Soupy Tteokbokki for A$3 | 3AM Midnight Snack Review
Ever had that craving for tteokbokki hit you at three in the morning? Happens to me all the time, honestly. The problem ...
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Sashimi Course Meal in Korea — Full Spread for A$50
A winter evening at a neighbourhood Japanese restaurant in Korea Last winter, I texted my wife on the way home from wor...
Korean Spicy Octopus & Tripe Stir-fry (With Fried Rice)
Dug Out of the Photo Album: Autumn 2015 I was sorting through old photos on my computer when one stopped me in my track...
Cold Seafood Bowl: Spicy Korean Mulhoe
Mulhoe, the cold seafood dish I crave when summer starts These days it is warm enough at midday to head out in a T-shir...
Fresh Market Fruit Haul — 12 Seasonal Fruits in Korea
Buying Seasonal Fruit at a Korean Traditional Market — Spring 2026 Wholesale Market Visit This was genuinely my first p...
Hot Pot Dumplings — Korean Winter Comfort Food
Korean winter comfort food I crave every cold season This was last winter, and there’s one Korean dish I automatically ...
18 Side Dishes With One Bowl of Rice — A Korean Feast
My Wife Works Hard — I Wanted to Shout Her a Proper Feed My wife's been flat out lately, and I'd been wanting to take h...
Eye Fillet Steak Course in Korea with Mum
It was a summer quite a while back, when I went out for steak with my mum in Daejeon, a big city in central South Korea....
10-Side Lunch Box for $6.50 — GS25 Late Night Feed
Why I Walked to a Convenience Store at 2am April 2026, Daejeon — a mid-sized city in central South Korea. Around 2am m...
Korean Convenience Store Lunchbox: A$6 GS25 Review
Day Off, Empty Fridge, Properly Starving Spring 2026 — the missus was at work and I had the day off. Slept in, woke up ...
Hokkaido Omakase That's Haunted Me for 8 Years
Winter 2016 — Walking Into a Tiny Sushi Joint in Obihiro, Hokkaido If you've ever had sushi in Japan, you probably know...
Spicy Braised Chicken Stew — Rice in Red Broth
One of Those Mornings When You're Craving Red Broth It was a weekend earlier this year and we were going back and forth...
Crispy Fried Chicken and Truffle Fries: 7 KFC Korea Surprises
A late-night fried chicken craving that got out of hand There was zero planning involved. In April 2026, I woke up at s...
Clam vs Spicy Kalguksu: Korean Noodle Soup Taste Test
A Kalguksu Arvo in Daejeon With a Mate One autumn arvo, a mate rang me up — reckoned we should grab some kalguksu. If y...
What to Order at a Local Thai Restaurant: Real Dishes I Ate
A local Thai restaurant hits different — even before you walk in I'm Korean, and back in 2022 when I spent time living ...
How to Eat Sundaegukbap — Pork Bone Broth Soup Done Right
Walking into a neighbourhood pork soup joint after a night shift Sundaegukbap is a Korean pork bone broth soup served w...
Soy Sauce Marinated Raw Crab — Korea's Ultimate Rice Thief
Last winter my older brother messaged me saying "I'm craving marinated crab, my shout tonight," and I was out the door b...
Charcoal Grilled Chicken on a Mesh Grate — Korean Dakgalbi Over Live Coals
Charcoal Grilled Dakgalbi — Not Stir-Fried, but Grilled on a Mesh Grate Over Live Coals I'd written about the stir-frie...
Spicy Rice Cakes, Blood Sausage & Fried Snacks — Korea's A$10 Feast
The A$10 street food combo that every Korean lives on It was the walk home from work. Winter, so the sun had already dr...
8 Side Dishes for Under A$5 — A Real Korean Lunch You Won't See on TikTok
This Is What Koreans Actually Eat for Lunch Up until last year, I was working in Daejeon — a major city about an hour a...