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'Doesn't feel like a snack for ordinary people anymore': Price of bungeo-ppang increases sharply this season

A cheap winter comfort snack is quickly becoming a luxury. A student said he was shocked when he tried to buy bungeo-ppang, a fish-shaped pastry filled with sweet red beans: “It used to be 2,000 won [$1.39] for three, but now it’s 1,000 won for one."

2025-10-26

No beans? No problem: This startup makes coffee out of yeast and fungi

Singaporean startup Prefer introduces a fermentation-based coffee product designed to mitigate climate change impacts, aiming for partnerships in Korea's coffee market while targeting cost reduction for instant coffee drinkers.

2025-06-28

tvN's 'Green Bean, Red Bean' set to return for new season

The hit tvN variety show “Green Bean, Red Bean” (2023-), starring actors Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Woo-bin, Do Kyung-soo and Kim Ki-bang is returning for a new season.

2025-06-19

Retail sales rise 7 percent in April on strong performance of online food, grocery delivery services

Korean retailers saw their sales increase 7 percent from a year earlier in April, thanks to robust demand for online food and grocery delivery services, data showed Wednesday.

2025-05-28

Korea, Lush team up to boost bean consumption with use in products

Lush Korea and the Agriculture Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding the consumption of locally farmed beans.

2024-04-29

[THINK ENGLISH] 공주에서 한국의 에어룸 곡물 재발견한 김현정, 천재박 부부

Korean cuisine is heavily reliant on grains. An average Korean consumes 66 kilograms (145.5 pounds) of grains each year, which accounts for 43 percent of a person's diet, according to Statistics Korea. In the 1960s, one consumed as much as 130.5...

2023-08-18

Prices of jjajangmyeon, Korea's cheap go-to meal, soar amid inflation

Jjajangmyeon is losing its name as the meal for the working class as prices continue to soar amid inflation. One bowl of the noodles covered in black bean sauce would set customers back 6,361 won ($4.85) on average this year, according to market...

2023-04-06

[THINK ENGLISH] 한국인이라면 누구나 알고 사랑하는 간식 파헤치기

Seoul is a growing gastronomic city stocked with multi-generational restaurants and trendy fusion venues. But every now and then, the epicurious population craves a modest hotteok (sugar-stuffed pancakes) or danpatppang (sweet red bean paste bread...

2023-03-03

A closer look at the snacks that every Korean knows and most likely loves

Seoul is a growing gastronomic city stocked with multi-generational restaurants and trendy fusion venues. But every now and then, the epicurious population craves a modest hotteok (sugar-stuffed pancakes) or danpatppang (sweet red bean paste bread).

2023-02-16

Korea rethinks its vulnerability to imported grain

Korea, the seventh-largest importer of grain in the world, is feeling the surge in prices. The Russian-Ukraine war and India’s export ban on wheat have contributed to rising prices and the start of food protectionism around the world.

2022-05-22