Will Korean food be popular in America?

Gochujang, Korean pepper, kimchi and company are appearing to give a twist to non-Korean food and drink (one of the town’s famous restaurants has a kimchi cocktail). Alongside that, Korean and Korean-inspired North American products are starting to show up in groceries, and you might even catch a local cooking show presenting a Bibimbap or Bulgogi recipe. read more

At least three among the really popular restaurants in town have some Korean influences (Kazu, a Japanese izakaya with a few Korean touches in some dishes is one of them; Antonio Park’s sushi restaurant has a little touch of his Korean roots while also being one of the most authentically Japanese sushi and sashimi in town, and unsurprisingly also one of the most expensive, with many fish on the menu flown from Tokyo.). read more

Korean burgers and tacos are a whole genre of American fast food (you can now get them at T.G.I. Friday's). Kimchi is the new miso. The rise of Korean food in America is the latest in a string of East Asian influences on the American diet. read more