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    What You Need to Know Visiting a Traditional Market in Rural South Korea for the First Time

    January 7, 2021 /

    Should I be shopping at traditional markets in rural South Korea? Do you like saving money? Do you live in a small city and near-ish a traditional market? Then, hell yes! You should be shopping at your local traditional market. Two of us spent six months shopping only in the traditional markets because we were broke as a joke. We spent 70,000 won a week on groceries to fill our fridge. That means our monthly grocery bill was only about 280,000 won and we ate crazy healthy. Our diet was…

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    Lanae Rivers-Woods, MAIT

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    Farm To Table Traditional Korean

    October 29, 2015 /

    Are you a foodie who thinks Pyeongtaek doesn’t really have much to offer?  Well, you are wrong and this place will prove it.  Tucked away in the hills behind a university, it will seem like you are lost just about the time you find this place.  Completely unassuming on the outside, inside is small bright space where reservations are often needed if you show up after 11:00am.  Many guests at this lovely destination come from far and wide to eat this exquisite food.  The pictures in this blog do not…

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