[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Make delicious instant cold noodle soup with My Korean Kitchen, CNN lists their top 40 Korean dishes, see how a South African restaurant is going down in Seoul, and these are some of the top restaurants to try in the capital.

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"INSTANT MUL NAENGMYUN (KOREAN COLD NOODLE SOUP)"

Korean summers can be intense, so Sue has another great recipe here to help beat the summer heat from the inside out. In just five minutes, you can create instant 'mul naengmyeon' (Korean cold noodle soup) that, because it's partly frozen, "almost guarantees that you will be chilled afterwards". As with all her posts on My Korean Kitchen, there are plenty of beautiful photos of the process to help you along, and if things go well, there's also a printable recipe card to add to your personal recipe collection.

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"Best Korean dishes: 40 foods we can't live without"

CNN lists their favourite Korean dishes-all forty of them! "The fact that there are over 100 different types of kimchi should tell you something about the pride Koreans have in their food". Here you'll find many of usual suspects like kimchi and samgyeopsal, as well as lesser-known dishes like soy crab soup and agujjim. "Korean cuisine has evolved over time because of cultural and changes, but it remains a major aspect of the national identity".

...READ ON CNN

South African braai-themed restaurant is winning Koreans over with its lamb chops, pap and wors"

Venture around one of Korea's major cities you'll undoubtedly stumble across an impressive array of restaurants that specialise in, and are inspired by, other national dishes. French, American, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese foods are, of course, staples in Korea now (with their own traditional twists), but how about some South African? In this post on Eat Out, you'll hear about one South African restaurant, "Braai Republic" (a "braai" is barbeque), and how it's attracting expats and locals alike. "The offering includes traditional South African favourites like pap and wors, bunny chow, creamy spinach, surf and turf, peri-peri chicken livers, cheesy garlic bread, and sides like curried green beans".

...READ ON EAT OUT

"10 best Korean restaurants in Seoul"

CNN Travel posted quite a few articles about Korean culture this past week, and another great one was by Alex Jung about the capital's top restaurants. "There is an astounding breadth to Korean cuisine", writes Alex, so it can be a little daunting deciding where to eat, especially when you're amid the hustle and bustle of Seoul. "While an outlandish pizza might be an entirely Korean product, for this list, we are looking at food that has a long genealogy on the Korean Peninsula". Seek and enjoy...

...READ ON CNN