[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Koreans develop a strong taste for British craft beer, enjoy nut free energy balls in 15 minutes with My Korean Kitchen, a North Korean defector wants to turn his tofu treats into an empire, and 10 Magazine turns to Facebook to find the hottest restaurants and bars in the capital.

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"South Korea's thirst for craft beer helps food and drink exports top £10bn"

Local beers have been criticized by foreigners in the past for being somewhat weak and watery; now, according to a recent report by the UK's Food & Drink Federation, South Koreans are apparently developing a strong taste for British craft beer. East Asian, in general, saw export revenues up by as much as 77%, but South Korea was the biggest buying of British beer: "South Korea has become an increasingly important destination for UK beer exporters as young people get a taste for specialist brews such as Brewdog, following trends in the US and Europe". What do you think of Korea's local brews? Let us know in the comment section below...

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"NUT FREE ENERGY BALLS"

Sue from My Korean Kitchen promises that her nut free energy balls are "fuss free, healthy, and delicious". These aren't, of course, exclusively a Korean treat, but Sue can be very persuasive with her tempting photographs, and if you're looking for more traditional Korean dishes, click on through to her site and browse her carefully curated list of Korean recipes ("P.S. If you like this recipe, you might also like this Korean snack recipe: Korean Sweet Rice with Dried Fruit and Nuts").

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"N. Korea defector-turned-entrepreneur seeks tofu rice globalization"

Kang Min, a defector from North Korea, used to steal tofu rice to survive as a child. Now, as a 31-year old living in Gangwon Province, South Korea, he owns his own restaurant as well as his own food brand. This rising entrepreneur is also very conscious about how healthy his offerings are; in an interview with The Korea Times, Kang said: "South Koreans are so accustomed to artificial tastes which lead to many diseases. I invented the fusion food to make something healthy". Kang has been living in South Korea since 2010, three years after he escaped from North Korea.

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"5 FACEBOOK PAGES TO FIND THE HOTTEST RESTAURANTS & BARS IN SEOUL"

"Koreans make it a priority to search out the hottest eats, but how do they know where to go and eat the best foods?" Wherever you are in the world, Facebook is a great place to spy some of the hottest restaurants and bars around. In this post on 10 Magazine, Cindy Park, a K-loving film student in New York, has curated her list of five top Korean restaurants on the world's largest social media platform.

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