Experimenting with homemade yogurt at home. The Korean whole milk works well with the Bio Plain yogurt as the starter. I boil it for about 30 minutes before letting it cool and then mix it with some starter. I put it in the yogurt maker for 9 hours and then I have a nice thick yogurt. The family likes thick yogurt so the extra long boiling helps to thicken the milk. I have tried it in a Korean pot and it worked pretty well. #homemade #seouleats #frugalliving 

Seoul summers make for the hottest and stickiest days. Flushed cheeks, constant sweating and balmy humidity are a few of the understood conditions that accompany these sunny days. Such weather begs for drastic measures: full blast air conditioners, portable fanning devices, and most importantly, a dessert that will cool your taste buds and  spark (momentary)  feelings gratitude for summer days. Finding the perfect summer dessert proves to be a difficult challenge. The treat must be sweet, but not sugary. It has to be in the ice-cream variety, but ideally will not pack on the calories and fat that comes with such desired desserts. Thankfully, I stumbled into my first Red Mango experience last week. Although I am usually cautious when it comes to fro-yo (usually opting for sweeter treats), I decided to try this to appease my friends I was dining with that evening. The end result was life-altering. I am now, once an lifetime ice cream consumer, transformed into a healthy ...

Dear Readers and Friends of Seoul Eats, Hey everyone, I hope everyone is having a great summer and eating lots of great food. These days, the restaurant scene is booming in Seoul and there are many great restaurants to check out. First of all, Chakraa Restaurant and Flo Yogurt have contacted me and they wanted me to offer discounts to readers of Seoul Eats.  All you have to do is to say the password when you are about to pay. The password is "Seoul Eats." Remember, just say Seoul Eats and you'll get discounts on your purchase. At Chakraa, you will recieve 10% off your meal (valid September 4th-18th, 2009) At FLO yogurt, you will recieve 20% off your yogurt (valid September 4th-18th, 2009) Chakraa is located behind and to the right of Hamilton Hotel. Go out Itaewon Exit 2. Attached is a Map. You can call Chakraa at 02-796-2255(English), 02-796-1149(Korean) Flo is located in Apgujeong near the Rodeo main gate. Directions: Go through the Rodeo gates by Pa...

Here is my Flo cup full of Chocolate Brownie, regular, and cheesecake yogurt. My toppings? Yogurt raisins and m & m's The Yogurt Machines Yogurt Raisins! Froot Loops and Cheerios on yogurt? Hey, why not? See. It's sleek and shiny like an iPod Have you heard of Yogurt town? In LA, it's the hottest new yogurt concept. Oh, if you've been in Korea for a while, you might not be aware that the Pinkberry and the Red Mango Frozen Yogurt Wars are over. The winner? Nobody. Why? because Americans got bored with it and moved on to something better. The new rage is self-serve yogurt where you go up and make your own yogurt creation with your choice of toppings. When I was in the states, I stopped into one and it was just jammed packed with people. There was a line out the door and people were just filling their cups with all the different yogurts and toppings. Now Flo decided to bring this concept to Korea and I am a huge fan. I ran across this place while I was he...