8 Best Korean Fried Chicken In Seoul – So In Love With Chimaek
Feature - Food Guide, Food - Korean, Overseas - Seoul
February 24, 2018
Korean Fried Chicken has become a food phenomenal of sorts in South Korean, with many Chimaek shops flourishing. Chimaek 치맥 means Chicken and Maekju, the Korean word for “beer” This can be attributed to Korean drama My Love From The Star, where lead characters Do Min-jun and Chun Song-yi share their love over chicken and beer (maekju). After the drama series, many Chimaek shops literally ran out of chicken. The series may have ended long ago, but the love towards Korean Fried Chicken continues. (This list only has 8, but there are many, many brands more to try.)......
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