KOREAN FOOD REVIEW & RECIPE - PAKOC
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Hands-on reviews of Korean convenience store meals from CU, GS25, 7-Eleven, and Emart24 — lunchboxes, kimbap, ready-to-eat dishes, cup noodles, and desserts. Honest verdicts on taste, price, calories, and which Korean CVS items are worth a try.
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
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 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
Today’s review covers Seven-Eleven’s Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak (a dosirak is a Korean lunch box). It is the textbook example of a multi-side-dish lunch box. Plenty of people love a single jeyuk (stir-fried pork) main or an unusual convenience store lunch box. Others stick to multi-side-dish boxes. This one is built for that second group. It … Read more
Today’s new GS25 release is the October Lunch Box of the Month, Hyeja Jipbap Nanulsurok Chanranhage, a name that roughly means “the more you share, the more radiant.” It comes from the Hyeja Jipbap series, which is known for loading its boxes with side dishes. “Hyeja” is Korean slang for generous, great-value portions, and “jipbap” … Read more