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[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

My Korean Kitchens helps us beat the heat with a refreshing watermelon punch, marinated crab rated the "most challenging" Korean food by foreigners, see Korea's 'dinner porn' stars in action, and America gets seaweed in some of its snacks.

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"KOREAN WATERMELON PUNCH"

Sue from My Korean Kitchen has this light and refreshing watermelon drink to beat the heat this summer. Subak Hwachae, Korean watermelon punch, is a traditional drink and/or dessert that's popular in summer: "The best part of making these punches is that none of these methods take more than 5 minutes to put together, so I hope you try some of these in your upcoming summer party! They would be particularly suitable as a grill party drink or dessert to cool you down and keep you refreshed!"

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"Foreigners Pick Marinated Crab as Most Challenging Korean Food"

Korea's food it one of its biggest attractions, but what dish do foreigners find most challenging to put down? According to a new survey, raw crab marinated in soy sauce ("ganjang gejang") takes the cake for the being the dish that visitors found "the most difficult to eat".

...READ ON THE KOREA BIZWIRE

"Meet the South Korean YouTube Stars Making a Living off 'Dinner Porn'"

Korean food is so popular that a number of K-vloggers are capitalising by streaming their dinners online. The term used is "mok-bang" ("eating" plus "broadcast") and the trend has meant big bucks for a number of YouTubers who have turned their cameras onto their tables and tucked in on air. I just hope they don't eat with their mouths full or play with their food.

...READ ON NEXT SHARK

"Seaweed: How a Korean side dish became a hit with US snackers"

Americans are starting to notice a little more seaweed in their snack than usual. Seaweed is found in many traditional Korean dishes and American snack companies have, over the last five years in particular, incorporated it into some of their own products: "Rather than target Asian consumers specifically, the business had found a way of making seaweed palatable to American consumers-and pitched its product as healthy snacks suitable for anyone".

...READ ON BAKERY AND SNACKS

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