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[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Sue's latest recipe for My Korean Kitchen is coleslaw with a spicy kicker, Cheat Sheet researches the foods you won't find in stores nationwide in North Korea, Rappler has a quick guide to eating out and about in Seoul, and find out what South Korean prisoners eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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"SPICY KOREAN COLESLAW"

Sue's latest recipe is a "light, tangy and slightly sweet" coleslaw with just a kick of Korean spice to keep things interesting. According to Sue, owner of My Korean Kitchen, this one's great for Korean barbecue dishes, and Sue reckons "it will [also] be great in Korean tacos or hamburgers wherever you want to lend some spicy and zingy Korean flavor!"

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"These Are the Random Foods You Can't Buy in North Korea"

South Korean food is one of the country's top attractions, but over the DMZ, even the most basic foodstuffs are either illegal or simply not available in stores nationwide. "Everything down to what the country's citizens eat is determined in some way by the North Korean government", writes Jess Bolluyt. In this post on Cheat Sheet, Jess has curated a list of foods that you can't buy in the DPRK; South Korea's Choco pie, for example, has been banned because it is believed the snack "might inspire pro-capitalist feelings".

...READ ON CHEAT SHEET

"Seoul Food Trip: Where to eat according to the locals"

Writer and journalist Ceej Tantengco has visited Korea a dozen times and has done what most tourists do: create a "meticulous itinerary", a checklist of foods and experiences they want to have in the Land of the Morning Calm. But Ceej realised that some of her best meal experiences didn't come from planning, they came from recommendations from Seoulites themselves. If you are looking for a place to start in Seoul, Ceej has this quick guide to eating South Korea's capital city based on her experience; otherwise, just ask the nearest local!

...READ ON RAPPLER

"What prison food is like around the world"

Nick Pearson, writing for Nine News in Australia, looks at what prison food is like all around the world, including Japan, China and South Korea. In South Korean prisons, serving time is notoriously called "kongbap moekda", which means time "to eat kongbap". "It's as bland as it sounds", writes Nick, "but fortunately there's more to Korean jail dining than rice and beans".

...READ ON NINE NEWS

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