[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

UberEATS set to take advantage of Seoul's connectivity, make jjolmyeon (spicy chewy noodles) with Korean Bapsang, My Korean Kitchen presents fourteen ways to eat your kimchee, and see how Seoulites responded after they tried North Korean snacks for the first time.

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"UberEATS finds big potential in Korea food delivery market"

According to Jaycee Lam, general manager of UberEATS in North Asia, "Seoul is a perfect place for UberEATS". The US-based food delivery service recently arrived in Korea's capital, making it the 112th city for their pioneering food app. "We find South Korea's fastest internet speed really helpful for our business here. We are looking to expand our business in a few more regions in Seoul at least within this year". South Korea's own food delivery services are already pretty robust, bottom-up, so how do you think UberEats will fare in Seoul? Would you use their service?

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

"[Korean Bapsang] Jjolmyeon (spicy chewy noodles)"

Make your own cold noodle dish Korean style with Korean Bapsang. The Korea Herald regularly features recipes on their site from Korean Bapsang, and here you'll learn to make 'jjolmyeon' (or, "chewy noodles"), a cold and spicy noodle dish. Ro Hyo-sun's recipe is clear and easy to follow; there's also plenty of room for experimentation with this one as you can change out some of the main ingredients. Enjoy!

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

"14 DELICIOUS WAYS TO EAT KIMCHI"

There are many different types of kimchee, but there are also a number of different ways to enjoy this popular (and healthy) fermented cabbage. In this post on My Korean Kitchen, author/cook/photographer Sue shows us fifteen ways to eat your kimchee, South Korea's most popular side dish. "It's great with rice, noodles, soup, salad and even pizza! It seems that only the sky is the limit". Eat your kimchee, any way you like it...

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"Snack diplomacy: What Seoulites think of N. Korean nibbles"

South Korea has some of the most interesting and delicious snacks around, but what do they think of their northern neighbour's snacks? In this post on NK News, street side Seoulites were given the chance to try some of North Korea's most popular snacks. "What would South Koreans think of the more humble snacking options of their Northern compatriots?"

...READ ON NK NEWS