Category: Food

  • Korea’s Pepero Day — November 11, 2013 — for #Foodie Tuesday

    Korea’s Pepero Day — November 11, 2013 — for #Foodie Tuesday

    Anyone who has been visiting or traveling in Korea these past few days can’t help but notice all the displays filled with everything from candy to glitzy gift baskets, and even a few teddy bears thrown into the mix. What’s going on?   Koreans have not changed the date for Valentine’s Day, and it’s not…

  • Travel Photo Thursday — October 31, 2013 — Traditional Korean Noodles

    Travel Photo Thursday — October 31, 2013 — Traditional Korean Noodles

    Linking this post to Foodie Tuesday (April 22, 2014), hosted by Inside Journeys. Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. This seems to be the week for traditional Korean food here at BTS. Strangely enough this was all totally unplanned. I traveled into Seoul last Sunday to attend a book club meeting in Seoul’s…

  • A Potato Food Stall Moment in Myeongdong, Seoul

    A Potato Food Stall Moment in Myeongdong, Seoul

    Last weekend I was in Seoul’s Myeondong, a prime pedestrian shopping area in Seoul. Like anywhere in Korea, where there are people, there are food stalls. This particular stall features crispy fried potatoes, both regular potatoes and those of the sweet variety. Koreans love their sweet potatoes. As you can see these sweet potato fries…

  • Delicious Morsels From Nova Scotia…Taking the Memories Home

    Whenever I travel I try to bring home local food products that I’ve sampled and liked (usually loved). A few, I haven’t actually sampled, but they look interesting and someone else had raved about how good they were. Some will be given away to family and friends, and some will be devoured before ever leaving…