Maenghodo, an 18th-century ink tiger painting, National Museum of Korea [국립중앙박물관 소장] A tiger guarding your front door sounds like exactly the kind of protection you'd want. A tiger that l…

A Haetae-shaped water dropper, made for a Joseon scholar's writing desk [국립중앙박물관 소장] Walk up to Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, and two stone creatures greet …

Delivery chicken is practically its own food group in Korea, arriving in insulated bags at every hour of the night with two sauces almost always in the box: a sweet, garlicky glaze and a red, st…

There's a version of tteokbokki that shows up on almost every foreign food lover's Korea bucket list, and it's the fiery red one that makes your eyes water by the third bite. Rose tt…

White Porcelain Jar with Cloud-and-Dragon Design in Underglaze Iron, National Museum of Korea [국립중앙박물관 소장] Imagine standing in a Joseon palace hall, centuries ago, and being handed one simple…

The Bronze Plaque with Farming Scenes (Nongyeongmun Cheongdonggi), Treasure No. 1823, National Museum of Korea [사진 : 국립 중앙 박물관] There's a bronze object smaller than your hand sitting in th…

You've probably seen this one before you even knew what it was called. Someone pulls apart a golden, sugar-dusted corn dog and the cheese just... keeps stretching. That's the Korean corn…

The first time I had real Korean street food tteokbokki, it wasn't from a fancy restaurant. It was from a plastic-covered cart on a side street in Seoul, steam pouring out the top, a middle-…