Seven-Eleven Uiseong Garlic Ham Dosirak [Korean Food]

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Hello! Today’s new lunchbox from Seven-Eleven is a very no-frills, budget-friendly meal: the Uiseong Garlic Ham Dosirak. These days even a single-item menu easily runs into the high 4,000-won range. A multi-side lunchbox goes for the high 5,000s, and a full-course box comfortably clears 6,000 won. So it’s no surprise that plenty of new releases … Read more

Seven-Eleven Squid Bulgogi & Baek Jjamppong [Korean Food]

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Today’s new lunchbox from Seven-Eleven is a Chinese-cuisine special created with Chef Hu Deok-juk: the Hu Deok-juk Squid Bulgogi & Baek Jjamppong. Seven-Eleven’s collaborations with Chef Hu Deok-juk — a Michelin-starred Chinese chef — haven’t been one-offs; they’ve rolled out in surprising variety. Today’s is an unusual pairing of a soupy white jjamppong (baek jjamppong) … Read more

CU PBICK Budae Bokkeum & Jjimdak Review [Korean Food]

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Today’s new lunchbox from CU is the PBICK Budae Bokkeum & Jjimdak Double Set. A number of convenience-store brands have released “budae bokkeum” (army-base stir-fry) over the years, and this one is just about the only one on sale right now. It launched as a new menu with a completely different makeup from CU’s earlier … Read more

GS25 July Boknal Stamina Lunch Box Review [Korean Food]

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In Korea, the peak of summer brings boknal, the midsummer dog days when people load up on stamina food to beat the heat. Today’s pick rides exactly that wave: GS25’s new July Boknal Lunch Box, the latest entry in its monthly lunch box series. With a muggy summer and a dragging rainy season wearing everyone … Read more

CU PBICK Jeyuk & Ganjang Bulbaek Review [Korean Food]

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Today’s new lunchbox from CU is the PBICK Jeyuk & Ganjang Bulbaek Double Set. As CU’s PBICK lunchbox lineup has settled into something of a steady rhythm, menus that feel like renewals of existing ones keep rolling out. Honestly, this one felt a bit removed from the “double sets” CU used to release. So let’s … Read more