[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

My Korean Kitchen shows us how to make a simple summer snack with kimchee and cucumber, Amuse lists six immersive ways to experience Korean food in the capital, Korean scientists investigate the smell of kimchee, and a recent report places Korea at the top in terms of online shopping.

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"CUCUMBER KIMCHI (OI KIMCHI)"

Learn how to make a popular (and healthy) Korean summer snack in 30 minutes or less with My Korean Kitchen. Cucumber Kimchi, Sue tells us, is "crunchy, light and flavorful" and can be enjoyed by itself, with some rice, or as a side dish with a Korean BBQ. As with all of Sue's stunning recipe posts, fabulous photos of each step of the process are included to make sure you don't stray, as well as mouthwatering photos of the final product to keep you motivated. "Just perfect for this summer!"

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"6 Ways to Experience Korean Food"

Iona Goulder has compiled a great list of the different ways you can experience the wonderful world of Korean cuisine in Seoul. Hyundai Card's Cooking Library, for example, is "a vast space entirely dedicated to cooking through a comprehensive collection of recipes, documents, souvenirs and even bottles and petri dishes full of different spices, salts and oils (which you can try)". There's also a restaurant, own and ru by three generations of women, "dedicated to eating the kind of food your mum makes". Plenty of exciting options here, enjoy...

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"To promote kimchi abroad, Korean scientists are trying to get rid of the smell"

Is South Korea's beloved fermented cabbage to smelly for some? According to Ha Jae-ho, head of the World Institute of Kimchi in Gwangju, "Most Western people don't like the smell of kimchi because we use [a] of lot of garlic and ginger, and that produces a lot of sulfur compounds". And Anna Fifield notes: "Even among kimchi-loving Koreans, many have separate kimchi fridges to stop the dish from tainting other food. If they keep it in their regular fridge, it goes into a vault-like box". Do you think the smell of Kimchee is a problem? Let us know what you think in the comment section below...

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"Korea ranks No. 1 in online grocery shopping"

According to a recent industry report by Kantar WorldPanel, South Korea is the number one country in terms of online shopping. The percentage of goods via online channels (including mobile) rose 16.6% from June 2015 to the same time this year. The growing number of single-person households is thought to be a contributing factor.

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD