Go on, get KyoChon
If there’s one culture we Filipinos have embraced the most in the last few years, it has to be Korean. From television dramas and music to K-pop idols, Filipinos have become totally crazy about anything from South Korea.
If there’s one culture we Filipinos have embraced the most in the last few years, it has to be Korean. From television dramas and music to K-pop idols, Filipinos have become totally crazy about anything from South Korea.
This quarter, IHOP Philippines pushes the envelope anew when it comes to dining options via its newest limited edition offers in all its six branches across the metro. The lineup of pastas and sweet crème crepes are all international recipes and has been launched in other international locations for IHOP.
It seems the Koreans have discovered the formula for world domination: Beat the Americans at their own game. Every game. First, technology. Samsung has proven to be a worthy adversary of Apple. Next, entertainment. Psy conquered the entertainment world with his YouTube hit and in no time had no less than the legendary Madonna gyrating with him onstage to Gangnam Style. And finally, food. Koreans are conquering the world one fried chicken franchise at a time with “the other KFC,” as in Korean Fried Chicken.
In Taiwan, it may be your typical street food—think fishball, isaw, tokneneng. But this fried chicken is even larger than what you think it is.
The first time I went to Taipei, I had just come from the United States with a box of .41-caliber ammunition. My dumb move didn’t sink in until I was in line at customs to be checked. Blessing came in the form of a storage facility at the arrival area where I could leave my luggage for my overnight stay. I would have still been in there in some jail if not for that storage room.
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