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Drinking plays an important role in workplace socialization in Korean culture. One of the most important forms of socialization in Korean organizations is hoesik or "dining together". [20] Hoesik and "bottoms-up sessions" are time for employees to gather and encourage each other to consume alcohol. These drinking sessions help promote and ...
There was a huge shift in Korean café culture's history in 1999 when Starbucks, the first foreign franchise coffee shop in Korea, was established in Sinchon, Seoul. Starbucks introduced Korea to a new café culture, such as take-out and self-service system without good-looking waitresses and staying at a café alone reading a book or doing ...
Jibung Yuseol, a Silla text, provides evidence of sul brewing techniques and traditions. By the time of the unification of The Three Kingdoms, Silla had developed methods and traditions for distillation and soon sul become common and popular among the upper class. [1] [7] [8] [12] [13] [14]
A more extensive list can be found in: Korean tea, See also: Korean tea ceremony. Boricha, made from barley; Green tea (녹차 [nokcha]), a staple of tea culture across East Asia; Oksusu cha, made from boiled roasted corn kernels; Sungnyung made from boiled toasted rice; Yulmu cha, made from the yulmu (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen) grains
Ritual Drinking, such as the poktanju, has been integral to the drinking culture of Korea. Since many Koreans feel being drunk is necessary in order to be openly honest with the individuals they are socializing with, poktanju became the cheap, ideal alternative to expensive drinks like whiskey, allowing individuals to become drunk inexpensively.
The term Haejanghada (Korean: 해장하다) is the practice of getting over a hangover. In Korea, refusing to drink is not a polite gesture in Korean society. Thus, the size of the Korean hangover-release market is steadily growing. In 1998, drinks recorded about 20 billion won in sales. In 2006, more than 60 billion.
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The chief element of the Korean tea ceremony is the ease and naturalness of enjoying tea within an easy formal setting. Tea ceremonies are now being revived in Korea as a way to find relaxation and harmony in the fast-paced new Korean culture, and continuing in the long tradition of intangible Korean art.