How to Actually Drink Like a Korean ft. Chef and Author Irene Yoo

In part one of this Tasty Trails Travel Pod x Finding Korea crossover, I sit down with chef, author, and Orion Bar co-owner Irene Yoo — who literally wrote the book on this one, Soju Party: How to Drink and Eat Like a Korean. We get into what soju actually is: the difference between the traditionally distilled version (rice, nuruk, water) and the mass-manufactured version most people know, how flavored soju went from "tastes like cough syrup" to genuinely good, and danggeumju — infusing high-proof soju with herbs or fruit, which is basically Korean cocktail culture. Her samgyetang-infused soju recipe alone is worth the listen. Part 2 drops in two weeks — that's where it stops being about what's in the glass and starts being about everything around it. 🍶 Irene Yoo is the author of Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat) Like a Korean https://www.yooeating.com/cookbook 📍 Find her at Orion Bar in Brooklyn https://maps.app.goo.gl/U4mhMPcuY4MNc... 📷 @yooeating   / yooeating   Subscribe to Where We Find Home on YouTube for Tasty Trails Travel Pod, Finding Korea, and more. Hang out with me: Food: @tastytrailstravelpod   / tastytrailstravelpod   Life in Korea: @wherewefindhome   / wherewefindhome   Identity & Belonging: https://substack.com/@wherewefindhome ✨ Coming up next: More food & culture stories from around the world If you enjoy travel that’s centered around food, culture, and real experiences, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss what’s next. ✨ If you know an adoptee who might resonate with this, pass it along! We want to make sure nobody feels alone