The Viamundi blog

On our blog we tell you more about us, our products and of course about the countries our boxes come from!

How to make dalgona: the sugar candy from Squid Game

How to make dalgona, the sugar candy from Squid Game, with a recipe, its history and safety tips.

Choco Pie: the story of Korea's famous snack

The story of the Choco Pie: invented in 1974, Orion versus Lotte and black-market goods in North Korea.

What is gochujang? Korean chili paste explained, with recipes

Gochujang explained: ingredients, fermentation, heat levels and three quick sauces.

Bingsu: Korea's shaved ice dessert explained, with a recipe

Bingsu explained: patbingsu, milk bingsu and injeolmi bingsu, the history and a recipe without an ice machine.

Kimbap recipe: how to make Korean rice rolls

Make kimbap at home: sesame-seasoned rice and fillings rolled in seaweed, the difference from sushi and the most important variations.

Korean for beginners: hello, thank you and the numbers

Hello, thank you and sorry in Korean, the two number systems and the most important speech levels.