Visitors
Last month, my mom and my aunt came to Korea for a visit! They stayed for two action-packed weeks that were filled with shopping, sight-seeing, tours, more shopping, eating, and…
Category: Korean products
10 Posts
Rice Cookers
Rice, along with kimchi, is a staple in most meals eaten by Koreans. One of the easiest ways to cook rice is in a rice cooker. We have a small…
Gyeongdong Market – Products
There was a incredible variety of grains, beans, vegetables, meat, seafood, and bugs available for sale in the Gyeongdong Market in Seoul. A few things looked familiar but we didn’t know…
Black Rice
While in the Korean supermarkets, I always hit up the pasta aisle and the rice aisle because of the wonderfully different varieties of both that are available. On a recent…
Roots, Twigs, and Berries
There were many vendors set up near the entrance of Gyeryongsan National Park where we went hiking last week. Street vendors are extremely common here but these particular vendors weren’t…
Tea Time
I’ve never been an avid tea drinker and I’m not very fond of ‘flavored’ teas. My tea of choice always was (and still is) strong black tea with sugar. However…
A Laughable Snack
Walking through stores here you’ll see some product names that are written only in Hangul, some that are written in Hangul with an English translation, and some that were given…
Korean Gatorade
Gatorade is a drink that I only find enjoyable if I’m really thirsty – at least in the States. Korean Gatorade is different. I love Korean Gatorade so much that…
Korean Melons
Walking through the markets in town I often see fruits and vegetables that may look a little odd but they are still familiar. There is one fruit, however, that I…
Water 물
The water here is not good to drink – at least that’s what we’re told. It’s clear and it has no odor but those things don’t necessarily mean that it’s…