Ramen is one of the various hangover helpers in Korea. Then, what if the ramen contains hangover drinks’ ingredients? Will it be more effective in relieving your hangovers? I can’t imagine to be honest. It seems a little weird. Anyways, December is here. 2020 is almost over and end of the year is coming! E-mart 24, a convenience store in Korea, has launched a unique ramen for the end of the year when there are lots of party and gatherings. It’s a collaboration between E-mart 24 and Condition which is a famous hangover drink brand in Korea. It’s characterized by the addition of hangover drinks’ concentrate to the E-mart 24’s private label ramen. Ramen seasoning includes a concentrated extract of hovenia dulcis which is well-known for hangover cure and turmeric which is good for hangover prevention is added to the noodles. Also, the package of this ramen looks so funny. He seems really need this ramen for relieving hangover. Overall, concept of the collaboration itself is very unique and fun, but I wonder if it has a benefit as a hangover helper. Probably, I’ll try it as soon as possible whether it’s helpful or not.
A Pojangmacha street in Busan, South Korea Pojangmacha where you should definitely go in South Korea. This orange color tent bar is a tiny street restaurant which is based on small tents or street vendors. There are lots of street food such as tteokbokki, oden, gimbap, even anju which is Korean food consumed with Soju (Korean alcohol). Since long time ago, Korean workers go to pojangmacha to drink some alcohol with their co-workers or friends after getting off from work. Koreans feel that they can get release their stress as drinking soju with anju and talking honest stories that they couldn’t tell. If you like watching some K-drama, you might have seen pojangmacha scene at least once. One sad thing is that perception of pojangmacha seems a little different from the past. For instance, all the street food used to be really cheap like $1~5 per dish before, so people usually went to pojangmacha to enjoy their time without any burden of cost. However, these days some pojanmacha ar...

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