[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lover's Lane

Korea and Japan clash over chocolate-covered pretzel sticks, Time Out has some suggestions for where to go on Thanksgiving, find out how the Slow Food Asia Pacific Festival went, and Jin Joo hits takes us through some traditional markets for a bite to eat.

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"Japan, South Korea argue over a chocolate-covered pretzel sticks"

November 11 was Pepero Day in Korea, a day to spread the love by gifting chocolate-covered wafer sticks to those you love. But who came up with this tasty treat in the first place? South Korea and Japan have been engaged in a number of socio-political spats over the years, and now we can even add the origins of Pepero to that list.

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"Top 5 Thanksgiving specials in Seoul"

Looking for some Thanksgiving goodness and fun in the Land of the Morning Calm? In this post, Time Out has some suggestions of where to go in Seoul: "Sure, one should be thankful in the face of... not even having Thanksgiving fixings, let's say. But having turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce does make things a little easier".

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"Slow Food Asia Pacific 2.0"

The Slow Food Asia Pacific Festival recently wrapped up in Seoul where delegates from forty countries participated in promoting a cleaner way of eating, "You can change the world because you are connected to the most important thing that keeps us alive: food. Don't produce food without identity, produce art, masterpieces and culture", said Carlo Petrini, president of Slow Food.

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"Doshirak Lunch at Seoul Tongin Banchan Market"

Normally we showcase Jin Joo's delicious recipes and easy-to-follow steps, but in this post this popular food blogger takes on Seoul's traditional open markets and reports back with some beautiful pictures we've come to know and love from Kimchimari: "Traditional open markets (shijang) have stores for everything – groceries, clothes, hardware, fabric stores and even readymade banchan for every taste".

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