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Korean Food Challenge: 5 Weird Foods Ranked (Level 1-5)

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Alice screaming at a spoonful of Beondaegi, the final boss of the Korean Food Challenge.

Bibimbap and BBQ are delicious, but they are for tourists. If you want to earn the title of “Seoul Survivor,” you must face the dark side of K-Food. Korea has a unique culinary history where “nothing goes to waste.” Therefore, we eat feet, blood, and even bugs. To foreigners, this is a horror movie. To … Read more

Korean Raw Crab (Ganjang Gejang): Horror or Rice Thief?

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Alice looking terrified at a plate of Korean Raw Crab while a local enjoys it.

In the West, we usually boil crabs, steam them, or make them into cakes. In contrast, in Korea, they soak them in soy sauce and eat them raw. Specifically, the dish Korean Raw Crab (known as Ganjang Gejang) is the king of this culinary style. To a foreigner, this looks like a scene from a … Read more