More bang for your 'tteok'

A rice cake shop at Bujeon Market in Busan bustles as workers prepare fresh products on Feb. 9, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, when a traditional Korean rice cake soup is eaten.

2026-02-09

Sensational sweets: The viral food trends that made Koreans drool in 2025

At the end of every year, there are awards for the music that echoed across streets, the films that lingered and the dramas that kept people waiting week after week.

2025-12-31

From snowy décor to matcha cream-dipped strawberries, Korea’s Christmas cakes have it all

During Christmas, Korean creativity really comes out to play — not just in spectacle, but in cake. Each winter, bakeries, cafes and hotels across the country roll out innovative, never-before-seen cakes.

2025-12-19

Meet the pastry chef behind Four Seasons Hotel Seoul's unconventional Christmas cakes

This year's Christmas cake collection at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul isn't playing by the Christmas rule book. No trees, no gingerbread houses and not even a whisper of the classic red and green color scheme.

2025-12-19

Need a $340 truffle cake for your year-end party? The Shilla Seoul has you covered.

The Shilla Seoul has introduced a 500,000-won ($340) truffle cake ahead of the year-end season, the most expensive cake the hotel has ever sold. Only three cakes are available per day.

2025-11-18

Dessert industry gets cooked on soaring costs, supply crunch

A combination of soaring raw material prices and an unusually early heatwave has pushed small businesses in the bakery, confectionery and coffee sectors into a state of turmoil.

2025-07-26

Cakes nearing 40,000 won as bakeries hike prices

Rising ingredient costs prompt major Korean bakeries to increase cake prices significantly.

2025-03-31

Have your Christmas cake and eat it too: Seoul's luxury hotels prepare gourmet seasonal treats

The best rooms, restaurants and gifts sell out fast during the Christmas season, but arguably, the most competitive items are cakes, particularly those made by the bakeries of five-star hotels.

2024-11-28

Korea's first TikTok Awards brings together influencers, fans

Filled with excitement, stylishly dressed TikTokers snapped photos at vibrant photo booths, their enthusiasm matched only by the throngs of fans eagerly awaiting the much-anticipated TikTok Awards ceremony on Friday evening at Kyung Hee University.

2024-11-17

Dore Dore founder Kim Kyung-ha aims to set new trend with Italian pastry venture

[Interview] Amore Napoli is a large Neapolitan pastry shop situated in Korea’s old town, nearby Anguk Station in Jongno District, central Seoul.

2024-09-10

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