Differing Tastes
French vs. Korean Bakeries By Alice Rigaud-Modelin What has struck me in my culinary journey is the differences between my country, France, and South Korea. In Korea, we look more … Read More
Category: Food & Drink
Soul-Baring Bowls: Longing, Connection, and CuisineThe Author
By Catherine Sasmita Living in a country where your native tongue is thousands of miles away from being recognizable is oftentimes an isolating journey. For individuals like myself, it can … Read More
Shades of International Cuisine in Gwangju: Indian, Indonesian, and Italian
By Dhivyaa S. P., Catherine Sasmita, and Chiara Sicca Gwangju has always been known to be the home of extraordinary Korean dishes, but the city also hosts a variety of … Read More
Finding Halal Foods in Gwangju: Challenges That Need to Be Accepted
By Qurratu Having a solid six years’ experience living in a dormitory, food taste does not matter because I am grateful enough that a plate of rice is guaranteed three … Read More
Hanok-Inspired Café Onhwa in Dongmyeong-dong
By Ophélie Papier For coffee and sweet food lovers, Dongmyeong-dong Café Street is definitely for you. Dongmyeong-dong was once a wealthy neighborhood of Gwangju but lost its dynamism when people … Read More
Super Smoothie
By Julian Warmington Spring is well sprung, summer is coming. Starchy complex carbohydrates like rice or potatoes are still important with every meal, but it’s the right time of year … Read More
Creamy Mushroom Power Pasta
If the baking of pasta is the key common ingredient, how could we do this to retain all the most satisfying taste and texture, but without the greasy, blood-vessel clogging, artery-blocking cholesterol within animal fat-based foods?
Super-Duper Dubu Cubes
The magic of dubu is its versatility: It goes well with any other food. However you prepare your dubu treat, you can also serve it alone or with your favorite dish: stir-fried rice, noodles, and even with baked or fried potato wedges. It is cheap, easy to find, tasty when cooked creatively, has no cholesterol nor saturated fats, and, best of all, like all my favorite recipes, it is also wonderfully easy to prepare.