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2012 Makgeolli Festival (우리술대축제)

2012 Makgeolli Festival (우리술대축제)

Posted October 13, 2012 by Aaron

If this year's Makgeolli Fest is even half as good as last year's, it is not to be missed! There were dozens of booths all offering free samples of makgeolli in the hopes that you'll buy. It's like wine tasting, except all in one place and all free. However, the site is mostly Korean (and some of the English bits aren't so great), so I thought I'd translate parts of it and add a bit of explanation based on last year's experience.

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In-N-Out in Seoul!

In-N-Out in Seoul!

When I heard that In-N-Out was coming to Seoul, I wondered if it could really be true. Well, it was, but just for one day. One glorious day!

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A Taste of Hawaii

A Taste of Hawaii

Hawaii is often described as a cultural melting pot, and nowhere is this more evident than in the vast array of traditional and fusion food in Honolulu, where Annie and I have spent most of our lives. We visited Honolulu for two weeks in November 2011, and over those weeks, we revisited our old favorites and found some new ones, including a few food trucks. We also made sure to fill up on a things that are expensive or difficult to find in Seoul, yet plentiful in Hawaii (like sushi and pie).

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Eating our way through San Francisco

Eating our way through San Francisco

We didn't forget! Here's the promised blog post on our food adventures in San Francisco. Better late than never!

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Time for a little vacation!

We have been posting continuously like clockwork since April! But sadly, there will be no restaurant review today, and indeed, for most of this month we will be on hiatus.

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Announcement: Seoul Survival Guide

Seoul Taste and K4A Press present: The Seoul Survival Guide, authored by Seoul Taste contributor Aaron Namba.

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Photos: Gil-dong Market (길동시장)

Photos: Gil-dong Market (길동시장)

A few days ahead of 추석 (Chuseok), we went to visit my mom's uncle's house. As it turns out, he lives literally right next to a traditional market, which operates daily, offering fruits, vegetables, and even fresh fish and meat.

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The Great Patbingsu Roundup 2011 Part II

The Great Patbingsu Roundup 2011 Part II

Better late than never! The follow-up to the first half of our patbingsu roundup is finally here. (Although it is late for a dozen reasons, I choose to blame Meal Top. Heh.)

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KBS World Radio Interview

This might be more embarrassing than enjoyable (we were a little nervous), but here is our KBS World interview on Seoul Scene with Matt Kelley!

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Making sandwiches the hard way

Making sandwiches the hard way

Every now and then we like to make sandwiches. However, we haven't found a sandwich bread we like, so I make my own, with whole wheat flour, oatmeal and flaxseed (a recipe borrowed from a book called 올 아바웃 브레드. I have to start mixing up the dough around 6am in order to have the bread ready in time to have lunch around noon... hence, "the hard way."

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Sorry, patbingsu followup on hold...

Sorry folks, the patbingsu followup article is on hold for a while. Annie has been fighting a cold for almost a week now and tragically, has not been able to smell or taste anything.

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The Great Patbingsu Roundup of 2011

The Great Patbingsu Roundup of 2011

Summer in Korea brings three things: heat, rain, and my personal favorite, 팥빙수! Every cafe and restaurant offers their own version, which varies from year to year, so we've taken up the challenge of trying as many as possible, and presenting a roundup of the best 팥빙수 of the season.

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Welcome to Seoul Taste!

Okay, so our site has been live for over a month now, but since we are launching our blog today, I thought the first post should still be a welcome. So here we go...

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