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QooQoo Sushi Buffet in Korea: The $17 All-You-Can-Eat Chain Korean Families Line Up For

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Wide selection of nigiri sushi and rolls at the QooQoo buffet counter

Sushi in Korea is not cheap. A single plate of decent nigiri at a sit-down restaurant easily runs ₩15,000–30,000 (~$10–20 USD / ~€8–17 EUR), and a proper omakase course can cost well over ₩100,000 (~$67 USD / ~€57 EUR) per person. So how do Korean families get their sushi fix without draining their wallets? They … Read more

Chueotang in Gumi: I Found Korea’s First Mushroom-Infused Loach Soup (And a Full-Course Feast I Didn’t See Coming)

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Complete Boyangjeongchan full-course set meal with chueotang and grilled mackerel at Irojeong Gumi

Gumi was never on my radar. Every time I drove the Gyeongbu Expressway between Seoul and Busan, it was just another exit sign I passed without a second thought. But on a recent weekend, with my kid buckled in and no real plan, we finally took that exit — and ended up at Irojeong, a … Read more