Korean Recipes & Food Reviews : Discover Authentic Korean Cuisine with PAKOC
Korean convenience store lunch boxes keep getting more ambitious, and CU’s latest aims at a full spread from a Korean-style Chinese restaurant. Today’s pick is the Triple Jeongsik Tangsuyuk & Gochujapchae with Jjamppong Soup (jeongsik means a set meal). It is the second menu in CU’s Triple Jeongsik lineup, following the Triple Jeongsik Ganjang Bulbaek … Read more
The new menu item I’m covering today is the McDonald’s Big Arch, launched on October 22, 2026. This large McDonald’s burger was a big hit overseas first, and it has finally arrived in Korea. It packs two 113 g beef patties and three slices of white cheddar into a 4.5-inch chia seed and sesame bun. … Read more
Today’s GS25 lunch box is one that has made a comeback: the Hyeja Jipbap Comeback Bassak Bulgogi, re-released as part of GS25’s “Comeback” series. Last year, in summer, this bassak bulgogi lunch box returned in the Hyeja-style comeback series and sold 350,000 units within a month of its relaunch. Now it is back again, renewed … Read more
Today’s pick is Ottogi’s new cup ramyeon, the Deep Carbo Jin Jjambbong, released on October 14, 2026. It adds the richness of cheese to Jin Jjambbong, Ottogi’s flagship jjambbong (spicy seafood noodle soup) ramyeon. After about a year of development, it keeps the spicy, smoky fire aroma that Jin Jjambbong is known for while turning … Read more
Today’s new Seven-Eleven item is the Si-kyung Pick Jeonju-Style Beef Bibimbap (bibimbap is a Korean mixed rice bowl). It is one of the first lineup items in the Si-kyung Pick seasonal bibimbap series, made in collaboration with Sung Si-kyung. It was the most basic item among the Si-kyung Pick bibimbap. With several menus coming out … Read more