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K-film

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K-food

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  • Video How these Buddhist nuns are inspiring the next generation of Korean chefs 8:07
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    South Korean airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year
  • This farm is growing food deep beneath South Korean mountains
  • Baek Se-hee, author of bestselling memoir ‘I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki,’ dead at 35
  • Gallery South Korea’s best dishes
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    Three billionaires went out for chicken and beer, and paid for everyone’s meal
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K-beauty and culture

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