Korean Convenience Store Lunch Boxes: GS25 vs CU vs 7-Eleven vs emart24
Korean Convenience Store Lunch Boxes: GS25 vs CU vs 7-Eleven vs emart24 If you are traveling in South Korea, you do not need to visit a restaurant every time you want a proper Korean meal. One of the easiest—and surprisingly interesting—meals you can try is a Korean convenience store lunch box , usually called dosirak (도시락) . Walk into GS25, CU, 7-Eleven, or emart24 and you will usually find refrigerated shelves filled with ready-to-heat meals containing rice, meat, eggs, kimchi, vegetables, sausages, cutlets, or other side dishes. For travelers, they can be useful when: You arrive at your hotel late at night Restaurants nearby are closed You want an inexpensive Korean meal You are eating alone You want to try several Korean side dishes at once You simply want to experience everyday Korean convenience-store culture But which convenience store should you choose? Here is a simple guide to the four major Korean convenience-store chains and what foreign visitors should know before bu...
