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Hot Takes: Mind If We Mandu?
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Hot Takes: Kimchi Fries 🍟
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Hot Takes: Korean Fried Chicken Is Double-Fry o...
A Hallyu insider's hot takes on Korean fried chicken: why the double-fry method (170C first, 200C second) makes single-fry chicken indefensible, the huraideu, yangnyeom, ganjang, padak, and ppuringkeul sauce lineup,...
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Hot Takes: Fast, Faster, Ramyeon!
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Hot Takes: Everything Revolves Around Tteokbokk...
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Oily skin, 지성 피부 (jiseong pibu), is one of the categories Korean skincare has spent the longest time solving. Between Seoul's humid summers, the post-1997 industry consolidation that pushed brands...
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