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Editorial illustration by KEYWORD_WORLD; not a photograph of an actual restaurant or its menu. LIVING IN KOREA · GUIDE 09 Your first meal at a Korean restaurant does not need a long conversation. A few words, a menu photo and a clear order can help. Start by checking the number of people, the amount of food and any ingredients you need to avoid. 1. Say how many people are eating At the entrance, tell the staff how many people are with you. 혼자예요 means you are alone. 두 명이에요 means there are two people. Wait for the staff to show you a table if you are unsure where to sit. Before you sit down, check the menu and any posted rules. If you are eating alone, ask whether you can order one serving of the dish you want. 2. Check the portion before the price 인분 means a serving. A price marked 1인분 is for one serving, not necessarily for the whole shared dish. A menu marked 2인분 이상 means an order of at least two servings. Some dishes have a minimum order. VISITKOREA restaurant listings include exampl...

Editorial illustration by KEYWORD_WORLD; simplified packaging, not a real product label. LIVING IN KOREA · GUIDE 08 A food package can have a lot of small print. You do not need to translate every word at once. Start with four questions: What is in it? How should I store it? What does the date mean? How much am I eating? If you have a food allergy, check the ingredients and allergy warnings first. 1. Read the word beside the date 소비기한 means use-by date. It applies when the food is stored as directed on the package. Do not eat food after this date. The official use-by guide explains why storage matters. 제조일자 means the date the food was made. It is not a use-by date. 유통기한 means sell-by date. Do not treat these different dates as the same thing. For example, 2026년 9월 20일 means September 20, 2026. This is only a date-reading example. Read the words beside any printed date to understand what it refers to. Do not add a fixed number of days to a sell-by date to work out a safe eating date. I...