[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

My Korean Kitchen will help you make authentic dak galbi at home, discover what it's like to dine at a North Korean restaurant in Jakarta, find halal options with a new app, and can Paris Baguette take off in America?

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"DAK GALBI (KOREAN SPICY CHICKEN STIR FRY)"

Sue from My Korean Kitchen has steps for making one of my personal favourites: dak galbi! If you're interested in making authentic, Chuncheon-style dak Galbi, Sue's got you covered with some simple steps and plenty of pics to help guide you all the way. "I especially love the sweet flavour the sweet potato gives, I also love the crunch juicy spicy flavour the cabbage gives and lastly the aroma from the perilla leaves is seriously heavenly to me".

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"I ate at a North Korean restaurant and here's what happened"

Zachery Lee from Rappler shares his experience of a state-run North Korean restaurant in Jakarta: "There were around 6 female waitresses standing in front of the cash counter next to the entrance. They kept their eye on me. There was a TV showing a North Korean concert. There were fewer than 10 customers in the restaurant having dinner..."

...READ ON RAPPLER

"Why this Korean chain selling French food is convinced it will dominate America"

South Korean cuisine is full of surprises, but the conditions on the ground are very competitive as more and more restaurateurs, chefs and chains are having to constantly up their game and find new dishes to wow foodies home and away. One very successful chain that visitors would have noticed around town is the oddly named 'Paris Baguette', a bakery chain that now has its sites set on taking over America: "Today, there are more than 3,500 Paris Baguette locations around the world, primarily in Korea and other Asian countries. However, the chain is making a major expansion push in the US, with 45 locations in the country already and plans to open 30 more this year alone".

...READ ON BUSINESS INSIDER INDIA

"Looking for halal food in Seoul or Tokyo? Try the new Have Halal Will Travel app"

Are you looking for halal options on your trip to Korea or Japan? No worries, now there's an app for that! "Realising how frustrating it could be for Muslim travellers when planning their trips, the trio decided they should build a consolidated resource providing rich content for this very purpose".

...READ ON MALAY MAIL