[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Korea seeks to reduce its food waste, Beyond Kimchee shares steps for making a simple lemon syrup, read one blogger's journey into South Korean food, and would you watch someone eat their dinner online?

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"Initiatives to Curb Food Waste Go Into Effect in Denmark, South Korea"

Those who love both Korean food and are concerned about much much food humans waste each year will be happy to know that South Korea is among those countries who are actively looking for ways to further reduce their waste: "Today, every household, restaurant and hotel in South Korea is mandated to discard and separate out food wastes into special containers so the food can be sent to recycling plants".

...READ ON PULITZER CENTER

"Korean Lemon Syrup"

Holly over at Beyond Kimchee has simple lemon syrup to scratch together that can accompany a variety of dishes: "Korean lemon syrup is super easy to make. All you need is lemon and sugar, that's all!"

...READ ON BEYOND KIMCHEE

"MUNCHIES Presents: Mukbang"

Watching Koreans eat has become a thing, perhaps it's a little strange, but this phenomenon is so popular that it has become a serious means of making money online. Would you watch?

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"How A Trip To South Korea Taught Me To Love Eating Local"

David Pemberton reflects on his time in South Korea and the culture around food in this great post on Uproxx: "It mades me wonder why, in America, we so readily accept out of season strawberries and augmented double-D chicken breasts as acceptable food, when their natural doppelgängers-though less accessible year round-are exceedingly more delicious and abundantly more nutritious. If Andong Korea can pull this off, why can't we?"

...READ ON UPROXX