06/a-gr… If you are interested in [...]

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A Green Tea Experience In Boseong, Korea

Posted June 7, 2013 by Daniel

Yesterday I was lucky to travel to Boseong tea country with some friends to prepare for a new out of Seoul. As expected, Boseong was as beautiful as I expected. The land is picturesque and the tea products there are worth the journey. Here are some of what we saw during on our day. Here [...]

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Review: Napoleon Bakery

Posted May 26, 2013 by Daniel

Bakery Napoleon has a long history of making fine breads in Korea. Although many of the breads cater to the Korean palate (such as green tea, rice cake, cheese, bread) they have world class skills for desserts and their croissants. I have to say that their croissants are the closest you’ll get to a partisan [...]

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Seoul Eats Dinner Giveaway for Tartine’s Beef Pot Pie Set Menu

Posted December 9, 2009 by Daniel

I have some gift certificates from Tartine Bakery and Cafe for Beef Pot Pie Set Menus that they have on Monday Nights. If you didn’t know, Tartines has Seoul’s best pies, tarts, drinking chocolate, butter tarts, strawberry rhubarb pies, etc. It’s a 19,000 won value and you have to go to Tartine on a Monday [...]

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Win a 50,000 won Bar Tab from Beer O’Clock in Sincheon

Posted January 11, 2010 by Daniel

One of my favorite bars in Sincheon and Seoul Eats is teaming up for a new contest. The prize? a 50,000 won bar tab at Beer O’Clock. The person with the most posts will win one prize and the person with the most creative post will win the other. The contest ends Monday January 18th [...]

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Win Girl Scout Cookies Contest

Posted March 13, 2012 by Daniel

I went over to America with my suitcases full of Korean food and I returned with lots of American food. I got a lot of this stuff to give away to my fellow expats in Korea so… I think it is time to get started. Leave the most comments on any posts on Seoul Eats [...]

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Review: Hamburgers in Seoul

Posted October 23, 2008 by Daniel

There is nothing more American than the Hamburger. Of course, the hamburger didn’t originate in the US, but that’s where it gained its fame. These days, hamburgers have become popular in Seoul and most Western style restaurants have them on the menu. Now, that doesn’t mean they all do the burger justice. For the last [...]

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Little Saigon – My Favorite Pho in Seoul

Posted April 19, 2012 by Dustin Cole

Hi. I’m Dustin. I’m a pho-addict. On several occasions I’ve eaten pho everyday for weeks. Many times I’ve eaten pho multiple times a day. And I’ve traveled foolish distances for good pho. I’m telling you this so you can understand just how dismayed I am with the subpar quality of Pho in Seoul. In my [...]

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Almost a Pound of Meat: Sky High Pastrami Sandwiches at Suji’s on Wednesdays

Posted July 6, 2010 by Daniel

This Wednesday Night (after 5pm), Suji’s Restaurant is doing a special at all of their restaurants. They will be adding 100 grams (3.5 oz) of pastrami to their already massive 200 grams (7 oz) pastrami sandwich this Wednesday Night. Suji’s makes all of their meats and bread in house. This is a New York Deli [...]

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Giani’s Napoli Pizzeria: Decent Pizza in Yeoksam dong.

Posted April 17, 2012 by Sake

Coming from NYC, I have a pretty picky palate when it comes down to pizza. I am disappointed more often than not with pizza in here. But I have to say, Korea has come a long way. So finding a decent pie isn’t as hard as it was when I was dunking on 6’4″ guys [...]

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The Best Burgers in Seoul in 2010

Posted January 9, 2010 by Daniel

Wow…the Korea Herald gave me the entire page for the story. Here is the article with more pictures. Dan Today is the day that my diet begins. Finding and ranking the best hamburgers in Seoul has been a joy and a curse. Luckily, the restaurants have gotten better but there are more of them as [...]

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How NOT to globalize Korean food article in the Korea Herald

Posted February 2, 2010 by Daniel

At the end of December 2009, the Chosun Ilbo published an article stating that the current spelling of “Makgeolli” might cause some non-Koreans to mispronounce it as Mak-jolee. The author suggested that the spelling should be changed and this would popularize this alcohol overseas. He recommended a few different options such as Maggoli, Makkoli, and [...]

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Pizzaria D’Buzza good pizza in Hannam-dong!

Posted May 16, 2012 by Sake

Written by Sake Photos by Lazy Friday 13th Pizza. The eternal search for the best pie, crust, sauce, toppings. Coming from the mecca of pizza, NYC, I have high expectations. I know that I will be more often disappointed than not in the pies we have in Korea. But there are a number of budding [...]

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New Dinner Giveaway: What do you think of the New Wolfhound Menu?

Posted December 22, 2009 by Daniel

THE CONTEST ENDS SOON SO GET YOUR COMMENT IN! UPDATED! Contest extended till December 24th! Get your comments in now! Seoul Eats has a new dinner giveaway contest. This one is for The Wolfhound Pub in Itaewon. As you have probably noticed, I am a big fan of the pub. Last Sunday, I went to [...]

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