KOREAN FOOD REVIEW & RECIPE - PAKOC
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Chuseok, Korea’s autumn harvest holiday, is also known as Hangawi, and GS25’s Lunch Box of the Month for September celebrates it with the September Hangawi Lunch Box. Back in August, GS25 also released a many-side box under its value-packed “Hyeja” lineup. This time, for the Chuseok holiday, it has refreshed its existing many-side box as … Read more
Samyang’s buldak sauce has become Korea’s default shorthand for fiery, and now it has landed on a pizza. On August 31, 2026, Papa John’s Korea released the Buldak Carbo Chicken Pizza in partnership with the Samyang buldak line. Collaborations are rare for this chain, so this is the first proper team-up in what feels like … Read more
Emart24 has been steadily building out a partnership with a takeout budae jjigae specialist, and the newest result landed on August 21: Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun. I reviewed the first two items from that collaboration, a budae bokkeum meal tray and a budae bokkeum pasta, not long ago. This third release swaps the tray for … Read more
Ottogi is the Korean noodle maker that keeps experimenting with its own classics, and Chamkkae Ramyun — the sesame ramyun line — is where most of that tinkering happens. The newest spin-off is Chamkkae Ran Bokki, released under the Kok Kok Kok cup range. The pitch is “spicy sesame ramyun with a nutty egg sauce.” … Read more
Korean convenience stores keep pulling restaurant chefs into their lunch aisles, and Seven-Eleven has been one of the most persistent about it. The chain works with Chef Jung Ho-young on Japanese food and Chef Hoo Deok-juk on Chinese food, and it has been rolling out new items steadily. This time it is Chef Jung Ho-young’s … Read more