PAKOC

PAKOC is a Korean food blogger who tastes and honestly reviews the latest K-Food — from new franchise menus and convenience store lunch boxes to ramyeon, pizza, and fried chicken. Every week, he's among the first to try Korea's newest releases and share real thoughts on taste, price, and value for money. He also shares easy, doable recipes for home-cooked meals, lunch boxes, and snacks that anyone can recreate. Follow along on YouTube (@pakocook) and X (@kfood_pakoc).

CU Pbick Beef Bulgogi Bibimbap Lunch Box [Korean Food]

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Bibimbap is about as fundamental as Korean food gets, which makes it a useful test of any convenience store’s kitchen. CU’s newest lunch box is the Pbick Bulgogi Bibimbap. With the Pbick line’s overall renewal now largely finished, the new two-tier double meal set arrived first and older items are gradually being refreshed behind it. … Read more

Honey Garlic Soy Samgyeopsal, One-Pan Pork Belly [Recipe]

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Hello! Today’s pork belly recipe is something a little special: Honey Garlic Soy Samgyeopsal. Samgyeopsal is Korean pork belly, and here it gets seared until crisp, then coated in a sweet-savory honey garlic sauce made from just three things: honey, dark soy sauce and minced garlic. Everything happens in one pan. Crisp outside, juicy inside, … Read more

No Brand Burger Whole Shrimp Katsuo Burger [Korean Food]

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Delivery apps in Korea have started commissioning menu items straight from famous chefs, and Coupang Eats runs one of the biggest of those programs. Today’s release is the No Brand Burger Musoepal Whole Shrimp Katsuo Burger, part of the August 2026 Eats Chef Collection collaboration. It was developed with chef Park Ju-seong, known as Musoepal … Read more

Jinju Chili Cream Cheese Chicken Burger [Korean Food]

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McDonald’s Korea runs a “Taste of Korea” line that builds burgers around regional ingredients, and its most talked-about entry is back. Today’s pick is the August 2026 relaunch of the Jinju Chili Cream Cheese Chicken Burger and Beef Burger. The Chungju waxy corn cheese croquette burger that launched in July ran into complaints, a strategic … Read more

Seven-Eleven Michin Mandu Fried Rice Review [Korean Food]

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Extreme-heat challenge food has become its own genre in Korean convenience stores, and Seven-Eleven keeps raising the bar. Today’s pick is the Michin Mandu Fried Rice, an unusual concept built with Michin Mandu, or “crazy dumpling,” from the Cheongju restaurant Ibi Jeulgeoun Geu Mandu. Ever since the Dijinda Donkatsu, Seven-Eleven seems to be investing heavily … Read more