Posts Tagged With: food

South Korean Finance Minister Tries To Eliminate Expiry Date Labeling On Perishable Foods

» by GI Korea August 30th, 2011 at 5:50 am » Comments (9)

Via the ROK Drop Facebook page comes this story about the South Korean Finance Minister trying to do something that I think the South Korean public will be furious about: Consumer ...more »

North Korea Reportedly Hoarding Food For Elites & Military

» by GI Korea March 1st, 2011 at 6:06 am » Comments (4)

Well this shouldn't be surprising news to anyone who follows North Korea: North Korea has been knocking on the doors of practically every country except for the poorest African nations ...more »

Picture of the Day: Taco de Mayo Comes to Itaewon

» by GI Korea February 26th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

Operating from various locations along Itaewon’s main drag, Taco de Mayo is Seoul’s newest and most fun food truck. It’s also fast becoming my go-to place for satisfying, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Lunar Food

» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

Models show traditional Korean food for the Lunar New Year at a store in Seoul on Sunday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »

Picture of the Day: Daejon University Food Festival

» by GI Korea October 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm » Comments (0)

Students pose with dishes that they made at a food festival at Daejeon University in the city on Thursday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »

Picture of the Day: Beefeaters Pizza

» by GI Korea July 11th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Western models introduce Domino Pizza’s British-style “Roast Beef” pizza at its store in Yeouido, central Seoul. The beef used to top the pizza is roasted and ...more »

Picture of the Day: Global Flavors In Seoul

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="362" caption="Students from 12 nations introduce the food from their homelands at a foreigners festival held at KyungHee University in Hoegi-dong, Seoul on Thursday afternoon. ...more »

Hyundai to Lease Farmland in Russia

» by GI Korea April 15th, 2009 at 9:23 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like Korea has gone to Plan B after the failed Hyundai farmland deal in Madagascar fell through due to fears of neo-colonialism: South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on ...more »