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Korean Gastronomy on Display: A Deep Dive into Iconic Foods in K-Dramas
In Korean culture, the significance of food extends beyond the everyday table and integrates into language and media, particularly in Korean dramas and films. When greeting someone in Korea, instead of asking “How are you?”, you may have noticed that people ask, “Have you eaten?” If you’ve ever watched a Korean drama or film you may have picked up on this, but the food on the table in each scene can also be an important narrative tool. In many cases, filmmakers and producers have used specific Korean dishes in order to tell the viewer something about the people that are eating together. Specific Korean dishes can play a pivotal role…
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Cafe Valor: K-Drama Filming Location, Coffee & More!
[NOW CLOSED] Cafe Valor (카페발로) first drew my attention when I was planning my trip out to Incheon to stay at the immaculately designed Nest Hotel some months back but I didn’t get a chance to visit the cafe/studio until recently. Not having spent terribly much time in Incheon, I wanted to know what there was to see and one tool at my disposal was, of course, Instagram. I ended up with a great itinerary for the westernmost coast of Incheon that included Incheon’s Chinatown, the Fairytale Village and more but just couldn’t find the time to get to Cafe Valor which really took my fancy. Was it a cafe? Was…
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Sometimes we meet famous people and don’t even know it!: My Princess Korean Drama
Well, I take that back. I did know I was meeting famous people, however, with Korean famous people it’s almost like an oxymoron to me because I don’t really know how famous they are or what their names even are. It’d be nice to know the equivalent American famous person just so I’d have an idea of just how famous they in fact are. Alas, that never happens and I just smile and nod and get shoved into a picture by someone with me. (This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a certain percentage of a sale if you purchase after clicking at no cost to you. Thank…