Get hip to the sip at Moon Jar
Soju (Korean distilled spirits), the social lubricant favoured by Seoul’s businessmen, can taste like jet fuel to the uninitiated. The city’s hipsters however, are turning to something a little easier to swallow – makgeolli, a sweet, milky rice wine that comes in different flavours and with purported health benefits, and the place to imbibe is at Moon Jar.
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Boom, boom Poom
Think Korean cuisine is all barbecues and kimchi? Well, you can thank the K-towns of the world for that. Head to Seoul and you’ll think again. The proliferation of bibimbap, a rice bowl topped with a riot of julienned veggies from places like Café Sobahn, attests to the Korean love of veg, for both palatal and visual pleasures, as well as health. But bibimbap is just too common, you say. Well lucky for you, Your Highness, because Poom Seoul, perched on the slopes of Mount Namsan, reinterprets the even more meticulous royal cuisine for cosmopolitan tastes.
In the red [Photo by chooyutshing/Flickr]
Lanterns, lai see (red packets) and lions, oh my! In case you missed the memo, lunar or Chinese New Year is this Sunday and while it’s V-day for many, it’s fam time for others. Each family has their own traditions, but if there’s one thing everyone does, it’s eating. We’ve picked one iconic dish from cities that celebrate the festival, from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong, via Toronto (yep, Toronto), so you’d better get those stretch slacks ready, Tiger.
Slow and spicy wins the race at Bo.lan
With Arctic conditions still sweeping across the northern hemisphere, it’s all we can do to keep our nips from freezing and breaking off. Our first post a few weeks back on our favourite spice dens was a fiery hit, so here then, are five more places close to home or in dream destinations guaranteed to warm up the cockles of your heart.
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