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Today’s new release from Mexicana Chicken, a Korean fried-chicken franchise after a fairly long pause, is the Gochu Hwasak. The name spells out the concept: crispy (“hwasak”) batter meets a fiery, chili-forward sauce. On paper it looks like a shot across the bow at Goobne’s Gochu Basasak, but Mexicana fries its chicken while Goobne oven-bakes, … Read more
Korean fast-food chains have been leaning hard into chef collaborations lately, and Lotteria sits right at the front of that trend. Its latest is the Lotteria Hawaiian Mozzarella Burger, released in June 2026 as a second team-up with Chef Lee Chan-yang, the self-styled “crooked genius.” It pairs whole pineapple with a thick fried mozzarella patty … Read more
Today’s new ramen pick is the Chicken Wang ramen from Harim, one of Korea’s biggest poultry-focused food groups. Harim has been steadily building out its ramen lineup, including the premium The Mishik series, and unsurprisingly its chicken-broth ramens get particular attention from a company built around chicken in the first place. I’d enjoyed the previous … Read more
Today’s new lunchbox from Korean 7-Eleven is the Gochu Mayo & Boneless Chicken dosirak. As the chain refreshes its core lunchbox lineup, plenty of interesting new menus have popped up, and this one combines two distinct chicken flavors in a single tray. It steers clear of the typical sweet-yangnyeom-plus-fried pairing, which makes it feel surprisingly … Read more
Korean convenience stores have been pushing their lunchbox lineups to new heights lately, and GS25’s latest release is the Hyeja Hansang Chinese Edition lunchbox. It looks like the next step in GS25’s Chinese-style dosirak lineup, picking up where the earlier Hankki Manjok Jungsik Hansang left off. Sitting under the Hyeja umbrella, GS25’s series known for … Read more