Ringing in the New Year… Again!

Korea’s Lunar Legacy. By David Shaffer. When I was young and growing up in North America, New Year’s was a special event. My parents and their best friends, who lived … Read More

What is your favorite Lunar New Year memory?

We ask people what they consider to be their favourite memory when they think of Lunar New Year

Travel Diary: Qingdao

Our copy editor Joey Nunez experiences flavors and flashbacks in Qingdao.

Black Sesame Gangjeong (깨강정) How-to

Gangjeong is often served during important events such as weddings, ancestral rites and Lunar New Year (Seollal). It is covered with white sesame, black sesame, white soybean flour and black soybean flour. Gangjeong is a Korean traditional confectionery popular with women as a low-calorie snack.