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The Best Korean Egg Bread Recipe

The Best Korean Egg Bread Recipe

The Best Korean Egg Bread RecipeThe Best Korean Egg Bread Recipe

What is Korean egg bread – Gyeran-‘Ppang (게랑빵)?

It’s a popular street food in Seoul. Thus it’s cheap and oh-so yummy!

Korean egg bread is a small loaf of bread (duh), that has a whole egg cooked inside. It’s typically sweet and spongy. Although it’s not cloyingly sweet. So you can eat a ton of these and not get sugared out. 😉 [Read more…]

Romantic Korean Ghost Stories

Romantic Korean Ghost Stories

Romantic Korean Ghost StoriesRomantic Korean Ghost Stories

I thought to get into the Halloween spirit I would talk about scary movies. Only these aren’t scary movies at all. Although they may be startling at times when something unexpected jumps out (aka cheap scares).

There are ghosts in these stories and they’re even categorized as ghost stories. However, they’re really about love overcoming that little obstacle, death.

So these are really for people who don’t like scary movies but like romance. ☺

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Top 5 Korean Scary Movies

Top 5 Korean Scary Movies

Top 5 Korean Scary MoviesKorea – Land of the Twisted Imagination

If you didn’t already know, Halloween is not as big a deal in Korea as it is here in the States. However, it is gaining in popularity with pub crawls and zombie runs.

But I’m kind of amazed that Halloween didn’t hit it big in Korea earlier because they have some seriously scary movies. I mean, that’s where the internationally famous psychological thriller Old Boy came from! I wouldn’t call it classic Halloween movie gore but it definitely showcases a twisted imagination. That kind of creativity can really let loose for Halloween, you know what I mean?

So along those lines, I thought I’d share my top choices for Korean scary movies to get into the Halloween spirit! [Read more…]