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Ricemills posted...

And Japanese food too.
The localized versions are better than the authentic version. Tho it might even apply to most food, where the localized versions obviously suits the local's palate more.

What's interesting about Korean food, is that in some cases it's not only localized but also sometimes it's preserved. Like if you go to Korea town in LA, it's still authentic in some restaurants. Not some modern fusion. However it's cooked and prepared by 1st generation immigrants that came over in like the 70s, 80s, 90s. And Korea has advanced and developed so quickly with short spurts of time, the food, methods, and tastes also grow along with it.

I've been in Korea for like a year now and every now tand then I'll speak to a local who's been to LA and they'll also remark that the food is the same but also somehow different and that LAs Koreatown is almost like a little time capsule for Korean culture because it's so isolated from the motherland.