@wordswithbones: Here’s why Korean food is sweet, and who to blame. Also, one critic’s very weird and kind of imperialist take on sweetness in food (?) #koreanfood #wellnesstok #paikjongwon #koreanrecipe #seoulfood

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cee.elle.eph
cee.elle.eph :
I live in South Korea. At a big chain grocery store recently, I bought what I thought were standard cherry tomatoes. Got them home, ate one, instantly spit it out. Looked at the label and they were stevia infused tomatoes. wtf?!!! 😭
2026-04-06 00:36:08
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bloodyjoanna
Your Landlady :
Korean pizza is just ragebait at this point 😭
2026-04-05 09:08:10
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kigichi32
Kigichi :
There should not be sugar in an omelet.
2026-04-05 17:08:58
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chenclauds
Claudia Chen :
I heard that people say Korean food in America is more similar to older taste of Korean food because they don't add a lot of sugar, is this true?
2026-04-05 08:18:46
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kevwegloria
Tami's Mummy🌸💕 :
like why is there sugar in every recipe
2026-04-05 13:22:25
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phuongphannnnn
phuongphannn :
Yeah I was so into Korean food and culture while I was in college so I started to learn how to make korean food. I realized after awhile they put sugar in literally everything sweet or savory. Even if dont taste it, it still has sugar in it. Basically korean food is red pepper paste, red pepper flakes, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil mix in different ratio into different dishes. Sometimes there are other spices but those 5 r always the base
2026-04-05 13:56:22
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what62562
what :
My biggest problem is the snacks. Why are all the chips sweet 😭
2026-04-05 07:14:59
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dscpln.qw
Bella :
Meat and sugar don’t belong together
2026-04-05 19:34:38
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moonie111280
moonie :
sweet garlic bread but their desserts aren't sweet😭
2026-04-05 13:49:51
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yorkie_james
yorkie_james :
I once ordered a side of fries at a restaurant on Jeju island. Nothing on the menu suggested it came with anything but when they arrived, they were drizzled with an ungodly amount of honey, and parmesan cheese.
2026-04-05 07:48:18
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tolutolutolu97
tolu :
The food is sweet but the super famous pastries can be so bland and that’s what baffles me
2026-04-06 07:22:25
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skullkittimin
sì🍐 :
Cause WHY TF IS GARLIC BREAD SWEET??! A travesty!!!
2026-04-05 14:49:08
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sweetnlowe723
Nia :
I went to Seoul in 2022 and by the end of my trip all i wanted was something salty 😅nearly shed a tear when i ordered fries and it came covered with sugary powder
2026-04-05 16:28:13
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8charsiu8
Kev :
I'm sorry a cup of sugar?! Not even a measuring cup, but a paper cup 😅
2026-04-05 12:16:13
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cottonssscult
bee :
see my attention span is fine
2026-04-05 12:54:26
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kte_foreal
KC :
one of my Korean professors never used sugar directly for her recipes but rather fruits, honey, and occasionally sprite. But it emphasized that there's ways to have alternatives to just plain sugar for recipes.
2026-04-05 13:51:38
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strawberryspunsugar
🌕Peach🪷 :
this would piss me off so bad 😭
2026-04-06 01:32:19
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ruska_lambadziara
ojezusmaria :
I was in Korea two weeks ago and when I finally got an unsweetened coffee I almost shed a tear
2026-04-07 06:41:24
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lillianscat
Lillian’sCat :
My friends ordered ‘fried chicken’. It had a sugarery cheese powder on it. I couldn’t eat it. 🥺
2026-04-05 13:49:50
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jc529133
jc :
even us americans say its too sweet😭
2026-04-06 07:19:08
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depresso.latte0
depresso.latte0 :
Oh id watch a 1h youtoube essay on this
2026-04-05 09:38:04
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azkpl
azkpl :
I literally had a rosé pasta in Korea that I expected to be spicy and savory but it was sooooo sweet. Then the vanilla crepe cake I got afterward was just like plain crepes and the whipped cream between the layers tasted like they whipped a carton of heavy cream, didn’t add anything to it, and spread it. Not the balance I was looking for lol
2026-04-05 17:52:18
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