Food Allergies in Korea, Part I

How can you effectively guard against your food allergies?

Health: Eating in Our BPA World

It’s a BPA world; here’s how to live in it.

The Article That Could Save Your Life

Here are some instructions on how to handle seven emergency situations when no one is around to help.

Face Mapping: A Look Inside

With face mapping, the mirror becomes a convenient diagnostic tool.

Treat Yourself Right – Drink Real Makgeolli!

Traditionally most popular among farmers who would drink it while working in their fields for its apparently healthy effects, makgeolli is now rapidly gaining popularity among younger crowds in big cities.

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.

Plastic Surgery in Korea

What kind of a person purposely undergoes the knife for the sake of beauty? Are these people bold, courageous and rational? Or rather, does it show an underlying problem in Korean society?