🇰🇷 South Korea 5h ago · hankookilbo@koreatimes.co.kr(KoreaTimes)

'Came for the food, baseball was a bonus': Inside Korea’s ballpark food culture

Korea Times
View Channel →
'Came for the food, baseball was a bonus': Inside Korea’s ballpark food culture
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
“I came here to eat, and they’re showing me baseball and playing music.” A post on social media joking that food is the main reason to visit a baseball stadium is a surprisingly accurate depiction of Korean baseball stadium culture these days. Stadium concessions have become such an essential part of the ballpark experience that a newly coined term, “yapu” — a blend of the Korean word for baseball, "yagu," and the English word "food" — is now widely used among fans. Food matters as much as the g

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

US claims progress in reopening Hormuz, saying 2 merchant ships have transited
Korea Times News · 5h ago
USTR to hold public hearings this week on foreign practices tied to excess capacity
Korea Times News · 5h ago
Fujairah oil zone fire after drone strike; UAE intercepts Iran missiles
Korea Times News · 5h ago
What to know as US tries to open Strait of Hormuz and ceasefire wavers
Korea Times News · 5h ago
US destroys 6 Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones, admiral says
Korea Times News · 5h ago
Trump says Iran fired at S. Korean vessel, urges Seoul to join Strait of Hormuz mission
Korea Times News · 5h ago