Myung Dong Tofu Cabin 2968 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 525-1484 Website I love California strip malls. Well, allow me modify that: strip malls of a particular variety and tone. The sort I’m talking about aren’t populated with dollar stores and sporting goods marts. The sort of strip mall I like functions […]
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Kim Jong Il Invented the Hamburger, and Other DPRK Culinary Highlights
No, the hamburger was not invented in Hamburg. It did not first appear in New Jersey at Louis Lunch.The hamburger in fact first appeared in 2000 at the personal behest of Kim Jong Il, who really wanted top university students to be fed top-quality fast food in-between classes. Eternally enterprising, Kim Jong Il decided in […]
Mekong Korean: Food for Pretending It Is Cold Outside
Mekong Korean Restaurant Sothearos Drive Phnom Penh, Cambodia Korean restaurants are rife in Phnom Penh, and family restaurant Mekong Korean occupies a convenient location in the very center of the city. Dishing up rustic versions of Korean standards such as bi-bim-bap, tofu stew, stir-fried pork with red pepper and chicken stews, the restaurant has an […]