ZenKimchi Korean Food & Travel

In December 2010, a Korean supermarket sold fried chicken for about four bucks, and a week later the president's office had weighed in and the chicken was gone. How does a country get that worked up over fried chicken?Part 1 of our three-part Korean fried chicken series covers the origin story: US Air Force base kitchens, rotisserie chicken sold as health food, Lim's Chicken and the paper box, the double-fry hack, and Yun Jong-gye, the bankrupt Daegu printer who invented yangnyeom chicken and refused to patent it. Plus why chicken and beer go together, and how a 2007 New York Times story put Korean fried chicken (and ZenKimchi) on the map.ZenKimchi Experiences: zenkimchi.comZenKimchi Concierge: concierge.zenkimchi.comEvents calendar: zenkimchi.com/eventsDark Side of Seoul Podcast: darksideofseoul.com/podcastSupport the showPlan your Korea trip with people who live here.ZenKimchi Experiences: https://zenkimchi.com ZenKimchi Concierge (restaurant reservations, train and event tickets, airport pickup): https://concierge.zenkimchi.com Korea events calendar: https://zenkimchi.com/events Dark Side of Seoul podcast: https://darksideofseoul.com/podcastSupport local. Book direct.

TripAdvisor caught 2.7 million fake reviews in 2024. Those are the ones it caught.In this first episode of the Tourist Traps series, Joe McPherson (ZenKimchi Experiences, more than 20 years in Korea) goes through the top-rated Korea attractions his guests keep calling overrated: Starfield Library and its styrofoam books, Nami Island and the fake French village bundles, DMZ tours and the Third Tunnel, and Gwangjang Market. Each comes with a better alternative, from Euljiro at night to Icheon, Korea's pottery center.Joe also explains how Viator's Accelerate program lets operators pay for placement, what to check before booking a food tour (is the food included, and is the "surprise" live octopus?), and his rule for booking a Korea trip: Support local. Book direct.Support the showPlan your Korea trip with people who live here.ZenKimchi Experiences: https://zenkimchi.com ZenKimchi Concierge (restaurant reservations, train and event tickets, airport pickup): https://concierge.zenkimchi.com Korea events calendar: https://zenkimchi.com/events Dark Side of Seoul podcast: https://darksideofseoul.com/podcastSupport local. Book direct.