[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Get a taste of the Winter Games with these Korean dishes you can make at home, Condé Nast's Chaney Kwak shines a light on one of Korea's "great gastronomic secrets", hear what modern Koreans consider 'soul food', and making kimbap couldn't be simplier with My Korean Kitchen.

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"Inspired by the Pyeongchang Olympics? Make these Korean foods at home"

The Winter Games are finally underway, but if you're enjoying watching the sporting excellence on display and also want to experience one of Korea's biggest attractions, its food, then here are five Korean food recipes you can put together at home to feel closer to the action. "Korean cuisine is fascinating", writes Greg Morago for the Houston Chronicle, before sharing some popular local edibles. Kimchee is here, naturally, but there are a few meaty K-favourites here that might surprise...

...READ ON HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"Where to Eat in Jeolla, South Korea's Best Food Region"

Jeolla Province in South Korea, according to Chaney Kwak, a Condé Nast travel writer, is one of Korea's "shamefully under-visited" southern provinces. Situated around 150 miles outside of the capital, Seoul, Jeolla Province is one of the continent's "great gastronomic secrets"-it is, as Chaney playfully writes, the 'rice bowl' of the Land of the Morning Calm. "This UNESCO City of Gastronomy, located inland, is famous peninsula-wide for its rice wine and bibimbap".

...READ ON CONDE NAST TRAVELER

"Time travel across modern Korea through food"

"Each generation of South Koreans seems to cherish a different type of soul food that reflects the socio-economic mood of its respective era", writes Rumy Doo on The Korea Herald. In this interesting weekend feature, The Korea Herald asked various people what 'soul food' means to them. Many responses were, perhaps not surprisingly, related to one's memory and the context in which they grew up: "When I was growing up, white rice and glutinous rice were so rare that we only ate them during the holidays. That sweetness was something we craved all year". What counts as soul food for you? Let us and others know in the comment section below...

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

"EASY KIMBAP (KOREAN SUSHI ROLL)"

Yachae Kimbap (which means "vegetable kimbap") is the most basic type of kimbap in South Korea. (The name is a bit of a misnomer, however, as there is often still some meat included.) In this recent post on My Korean Kitchen, Sue shows you how to make this popular picnic and lunchbox treat at home (with or without the meat), complete with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs that look almost good enough to nibble on. "This easy kimbap somewhat resembles California roll, but as you can gather they taste different", writes Sue. "In my opinion easy kimbap has more savory and subtle flavor than California roll".

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN