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D ue to the fever of K-pop and K-drama all over the world, Korean culture such as language, food, fashion, makeup, or the lifestyle also became to be spotlighted by a lot of foreigners. Many people started to follow Korean lifestyle such as the way Korean women put their makeup or the way they dress up with unique fashionable items. Today, Yakson will be sharing some interesting Korean cultures – food, fashion and makeup; and the trendy issues of each of the category nowadays. Food Korean Food Which Are Steadily Loved by Many People <Samgyupsal (Korean BBQ), Tteokbokki (spicy stir-fried rice cakes), Bibimbap (mixed rice)> There are signature Korean dishes which are steadily loved by not only most of Korean people, but also many foreigners. It is said that many Korean foods are spicy, but if you try one of them you will experience deep, detailed and various taste. The foods are also considered to be “beautiful” and “healthy” because Koreans love veggies and pre...

Korean Public Holiday Last time, we knew about Korean holiday Seollal . Seollal is the most important holiday in Korean with Chuseok. Today, we are going to learn about Chuseok. The Korean calendar is a hybrid one. It is a mix of the Gregorian and lunar calendar. So, Korean traditional holiday  of  autumn harvest festival Chuseok, occurs on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Chuseok, also known as Hangawi . This weekend, tens of millions of Koreans returning to their ancestral hometowns. Traditional rites include  an early morning ancestral worship ritual  and the tending of family tombs, called beolcho . Most villages hold their own festivals. These are a variety of  traditional plays and folk games that vary by region. Harvest festival,  food is a holiday highlight, called songpyeon. Click here to go to Yakson House Homepage Click here to...

Korean Public Holiday Today, we are going to learn about Korean holiday. Some of holidays are similar with western days. Some of holidays are different. Now, let's learn about Korean Holidays. On January 1st, It is new year's day. It is same with western culture, but Korea have two times of new year's day. Another one is January 1st in lunar calendar. It is same with Chinese New year's day. Korean lunar new year is called ' Seollal' . Seollal is the traditional Korean calendar's  most important holiday,  along with the autumn harvest festival, Chuseok . In Korea, Seollal is when extended families  often gather at the eldest brother's home, and food, games, conversation, and ancestral rites figure prominently. On the morning of the second day,  family members will perform jesa. To one's living elders, deep bow, called sebae . Most...

10 Soy crab Soy crab is called 'rice theft' in Korea. Because you cannot stop eating it with rice. put it on the hot rice, and mix rice on the crab shell. It is such a great taste. It may be little strange to foreigners, once taste it, they just fall in love with soy crab. 9 Sausage stew Sausage stew was made after Korean War. It doesn't look nice, but smell is just so good. Put Kimchi, noddles, macaroni, spam, cheese and vegetables into boiling hot soup.  Important thing is there are no other food, that taste like it. 8 Kimchi stew Friends from other countries don't know the thing that Kimchi can transform to many different food. From stew to soup, even can be fried rice, with Kimchi can make a lot of different food. 7 Instant noddles The love of Korean, noddles, have so many types. Most popular one is Shin Ramyun(noddles in Korean). Very important thing in cooking noddles, i...