Do your body and mind a favour and drink this tea.

There is a huge variety of tea in Korea. Be it bubble tea, sweet gelly-tea, milktea or just plain tea: Teaheads have flavors to explore. This one was special though.

Who you gonna call? Fish!

When we were out to eat some temple food, I looked up and was rather surprised to see a dried fish bound to the traditional house’s roof beam. We asked the owner what the meaning of that was and her […]

A traditional buddhist meal. All vegan, of course.

Find enlightenment in a vegan meal

If you ever craved the experience to go “back to the roots” (pun intended) with your food and eat a basic, yet delicious meal without any additives, this dining experience might be for you.

I am not old enough for this drink (I’m 26)

When I bought this pine-flavored drink, I got some weird looks from my Korean friend. “So… How do you like it?”, he asked with a big grin on his face. My response obviously surprised him.

Ominous bisquits

I admit: it felt strange to eat these sweets. Dont get me wrong, though – their taste was not too shabby and the portions calory count seemed to be reasonable. And yet:

Watermelon Soda

A word on Korean soft drinks: either they are incredibly sweet (sweeter than most other drinks) or their flavor seems to deathen your tounge with staleness. Either way: you can’t drink much of them. This particular soda belongs to the […]

Melon-Goo Drink

This “drink” was a surprise for sure. The packaging promises a sweet ( peach flavored) drink for children. And it was – kind of. The thing is: