Korea Receipts

Korean Fried Chicken: What It Actually Costs, and What to Order

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Every single friend who’s visited me here has asked about Korean fried chicken before they asked about anything else. Not the palaces. Not the DMZ. Chicken.

And almost all of them got it wrong when they planned for it.

They think it’s cheap street food. It isn’t. It’s one of the more expensive casual things you can order in this country, and the price has climbed enough that Koreans complain about it constantly — there’s a running national grievance about chicken crossing the 20,000 won line.

Seoul Taxis: What the Ride Should Cost, and How Not to Get Taken

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tipping first, because everyone asks and it’s the easy one: you don’t tip in Korea. Not in taxis, not in restaurants, not anywhere. The meter says what it says, you pay that, you get out. Drivers will hand back money you try to leave behind.

Right. That’s settled.

Taxis are the actual thing to pay attention to — not because Seoul drivers are crooks, they mostly aren’t, but because it’s the one place where the price isn’t printed anywhere in advance and you can’t tell whether the number climbing on the meter is normal.

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hi, I’m Taeho Yoon

I’m 31 and I live in Seoul. Not “lived in Seoul for a semester” — I mean I get on the 2호선 at rush hour, I know which convenience store near my place is 200 won cheaper on eggs, and I’ve stood in front of a subway ticket machine helping a confused tourist more times than I can count.

I started this site because of one specific thing that kept bugging me.